#Vorwerk #TipOfTheWeek #35 (05-11-2014) Mastering: Sooooo.. Mastering! THE solution for a proper mix. At least that is what a lot of you think. Somebody that is sending a demo and saying that the track isnt mastered and that that is the reason why it doesnt sound good is usually ending up in the A&R garbage instantly. Dont and I mean Dont ever use that as an excuse when sending out a demo. In DANCE music mastering is often used more as an creative effect to crush the dynamic range and push everything to its maximum instead of adding a little touch of extra glue or solving some small problems in the final mix. I am also guilty of that cause pushing boundaries is always fun :-) Anyhow before entering the mastering stage everything should sound good already and properly balanced. By that I also mean ready to test in the club and to send out as a demo to a record company. So what do you typically find on a mastering channel for a Dance track. Multiband Compressor: When mixing a track you tend to focuss a bit to much on the mid frequencies. cause that is one of the most difficult areas to mix. When applying a multi band compressor you can gain control over certain frequency bands and create what some people call a Smiley frequency curve. By adding gain reduction in the mid frequencies the track sounds more glued which listens more pleasant. Regular Compressor: Just to create a more overall glued effect. Equalizer: Nowadays with equalizers like for instance Fabfilter 2 you can easily zoom in to little problem areas and fix them. Distortion: Some people use a bit of distortion on there mastering channel to add a bit of warmth. By using Exciters, Tape saturators, Tubes, Vintage warmers etcetera.. Limiters: Keeping your output levels under control. A Mono maker / Stereo Widener: Some plugins have the option to put all the frequencies below a certain point in MONO and with some you can add some stereo width. For everything goes: Dont overdue it, unless you are using it as a creative effect. Otherwise if you have to overdue it its better to adjust your mix. Good Luck!
Posted on: Wed, 05 Nov 2014 21:04:19 +0000
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