![]() ![]() If someone (or me) is going to master it, I drop the final mix limiter, then apply a single limiter when adjusting to LUFS target. If you're exporting a 16-bit file, then always. The last one may not be necessary, eg Pro Tools dithers all i/o to 24 bit, when stepping down from 64-bit internals, so it's not necessary to duplicate. Limiting (catch some more, higher level transients) Gentle compression (catch some transients, low ratio, slow attack) So I flip it on and off a lot.Ī Pultec like eq to adjust broad lows and highs (esp against a reference mix) I usually want my mix to sound good both with and without the limiter. – Limiter for getting some loudness as a sort of master-preview. It just adds a little bit of vibe and warmth. So it adds a nice bit of compression, eq and saturation. That way when the song gets louder and peaks, it clips the tape ever so slightly. – Waves J37 tape: Usually keep it on it's cleanest setting, but adjust it so that the mix hovers around -3 on it's meter (not the same as the digital -3). But I'll usually try setting the low end you a 2db boost and 1db attenuation at 60hz. It adds some harmonics and makes the mix sound a touch warmer. – Pultec EQ: Just putting this on there does something. Then I lower the threshold until my GR meter is moving just a little tiny bit, so it's hugging the mix ever so slightly. Online there is a video of Jaquire King mixing and he does a ton on the mixbus for this purpose.įor instance I usually start my mix (after getting my faders balanced) by setting up my mixbus like so. Fixes should all be done on the individual tracks that are causing the problems. and for me a mixbus EQ is more about adding a little bit of vibe than it is about doing anything correctional. It helps make everything feel a little more "together" or "glued" too Compression especially (and you'd only do a little bit of compression).Īs far as a EQ, you'd want to be really subtle. You do it at the beginning before you do EQ and compression on individualy tracks just inch your entire mix a little closer to where you want it. Mixbus processing is a way of getting your whole mixe where you want it to be faster. There is a section of an article in our wiki called: Your Master Bus as a Sacred Temple The more you focus on getting the sound that you want out of your individual elements in the mix, the less need there will be for group or master bus processing. So, master bus processing is completely common, but like you have observed, it's not a requirement. I'm not a fan of rule of thumbs, but in general you want to be conservative about what you do on your master bus because anything you do, will affect every single track on your mix and it's very easy to overdo things with unwanted consequences. There are other things that could be used in the master bus, such as a bit of harmonic exciter, saturation, etc. The same way could be thought of EQ in the master, you are shaping your big picture. Having said that, master bus processing is very common and there is nothing wrong with it.Ī common use of master bus compression is referred to as "glue" with the idea that by adding a (especially a color type) compressor to the sum of all the individual elements, you help them feel more cohesive, and as belonging together. So after all this time mixing, I still come back to pretty much to the same conclusions as you: in processing your individual tracks and group buses, you already have a ton of control over the sound that you want to get. I've been mixing for over 15 years and I do what you do, I generally only have a limiter on my master bus. People are here giving you a history lesson/explanation about mastering, when I think all you are asking is about master bus processing. It's really not much work at all, we are still relatively small-sized. But we do have a very comprehensive set of automoderator filters, which catches comments and posts that require manual approval. Unlike some other subreddits, this one has very few user reports (ie: maybe once a month). OK with using Discord (to communicate with the team).The sub has gotten a tiny bit big to handle by just one person, so if you spend a fair amount of time on this subreddit (or at least reddit in particular) and meet most of these requirements: ![]() Looking for professional mixing or mastering services? This is also the right place for that (check our listings first!). Also NO gear/software troubleshooting) Would like feedback on your track? You've come to the right place (NOT the place for promoting your music). Have questions about the craft of mixing? (NOT recording. This subreddit is about the stage of music production that involves mixing all the individual tracks of a song together. ![]()
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