Reason is such a toy for mastering, in my opinion, I would use the limiter ONLY and use ProTools for all the dynamic effects. Reason is GREAT for general music production though, just that the compressors, EQ's and stereo imagers are very inaccurate.
@MISTERXAVIERMUSIC Oh right:P Well then I would say its distorting a bit and might cut out certain frequencies on other tracks possibly leaving your track sounding a bit shitter than what it should:P Or something, im not an expert haha.
@RHenry92 haha oooh okayy, yeah thats what i was thinking too, maybe just distort it a little but. just seems to me that i have to turn everything back down just to get that one mixer not past the peak. it sucks but i guess ya gotta do what ya gotta do eh hah. thanks alot bro !
OOPS! You left your LOW CUT ON. I suggest that for bass and dance music you low cut everything but your sub synth and/or your kick drum. You will regret low cutting your whole mix. 30hz is right where a human cant hear it, but even headphones are capable of pushing below this. This is the bass you FEEL, not hear. Awesome tute btw. thx.
ALways appriciate this type of videos but the white font was a terrible idea. I've 20/20 vision and struggle to see what it says. At one point it shifts over and you have it against a white background ie the sequencer....thanks for the thought though
This is an awsome video tutorial. I recommend that if u redo it, or make another one you make text more readable though.
Are you still mastering your music with Reason, or are you using something else. I was going to try out the Izotope Ozone 4 demo, but it's a plug in, and I don't believe Reason supports plug-ins.
I layer 3 or 4 of every instrument in reason and play around with the eqs and bring them rights up and its still sounding really weak and lacks any punch, help! lol. Its like 0db in Reason is way less than 0db in FL Studio. I can use the same drum samples in FL studio and I dont need to layer them up to achieve some guts to the tune. I like reason too much to give up on it yet.
@romelloWilliams11 fail... watched this like 2 weeks ago ... then listne to loki's track on neurofunk... some one said he used reason so i looked up loki reason tutorial.. found a bunch. then i see this was and was like THAT WAS THE DUDE!!!
how do i use reason? as in i want to master a song i created from cubase and its in WAV format, how do i get on with it using reason? Could you aid me? thanks
this is a very handful tutorial. the only prob i sometimes have is that when i playback a few of my tunes to master, i get a message that says my computer is too slow so it's extremely difficult to master when i can only listen to certain bits at a time. very frustrating :( cheers 4 the tutorial
@heatphaze In your preferences menu, try setting your CPU usage limit to 'none'
In the audio tab of the preferences, look to see what sample rate you're running at. If it's at 48,000, it might be that your computer can't quite handle it. Try turning it down to 44,100- this will affect the sound quality a bit so you have to weigh it up...
@heatphaze been there with ma old buggy computer. Get rid of everything your not using in your reason file inc lanes in the sequencer. all the shit thats just sitting there is taking suprisingly much cpu
this is just a simple quesiton but I can't find any answers: how do you get the devices and track lanes in different windows, so i dont have to drag the track lane thing down to edit the devices and vice versa. It would give me more space also, thanks.
@itzcoolbeans if you're using reason 5, ctrl+1 goes from the arrange window to the rack, ctrl+2 goes from the rack to the arrange window, and once you're in the rack, ctrl+1 gives you the default split. i don't know if this applies for reason 4 or not, but all these details are in the manual that you install with the program
Why is reason so quiet compared to other programs? I can't seem to get any loudness and punch out of it without pushing it too far and getting distortion lol. This is compared to tracks I buy and even my bro who uses FL has loud punchy tunes. How do I get it loud enough so that at least I could see the waveform propperly in my cdj 1000s?
@deejaystatue That's a good fuckin question friend, one I been asking myself recently; wtf does Reason sound generally low, and sometimes muddy. I love this program, I swear, but the quality sucks ass. I followed this vid, then I followed another tutorial online, and found a way to bring up the volume/punch; BUT...it doesnt sound as clean and loud as tracks from FL Studio. Thinking about dl'ing the demo and givin FL a try, I don't like how my tracks sound in Reason by comparison.
@flokid11 Nah Ive got it sussed now man, I use soundforge with Ozone 4 to master my tunes. I do normalize first in Soundforge to take out any high peaks which allows to push it further in Ozone.
You're the man. I've gone through all my reason songs and rerouted/mastered everything... Holy shit i got to pay attention the fundamentals. I've been doing this stuff with fl for 4 years without and Mastering know-how which is pretty shameful!
@dafishmode That applies up to a point. You probably haven't heard good gear/software have you? You'd understand what I'm talking about if you have. I'm not even talking about the superiority of hardware to software etc, I'm just saying Reason's plugs are just not transparent and sensitive enough to be used for a proper mastering job. Besides, mastering in the same room through the same monitoring system is completely futile. You need objective ears in a properly treated room.
Do you have advices for me how to put my video´s on youtube without losing quality? When i put my video with the reason file on youtube, i loose quality in the drums. They sound a little softer then the drums on my hard disc. I use megui with nero aac 256 kbs settings, 48.000 hz. do you have settings for me so that i don't loose quality on youtube in my music?
Can someone please help. When the kick drops in my track the claps volume increases then decreases when the kick comes back in. What am I doing wrong?
It's a good vid for some quick and easy mastering without paying $60 to get it done professionally. But man, you really need to mention that this process changes between genres. Lol some poor twat may be using these techniques on his experimental ambient song and wondering why it's starting to sound a like a dirty dance track. (like me in March a year ago! lol jk)
when i render my track it sounds good but then the drums come in and everything else gets quieter. its really annoying. u have any idea why? thanks in advance.
@BrianDumontTV It sounds to me like your drums might be a bit loud, so when they come in they hit the limiter 'ceiling' but push everything out of the way at the same time. It could also mean there is too much low end in your drums. Bass frequencies have more energy and so take up more space in the spectrum. Try taking some of the very low end out of your drums- should free up space for the other parts.
@loki1200 I'm not a professional in any sense but would it possibly work if he turned the crossover frequency on his stereo imager down, so that it seperates the bandwidths?
@BrianDumontTV It's because of the compressor. The level of the drums is high compared to everything else, and it activates the compressor, making everything too quiet. You need to use a stereo imager to split the signal into two bands: a low band (containing drums and bass, etc) and a high band. Next you add a compressor for each band.
There is a tutorial on Propellerheads' Youtube channel, here: youtube.com/user/propellerheadsw?blend=7&ob=4#p/c/80A587134198A5E9/38/cvroplTrAwA
At 4:20ish, you mention that you don't really want more than 6 dbs of gain reduction, yet your compressor threshold is somewhere around -13 dbs. What do you mean by that?
The threshold might be at -13db, but the ratio is not very high, so the peaks above -13db are only being reduced by around 6db (see gain reduction lights just to the right of the ratio knob)
This is great. Thanks for sharing your knowledge, and experience.
But my main query is, you with the stereo imaging, you said to put it in mono. I done this and when I played back, it played back in mono. i.e. through one speaker? what am I doin wrong??
Have you ever experimented using a multi-band compressor before the mastering suite? Theoretically, it should allow one to make the apparent loudness of the bass and treble as big as possible without causing unwanted ducking or wobbling.
I heard it's possible to upload any song in Reason 4 and separate tracks into master tracks, how can I do it? Like example : Metallica's enter sandman in 4 different tracks, guitar track only, drums track only, bass track only and vocal track only, how we do that? Please reply, thanks in advance.
what sort of volume should i use for my beat and melody? becuase i cant seem to get it right, either my drums are too loud and my melody too quiet or vice versa. cheers
@bboycrazypat92 The best thing to do is listen to it loud until you're happy with the level of both, then turn the volume right down and listen to them quietly. Then turn it up and listen from another room, or the hallway. Find a happy medium between the drums and melody.
@divadro102 Not within Reason. If your soundcard has more a left and right output, you could send one rack out of 1&2 and the other out of 3&4, then combine them in something else. That's a bit fiddly though...
Live 8 has much better mastering tools than Reason 4's combi. I'd advise folks to rewire Reason into Live, cut out any mixer and combi patch and run your instrument directly into hardware and give each a track in Live, flat with no effects. Then record and master in Live.
What's a good thing I can use to get rid of hiss? For instance, the 'A New Blade' synth. Love it, tweaked it.. and I want more envelope but it gives me this horrible hiss back.
Hey, is there anything you don't know!?! thanks for the advise after sorting the settings you told me it's running like clock-work! If I was confronted by 3 armed militants and I only had a toothpick I'd mail you for advise on how to defeat them! And you'd know how!!! I've posted a response to this video of my tune I've only been using reason since October so bear with me I'll get better!
SOS loki my computer is saying it's too slow to play song! What do I do I've turned the sample rate up to 48,000 but it's still doing so, which is obviously impossible to master! Got any advise?
Turning the sample rate up uses more memory. Leave the sample rate at 44,100 (don't go lower than this). Turn the buffer size right up. Choose 'None' as your CPU usage limit and see how that goes. Try closing programs that you don't need running in the background. If still having trouble, restart computer. Reason seems to run smoother after a restart than after being on Standby. There are a few more things you can do to speed things up, so send me an email if you're still having trouble.
Just below the Close/minimise/maximise buttons (at top right), are two more by the scroll bar. One minimises the sequencer window, the other detaches it from the rack. You can then full screen the sequencer window.
I'd like to take a minute to remind you all, that when you open a mastering tool, even the default has some pre-settings in the combinator. You might want to check them out, as well as the routing... just in case. I prefer to start putting the mastering suite together from the scratch.
And as it was mentioned during this video, mastering is VERY careful process. To maximize the quality, make sure your instruments sound good even with a raw mix.
aw im sorry man, you made me feel bad didnt mean to be rude um i know a little bit of mastering it does make your beat or louder but im not that pro like you im not a beginer nor a pro im seem to ;be in the middle thats why i didnt understand but thanx for the advice! keep it up
No problem. The best way to understand how it all works is to play with each unit in the mastering combinator. Push each one to its extreme to understand how it's effecting the sound. then you'll beter understand what needs doing to get the best out of the tune you're mastering. Hope that helps..
yeah..get urself good speakers...look for some simple rules u should learn about mastering (dont overdo the bass or highs etc) on the net and then give it a try...i´m not a pro 2..i do the most simply by ear..sounds like shit...but it works..2nd i do is burn the hell out of my cd writer and check it on different systems...
Greetings, great tunes loki! I have only one question, when you export your songs, do you use 16 bit - 44.1khz, 24 bit, or you prefer rewire? some people tell me is better to rewire to a another DAW.
If you want to master in Reason and put on a CD straight away, (what I normally do), you need to export at 44.1/16bit and Dither.
I don't think there's much point in re-wiring to master a tune. You're better off exporting the tune at the quality you mixed it at, (24bit 48k works nicely for me) with no mastering plugins or dithering. Then import the stereo file into the other DAW to master, bounce/export and dither (to 16bit 44.1).
@loki1200 im kind of confused with the big meter in the hardware interface panel. I may be doing it right but im unsure. can you help me out?
MISTERXAVIERMUSIC 3 weeks ago in playlist Uploaded videos
Nise man, sic tune
vinel22 1 month ago
very informative thanks
steinafl 2 months ago
amazing tutorial! thanks so much
CmOaRhEeYr 4 months ago
Nice tutorial very helpfull.. thanks man!!
0MESTRA0 4 months ago
Never mind that last comment i got it
calikiddable 5 months ago
Can you Create the Mclass in the Main Mixer? not sure if thats what you did but it looks like it
calikiddable 5 months ago
Reason is such a toy for mastering, in my opinion, I would use the limiter ONLY and use ProTools for all the dynamic effects. Reason is GREAT for general music production though, just that the compressors, EQ's and stereo imagers are very inaccurate.
flokid11 5 months ago
10 Q
5m1nutes 5 months ago
really liked the tune... good info too ;)
lofi1990 5 months ago
yo loki, what happens if one mixer is going past the red when you master it??? just shitty quality or?
MISTERXAVIERMUSIC 6 months ago
@MISTERXAVIERMUSIC Its too loud. Turn it down :D
RHenry92 6 months ago in playlist RHenry92's Favourited Videos
@RHenry92 yes obviously haha .Im saying how will the outcome of the track sound after mastering if one mixer is a tiny bit over the red.
MISTERXAVIERMUSIC 6 months ago
@MISTERXAVIERMUSIC Oh right:P Well then I would say its distorting a bit and might cut out certain frequencies on other tracks possibly leaving your track sounding a bit shitter than what it should:P Or something, im not an expert haha.
RHenry92 6 months ago
@RHenry92 haha oooh okayy, yeah thats what i was thinking too, maybe just distort it a little but. just seems to me that i have to turn everything back down just to get that one mixer not past the peak. it sucks but i guess ya gotta do what ya gotta do eh hah. thanks alot bro !
MISTERXAVIERMUSIC 6 months ago
its about time you got on a label..
scratchndesire 6 months ago
OOPS! You left your LOW CUT ON. I suggest that for bass and dance music you low cut everything but your sub synth and/or your kick drum. You will regret low cutting your whole mix. 30hz is right where a human cant hear it, but even headphones are capable of pushing below this. This is the bass you FEEL, not hear. Awesome tute btw. thx.
thewakz 6 months ago
great vid bud ,, awsum jam aswel that crazy dnb gets me amped!!!:)
mrpierreenslin 6 months ago
ALways appriciate this type of videos but the white font was a terrible idea. I've 20/20 vision and struggle to see what it says. At one point it shifts over and you have it against a white background ie the sequencer....thanks for the thought though
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MrTuncayA 6 months ago
This is an awsome video tutorial. I recommend that if u redo it, or make another one you make text more readable though.
Are you still mastering your music with Reason, or are you using something else. I was going to try out the Izotope Ozone 4 demo, but it's a plug in, and I don't believe Reason supports plug-ins.
kldavis14 7 months ago
Thank you this video was super helpful..i always had a problem with mastering an mixing my music
gmid24 7 months ago
wow very excited to get this down
daveeol 8 months ago
I layer 3 or 4 of every instrument in reason and play around with the eqs and bring them rights up and its still sounding really weak and lacks any punch, help! lol. Its like 0db in Reason is way less than 0db in FL Studio. I can use the same drum samples in FL studio and I dont need to layer them up to achieve some guts to the tune. I like reason too much to give up on it yet.
deejaystatue 9 months ago
PLEASE DO A NEUROFUNK tutorial!!!! YOUR SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO GOOD!
romelloWilliams11 10 months ago
@romelloWilliams11 fail... watched this like 2 weeks ago ... then listne to loki's track on neurofunk... some one said he used reason so i looked up loki reason tutorial.. found a bunch. then i see this was and was like THAT WAS THE DUDE!!!
romelloWilliams11 9 months ago
thx alot.. this is very helpful.. i know evrything sbout it.. now im learning the fundamentals of it
dizzebeatz1 10 months ago
HHAAXXXXXXX!!!
>:O
HammerNHook 10 months ago
how do i use reason? as in i want to master a song i created from cubase and its in WAV format, how do i get on with it using reason? Could you aid me? thanks
KlRKhammet 11 months ago
just set my cpu usage to none...and it works! loki you are a lifesaver! cheers :)
heatphaze 11 months ago
this is a very handful tutorial. the only prob i sometimes have is that when i playback a few of my tunes to master, i get a message that says my computer is too slow so it's extremely difficult to master when i can only listen to certain bits at a time. very frustrating :( cheers 4 the tutorial
heatphaze 11 months ago
@heatphaze In your preferences menu, try setting your CPU usage limit to 'none'
In the audio tab of the preferences, look to see what sample rate you're running at. If it's at 48,000, it might be that your computer can't quite handle it. Try turning it down to 44,100- this will affect the sound quality a bit so you have to weigh it up...
loki1200 11 months ago
@loki1200
cool, thanks dude, i will try that out. excellent tune by the way :)
heatphaze 11 months ago
@loki1200 44100 is CD quality so it will still sound relatively clear
tonewolfsyd 11 months ago
@heatphaze been there with ma old buggy computer. Get rid of everything your not using in your reason file inc lanes in the sequencer. all the shit thats just sitting there is taking suprisingly much cpu
steinafl 2 months ago
loki ur awesome
massivejunglesound 11 months ago
Nice video..Thanks ;)
R481299 11 months ago
nice one mate
akintosh555 1 year ago
Great video, and not one word said.lol
marcuelcajon 1 year ago
cool, vid!
Isn't it better to use multi band compression instead so you can compress it a bit more without getting that "squashed" effect too much?
viktorcrabeels 1 year ago
I HATE MASTERING!!!!
Upsilonofficial 1 year ago
"more vocals todd"
sz42781 1 year ago
YOUR VIDEO IS GREATLY APPRECIATED!!!
Shesweetlysings09 1 year ago
This is by far one of the best Reason mastering tutorial on Youtube. I use this mastering technique on some of my Hip-Hop instrumentals.
TheHmo0b 1 year ago
NIce, straight foward tutorial. Thanks =)
mickey0906 1 year ago
this is just a simple quesiton but I can't find any answers: how do you get the devices and track lanes in different windows, so i dont have to drag the track lane thing down to edit the devices and vice versa. It would give me more space also, thanks.
itzcoolbeans 1 year ago
@itzcoolbeans There's button just above the scroll bar on the top right which separates the rack from the sequencer.
loki1200 1 year ago
@itzcoolbeans if you're using reason 5, ctrl+1 goes from the arrange window to the rack, ctrl+2 goes from the rack to the arrange window, and once you're in the rack, ctrl+1 gives you the default split. i don't know if this applies for reason 4 or not, but all these details are in the manual that you install with the program
synaesthesia2010 9 months ago
thank you so much
djod1983 1 year ago
Between yours and Daves tutorials, I've been getting much better results with my music. :9
You need a mic so you can just tell us what you're doing, though.
COIVIIVI0DOR364 1 year ago
SO HELPFUL! Thank you so much, my track sounds 99999x's better!
MiklBarton 1 year ago
thanks alot man, i'll give it a try right away.. great video, finally one i can learn from......
sypherAFCA 1 year ago
Would you say its best to leave mastering to the end of the production process? or should I get into a habit of mastering as I go?
MikeOsito 1 year ago
wow loki, i can't believe how much this is helping me out. you kick ass.
anywhere i can drop you a track i just mastered?
SaktiDC 1 year ago
Thank you very much for this tutorial.
apmak99 1 year ago
Great tutorial man. I have been looking everywhere for a good reason mastering video and I finally found one. Thank you so much
jakeknowlesvideos 1 year ago
Why is reason so quiet compared to other programs? I can't seem to get any loudness and punch out of it without pushing it too far and getting distortion lol. This is compared to tracks I buy and even my bro who uses FL has loud punchy tunes. How do I get it loud enough so that at least I could see the waveform propperly in my cdj 1000s?
deejaystatue 1 year ago
@deejaystatue That's a good fuckin question friend, one I been asking myself recently; wtf does Reason sound generally low, and sometimes muddy. I love this program, I swear, but the quality sucks ass. I followed this vid, then I followed another tutorial online, and found a way to bring up the volume/punch; BUT...it doesnt sound as clean and loud as tracks from FL Studio. Thinking about dl'ing the demo and givin FL a try, I don't like how my tracks sound in Reason by comparison.
SuperGlaurung 1 year ago
@deejaystatue i thought i was the only one having that problem
YoungYahtz94 6 months ago
@deejaystatue Get Adobe Audition and throw your WAV in edit mode and normalize it, job done.
flokid11 5 months ago
@flokid11 Nah Ive got it sussed now man, I use soundforge with Ozone 4 to master my tunes. I do normalize first in Soundforge to take out any high peaks which allows to push it further in Ozone.
deejaystatue 5 months ago
Sick tune!
Bootstrap193 1 year ago
nice work mate thanks
VINYLSAMURAIS 1 year ago
nice vid and info. Keep it going with the tutorials
fortgreene31 1 year ago
You're the man. I've gone through all my reason songs and rerouted/mastered everything... Holy shit i got to pay attention the fundamentals. I've been doing this stuff with fl for 4 years without and Mastering know-how which is pretty shameful!
Happy doof doof!
danielkirk1 1 year ago
good stuff man!!!!
SelahBeatz 1 year ago
hahahahhahaha mastering in reason? U SIRUS?
TommyNegeal 1 year ago
@TommyNegeal its not the tools, its how you use them
dafishmode 1 year ago
@dafishmode That applies up to a point. You probably haven't heard good gear/software have you? You'd understand what I'm talking about if you have. I'm not even talking about the superiority of hardware to software etc, I'm just saying Reason's plugs are just not transparent and sensitive enough to be used for a proper mastering job. Besides, mastering in the same room through the same monitoring system is completely futile. You need objective ears in a properly treated room.
TommyNegeal 1 year ago
@TommyNegeal Well then get outa here hater
adityaiyer316 1 year ago
sick tune
ntnnot 1 year ago
thanks for clearing some things up :)
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Nice video,
Do you have advices for me how to put my video´s on youtube without losing quality? When i put my video with the reason file on youtube, i loose quality in the drums. They sound a little softer then the drums on my hard disc. I use megui with nero aac 256 kbs settings, 48.000 hz. do you have settings for me so that i don't loose quality on youtube in my music?
dekkuhr 1 year ago
really good, tell me, have you figured out all this by your self or have you gone to school or something?
khole15 1 year ago
wow very helpful i think its the first time i watch an entire tutorial on something thanks alot!!!!!!!!
willdill 1 year ago
excellent video , real pro advice
firestar23 1 year ago
that was very helpful tutorial!
xUnearthx 1 year ago
Superb Tutorial!
H4NDCRAFTED 1 year ago
Can someone please help. When the kick drops in my track the claps volume increases then decreases when the kick comes back in. What am I doing wrong?
steveshort4steven 1 year ago
Thats whats up this is goodmoney
godmel76 1 year ago
thanks widdler
healthx911 1 year ago
where you can download the song?
This is damn good
DJVC1993 1 year ago
A tutorial of how to make the track would be nice :)
Do you use samples or do you use instruments to get this?
VC
DJVC1993 1 year ago
It's a good vid for some quick and easy mastering without paying $60 to get it done professionally. But man, you really need to mention that this process changes between genres. Lol some poor twat may be using these techniques on his experimental ambient song and wondering why it's starting to sound a like a dirty dance track. (like me in March a year ago! lol jk)
MildyAttractive 1 year ago
when i render my track it sounds good but then the drums come in and everything else gets quieter. its really annoying. u have any idea why? thanks in advance.
BrianDumontTV 1 year ago
@BrianDumontTV It sounds to me like your drums might be a bit loud, so when they come in they hit the limiter 'ceiling' but push everything out of the way at the same time. It could also mean there is too much low end in your drums. Bass frequencies have more energy and so take up more space in the spectrum. Try taking some of the very low end out of your drums- should free up space for the other parts.
loki1200 1 year ago 5
@loki1200 I'm not a professional in any sense but would it possibly work if he turned the crossover frequency on his stereo imager down, so that it seperates the bandwidths?
thedangermonty 10 months ago
@loki1200 hi , there are no problem if your bar in the top of reason is in the red ? there are too much dB no ? I start Reason :)
4Kango 9 months ago
@BrianDumontTV It's because of the compressor. The level of the drums is high compared to everything else, and it activates the compressor, making everything too quiet. You need to use a stereo imager to split the signal into two bands: a low band (containing drums and bass, etc) and a high band. Next you add a compressor for each band.
There is a tutorial on Propellerheads' Youtube channel, here: youtube.com/user/propellerheadsw?blend=7&ob=4#p/c/80A587134198A5E9/38/cvroplTrAwA
Crashboy1024 1 year ago
At 4:20ish, you mention that you don't really want more than 6 dbs of gain reduction, yet your compressor threshold is somewhere around -13 dbs. What do you mean by that?
phadamblab 1 year ago
@phadamblab
Ah... Good question.
The threshold might be at -13db, but the ratio is not very high, so the peaks above -13db are only being reduced by around 6db (see gain reduction lights just to the right of the ratio knob)
loki1200 1 year ago
This is great. Thanks for sharing your knowledge, and experience.
But my main query is, you with the stereo imaging, you said to put it in mono. I done this and when I played back, it played back in mono. i.e. through one speaker? what am I doin wrong??
joecc6 1 year ago
how did you get your devices in a separate window then your track lanes??
irolltreesup 1 year ago
@irolltreesup just below the minimise, maximise, close buttons on top right of window separates the sequencer and rack into two windows.
loki1200 1 year ago
FUCKING A MAZE ING!!!
great tutorial and amazing song!
went back to my project after watching this and i cried a lil :P
You sell your music? xx
CentrebreakDnb 1 year ago
fucking wicked track !
did you sell it ?
DjSoulshift 1 year ago
song was tight. sound like fast and the furious when they racing cars or somethin
youngjaybo 1 year ago
Thanks I really appreciate this.
djphilgood3 1 year ago
OMG This helped soooo much... Thank you....
Nice track btw.
BlueEyedDolphin83 1 year ago
You can also use rewire if you have logic and master it in there- Logic has a little bit better mastering stuff than reason does.
IkeProductions89 1 year ago
awesome dude,thanks!!
psylosopho 1 year ago
Have you ever experimented using a multi-band compressor before the mastering suite? Theoretically, it should allow one to make the apparent loudness of the bass and treble as big as possible without causing unwanted ducking or wobbling.
Not that Inaudulum isn't loud enough already ;).
machinalabs 1 year ago
I heard it's possible to upload any song in Reason 4 and separate tracks into master tracks, how can I do it? Like example : Metallica's enter sandman in 4 different tracks, guitar track only, drums track only, bass track only and vocal track only, how we do that? Please reply, thanks in advance.
Necrommancer 1 year ago
@Necrommancer not possible lol. you'd have to have metallica's .wav files from their studio
4g0ny 1 year ago
to all that say reason sucks:
suck on loki's nuts XD
AbberancyDNB 1 year ago
Awesome video loki. Thank you so much for taking the time to share this stuff for free. You truly rock :)
spaaske 1 year ago
very helpfull again thanks
nikster1234 1 year ago
thanks great explanation!
rubikbg 1 year ago
Thanks man! Mastering has been the bane of my existence until now haha!
VortexProducer 1 year ago
Yo all that stuff in tha back i dont have it wat do i do?
getyahustleonent 1 year ago
thx man, very helpfull
bockilover 1 year ago
This is a very good tutorial man thanks!!!
Bamboobeats 1 year ago
Niceee man
Some really good stuff there
FeetsAndButts 1 year ago
niice one fella,thats helped alot.this is all i need to know to finally finish my tunes
KAMxPAIN 2 years ago
Thanks :-) Very helpfull
flashback2000 2 years ago
what sort of volume should i use for my beat and melody? becuase i cant seem to get it right, either my drums are too loud and my melody too quiet or vice versa. cheers
bboycrazypat92 2 years ago
@bboycrazypat92 The best thing to do is listen to it loud until you're happy with the level of both, then turn the volume right down and listen to them quietly. Then turn it up and listen from another room, or the hallway. Find a happy medium between the drums and melody.
loki1200 2 years ago 3
mr. burns says "eexelent"
Joebdammed 2 years ago
wow wow wow
thank you very much...ive a question that i been wondering about...can two separate racks be conected to each other?
divadro102 2 years ago
@divadro102 Not within Reason. If your soundcard has more a left and right output, you could send one rack out of 1&2 and the other out of 3&4, then combine them in something else. That's a bit fiddly though...
loki1200 2 years ago
@loki1200 oh ok, i get it now. do you happen to know how to do hardstyle? like getting the kick and the bass together?
divadro102 2 years ago
just throw on some compression, and a screamer and there you go..
Joebdammed 1 year ago
Learned alot, But I get too lazy...
FeddupMusic 2 years ago
Live 8 has much better mastering tools than Reason 4's combi. I'd advise folks to rewire Reason into Live, cut out any mixer and combi patch and run your instrument directly into hardware and give each a track in Live, flat with no effects. Then record and master in Live.
X80band 2 years ago
Excellent tutorial!!! Much Thanks :)
I LEARN ALOT!!
BedRoomProduction 2 years ago
What's a good thing I can use to get rid of hiss? For instance, the 'A New Blade' synth. Love it, tweaked it.. and I want more envelope but it gives me this horrible hiss back.
garoad 2 years ago
Hey man, great tutorial. I make beats in reason (Orcestrated / Hiphop lots of strings). Is the theory the same to any type of music or just D&B?
richythepianoman 2 years ago
how to set the aux ? and what is it for? i really confuse
Resky89 2 years ago
i learn from you
Resky89 2 years ago
Thank You Very much, may God bless you real good, You have no idea
how much You have helped me to Improve my music thanks again.
womjugnun 2 years ago 13
great tutorial, thank you!
fzr69 2 years ago
FUCK Yea!!! MOTHERFUCKER!@!!
CoGnAcDiPpEd1 2 years ago
Hey, is there anything you don't know!?! thanks for the advise after sorting the settings you told me it's running like clock-work! If I was confronted by 3 armed militants and I only had a toothpick I'd mail you for advise on how to defeat them! And you'd know how!!! I've posted a response to this video of my tune I've only been using reason since October so bear with me I'll get better!
Thanx again Loki :)
DJVice85 2 years ago
Magic cheers Loki, can you give me any tips if I send you a track to hear?
TIAGroup 2 years ago
SOS loki my computer is saying it's too slow to play song! What do I do I've turned the sample rate up to 48,000 but it's still doing so, which is obviously impossible to master! Got any advise?
DJVice85 2 years ago
Turning the sample rate up uses more memory. Leave the sample rate at 44,100 (don't go lower than this). Turn the buffer size right up. Choose 'None' as your CPU usage limit and see how that goes. Try closing programs that you don't need running in the background. If still having trouble, restart computer. Reason seems to run smoother after a restart than after being on Standby. There are a few more things you can do to speed things up, so send me an email if you're still having trouble.
loki1200 2 years ago
@DJVice85 get more ram for your computer
danny5766 2 years ago
u r a great help bro 4 real.. M.R.
murda118 2 years ago
so i don't understand.. at "stereo imager" normal or hi band mus be set?
77Karolis77 2 years ago
@77Karolis77
NORMAL.
If you set on high band, you'll only hear the frequencies above the crossover knob. On low band, you'll only hear those below.
loki1200 2 years ago
ah thanks man.
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77Karolis77 2 years ago
Awesome tutorial, mate!
THX a lot!
zetlike 2 years ago
I like your videos, sick music too
slynukka 2 years ago
good advice, cheers
conor909 2 years ago
Wow that a very good beat
clovischris559 2 years ago
nice one that helped me alot
jonnythurs 2 years ago
that tune is sick
Criggyx 2 years ago
One of the most useful reason tut's out there!
TheKeppu 2 years ago
how did u get reason 4 to fit full screen ?
ramzijaroudi 2 years ago
Just below the Close/minimise/maximise buttons (at top right), are two more by the scroll bar. One minimises the sequencer window, the other detaches it from the rack. You can then full screen the sequencer window.
loki1200 2 years ago
this helped soooo much man thanks
loenick 2 years ago
Thanks alot man!!
Normally i would just turn some buttons but now im actually starting to know what im doing.
keep up the good work!
peace
Beardfinger 2 years ago
GREAT WORK..thx alot
terebentikh 2 years ago
thanks a lot! and good track!
6776bt 2 years ago
Much respect to you mate,this video helped boost my sounds.Cheers!
DEEEMPTY 2 years ago
cheers mate, my tunes r good, but my mastering is shit, i was way off to what u were doing, cheers
mkmaniacs 2 years ago
haha
damnationdefied777 2 years ago
Very helpful, sir. Thank you very much.
jaym320 2 years ago
excellent my friend. got any advice on techno mixing?
deadsex 2 years ago
Excellent advice here, thanks for posting this,, i alwaays over cook my stuff, and mastering is a minefield,, thanks again
71dubfreak 2 years ago
Wow, you keep amazing me with these tutorials :)
I'd like to take a minute to remind you all, that when you open a mastering tool, even the default has some pre-settings in the combinator. You might want to check them out, as well as the routing... just in case. I prefer to start putting the mastering suite together from the scratch.
And as it was mentioned during this video, mastering is VERY careful process. To maximize the quality, make sure your instruments sound good even with a raw mix.
GyuJazz 2 years ago
siiiick track..
nice requiem remix
DJPhaze001 2 years ago
hey man thanx for looking out!
i really appriciated the advice!
allfeddup 2 years ago
didnt learn shit
all i learned was to use mastering
allfeddup 2 years ago
Did you watch the whole thing...? :/
loki1200 2 years ago
allfeddup 2 years ago
No problem. The best way to understand how it all works is to play with each unit in the mastering combinator. Push each one to its extreme to understand how it's effecting the sound. then you'll beter understand what needs doing to get the best out of the tune you're mastering. Hope that helps..
loki1200 2 years ago
thanx that really helped alot!
I understood you more better
allfeddup 2 years ago
yeah..get urself good speakers...look for some simple rules u should learn about mastering (dont overdo the bass or highs etc) on the net and then give it a try...i´m not a pro 2..i do the most simply by ear..sounds like shit...but it works..2nd i do is burn the hell out of my cd writer and check it on different systems...
kash263 2 years ago
Yes, and very clear, thanks a lot!
affiliate89almagro 2 years ago
Greetings, great tunes loki! I have only one question, when you export your songs, do you use 16 bit - 44.1khz, 24 bit, or you prefer rewire? some people tell me is better to rewire to a another DAW.
affiliate89almagro 2 years ago
If you want to master in Reason and put on a CD straight away, (what I normally do), you need to export at 44.1/16bit and Dither.
I don't think there's much point in re-wiring to master a tune. You're better off exporting the tune at the quality you mixed it at, (24bit 48k works nicely for me) with no mastering plugins or dithering. Then import the stereo file into the other DAW to master, bounce/export and dither (to 16bit 44.1).
loki1200 2 years ago