Groffi - Pass The Test (Mastering in FL Studio 9)

[MISST3R1]

This beat sound like a scene from an old 80's movie

[Tonorius]

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[NathanSynth]

nice tutorial. question: on the step sequencer thing, were all the instruments turned up to max volume?

[GroffiProductions]

@NathanSynth Yes, indeed. For the purposes of this video, I had chosen to regulate the volume in the mixer only. So, in the step sequencer, all the volume knobs are turned to 100%.

[SonnyG92]

Cool tutorial. This made me subscribe. Thanks man.

[GroffiProductions]

@SonnyG92 Thanks for your support !!

[DJhowiedoit]

ANY PRODUCERS WATCHING THIS I COULD REALLY USE SOME ADVICE HIT ME ON THE PM IT WOULD MEAN A LOT

THANKS

[MagnetiXofficial]

THANK YOU SO MUCH! I was completely lost in a horrible land of muddy sound. I practically cried when I heard how crisp the sound of this new, mastered, MP3 was.

Regards, MagnetiX

[GroffiProductions]

@MagnetiXofficial I'm glad you like it ;-)

[dnice4732]

im confused u said turn evrything up to a maximum of -20 db i did that and evrythings way to low when i put the multiband on and started tweakin the knobs it did not bring it out like yours??

[GroffiProductions]

@dnice4732 you could select the preset "general purpose" in the multiband compressor ( /watch?v=qtOIf7Y5ecg#t=60s ) and use the "gain-knobs" to maximize the volume of individual bands.

[dnice4732]

@GroffiProductions oko i will see what i can do thnks for the tips i apreciate the video to

[GroffiProductions]

@dnice4732 sure thing. let me know if you still encounter problems ;)

[dnice4732]

@GroffiProductions ok so i thnk i figured it out kinda i realize a dramatic diffrence in the sound of my beats i apreciate your help alot

[GroffiProductions]

@dnice4732 cool.

[yasirali]

i see u haven't panned any of your tracks. Any reason in particular?

[GroffiProductions]

@yasirali I just wanted to focus on the effects used on the master channel. Usually, I use quite a few effects on individual channels and use panning as well.

[yasirali]

@GroffiProductions any chance you could make a vid bout panning. yer technique's real neat. thanks loads :)

[LuisitoMusic]

Great tutorial, always good mastering techniques behind your sleeve.

[GroffiProductions]

@LuisitoMusic thx. appreciate it!

[nameless777]

Good tutorial. This will help. However I wish you would have done a voice over explaining the basic theory behind your techniques.

[GroffiProductions]

@nameless777 Well, I wanted to let people focus on the sounds and not so much on my voice. But I'll keep that in mind for further videos :-) thx

[DYFilms]

best and most helpful video ever. all the other guys making tutorial vids need to watch this..

[JackGreggs]

This is the most helpful video ive watched. Many thanks for a great step by step tutorial on this! :D

[GroffiProductions]

@JackGreggs I'll have to thank you for your nice comment ;-) Thx!

[LidorSimhiProduction]

Thanks bro really helped me :P

[RodgerBMusic]

What's ur view on using Maximus to master tracks, with all it's presets?

[judemmable]

great video it helped a lot thank you!

[velislav97]

Yeah ... if you use that method you're only get hate , PURE HATE on your beats ! 

[DjYoYa9]

Thanks man!

[GroffiProductions]

@DjYoYa9 You're welcome!

[ram2thez]

Thank you so much! You really helped simplify what I have been making so complex! You rock! ^_^

[GroffiProductions]

@ram2thez Nice to actually help you with this vid. Thanks for your comment!

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[GrouEEf]

this was by no means a mastering process and it wasn´t even a mix. you got no clue of stereo positioning, using reverb to place ur instruments, analog modelling, positioning the tracks in the frequency spectrum at all it seems.

you should seriously not be doing "tutorials" like this.

a tip for all the newbies out there: unless you need a premaster to play it out in a club NEVER master ur own tracks. i use t-racks for my mastering but i don´t master my own tracks.

before u can´t mix, don´t master

[fl9shawti]

dat waz the fastes best mixin process i seen yet...

[GroffiProductions]

@fl9shawti Thanks! Glad you liked it :-)

[PoxIndustries]

you are the worst masterer i have ever seen!

[GroffiProductions]

@PoxIndustries Please, enlighten me with all your magic and tell me how I could possibly improve upon my lousy mastering techniques so I shall no longer wander in this dark passage of ignorance...

[dadobi2]

@GroffiProductions hey this is good mastering i think but some sounds isnt great mastered! you should think of what sounds is most important to be heard then do those higher, you should also think of how loud the sounds generally is. and then balance the sound fx if you want to hear alot of bass, turn the bass up, if the strings aint that important turn them down! and then experiment with it! and to make it the great quality go check out this video tutorial its easy and helps watch?v=YUI0OQmx698

[topmusicproduKtion]

hey i just want to thank you for your tutorial. great job.

i have got a question though.. i have mercury wave bundle also ozone 4 do you think i should get the T Racks as well?

[GroffiProductions]

@topmusicproduKtion The Mercury bundle is a supreme plug-in collection with more than 100 plug-ins that can be used for mastering your music (price is ~3000$). I would be amazed if T-Racks (~350$) could beat the Waves Mercury bundle...

[GroffiProductions]

@MrScroob There are a few videos available on the websites of IKMultimedia and Izotope. Unfortunately, there is not as much documented on Youtube so far. However, this video series by Dubspot is quite interesting for Ozone 4: /watch?v=9Z2mMJT4Iqo

[GroffiProductions]

@MrScroob I can recommend Izotope's Ozone 4 and T-Racks 3. After these plug-ins, you can opt for the bundles by Waves. In my opinion, Ozone 4 does the mastering job quite well. T-Racks has even more possibilities, but is more expensive as well. Waves' plug-ins are highly sophisticated but very expensive. You can try Ozone 4 and T-Racks for free. I put the links to the demo downloads in the description. Cheers ;-)

[respetviets]

i aint even watch half of it and already this looks like a smart idea

thankx

[GroffiProductions]

@respetviets Appreciate it!

[JKAYnl]

why dont you use; bloody overdrive, eq compression or stuff like that, seperatly on your kick, lead, clap and stuff like that? is that unessesary?

and mastering with izotope 4 is unessesary if you use the way you do it?

hope you understand :)

[GroffiProductions]

@JKAYnl I don't think that it is unnecessary to use effects on your individual channels. But it depends on the samples/sounds you're using. In the video, I didn't use much effects to focus more and the mastering technique. Izotope 4 is a great plugin, but I wanted to only use software included in FL Studio for demonstration purposes. If you possess Izotope or any other hq mastering plugin, this video should not keep you from using it!

[JKAYnl]

@GroffiProductions oke thanks, but 1 more question witch i needed to ask because its an importend one i forgot to ask, is it CD quality ready, to master like this? and do you use it on al of you tracks?

thanks for the vid! hope you can answer my questions so i can use your tutorial! :)

( i al ready know how te export it and stuff like that with the tutorial of "quik mastering from warbeats")

[GroffiProductions]

@JKAYnl The method presented here is a low budget way of mastering that has pretty good results - definitely good enough for demo tapes. Record companies will have your tracks remastered anyway. Your term "CD quality" can refer to "well-mastered" (low / high budget) or "high bit rate" (.mp3 / .wav). I can say that this method provides me with the possibility to create tracks that have good quality, similar volume levels, and are not necessarily recognized as low budget productions by everyone.

[JKAYnl]

@GroffiProductions thanks for the help! :)

[BlikeNave]

What would we all do without the help of the internet? Thx for the vid

[GroffiProductions]

@BlikeNave Without the Internet we would all go back to the Dark Ages probably :-D

[Z1ng1s]

@GroffiProductions thanks a lot! Now it is more easy to mixing own tracks!

[dementoo]

it works.thx man.

[GroffiProductions]

@dementoo You are very welcome!!

[Woffox]

wow, that was realy helpfull.

I have used Maximus and Multiband compressor on the Master channel. But some people say its wrong. is it? OO

After watching this video i finaly can get my "quality" out on my tracks :D

[JungletoeDJ]

This saved me so much! Thanks sooo much! I'll subscribe and rate 5 stars!

[GroffiProductions]

@JungletoeDJ Thanks for your vote! Nice feedback :-D

[Dhousemonkey]

spot on straight forward thanks man :)

[aussiefreerun]

You sir. Are Amazing,

[DJEpileptik69]

Great tutorial!! Thanks for sharing! :D

[GroffiProductions]

@Beartrax3 My pleasure!

[iluvrandomnames]

i can tell that there is a difference, but why is it better to mess around with volumes on the mixer instead of the volume control next to the sample/instrument?

[GroffiProductions]

@iluvrandomnames Two volume sliders for one sample/instrument give you extra control of it. I tend to directly assign everything to different channels in the mixer because the mixer window gives direct visual feedback on what happens to the volume of an individual channel/sample/instrument. You could also do the mixing with the volume controls in the step sequencer window and afterwards assign them to different channels in the mixer, add effects, correct volume, and master the track. No problem.

[johnnyq1992]

NOthing is helping me :/

after all is done my tracks give off this crackling sound, its really pissing me off!

[GroffiProductions]

@johnnyq1992 Sounds like audio underruns. Maybe you can increase the buffer length of your settings (options -> audio -> buffer length).

[johnnyq1992]

@GroffiProductions thanks homie! 

[GroffiProductions]

@johnnyq1992 You are welcome!!

[RealRapMusic187]

This might sound hella stupid, but i dont know how to get my sounds into the mixer to master my track, Can someone help me?

[GroffiProductions]

@RealRapMusic187 Click on a sound/plugin in your step sequencer -> channel settings (that is as small window that pops up) click on the small arrow in the left upper corner -> assign free mixer track (Ctrl+L)

[asamayub]

GOD DAYMMN< SO HELPFUL.. i thank u loads bro, for sharing this insight.

im sure my music shall go much more dynamic!

thankyou

fumbz and toes up!

JNp (The Speshaliss UK)

[GroffiProductions]

@asamayub I'm glad I could help ;-)

[Lazzo1981]

thank you!!!!!!!

[GroffiProductions]

@Lazzo1981 You are welcome!

[Bootstrap193]

i noticed you didnt use any effects on any of your channels, does having loads of effects on each one effect the overall mix?

[GroffiProductions]

@Bootstrap193 There are not extra effects on the channels because this is an early version of the project. But you can use loads of effects on each channel, change your individual sounds, and still use this technique. It is important that you have similar output levels (-20db) on each individual channel as you can see in the video. If you went to -10db on a certain channel, the Multiband Compressor in the end would make your sound fuzzy because it then boosts the frequencies too much.

[Bootstrap193]

@GroffiProductions thanks :) great tutorial btw, subbed :D

[Blarksel]

Wow, thanks for this tutorial! I had always problems with final mixing, and now i find this simple but so effective way to do that! Very big thanks for this video! Greetings from Germany.. ;o)

[GroffiProductions]

@Blarksel You are welcome!

[EduardoGamboa123]

OMG..I just wanna punch you in the mouth cus your so fuckin awesome

my beats sound amillion times better

[GroffiProductions]

@EduardoGamboa123 Thanks for trying to hit me ;-)

[EduardoGamboa123]

@GroffiProductions

haha lmfao..did i subscribe

[GroffiProductions]

@EduardoGamboa123 haha, I hope so ;-)

[EduardoGamboa123]

@GroffiProductions

well ima do it then..any other tutorials bro

[XxKuzaxX]

Thankyou so much dude this tutorial was fucking incredible, when you turned on the multiband compressor at the end, it was like changing from looking at a pixelated picture of a brown waterfall, to looking at a beautiful crystal clear waterfall. Cheers ;D

[GroffiProductions]

@XxKuzaxX You found some very nice words to discribe my music :-) Thank you! I'm glad you found the tutorial useful as well!

[dateugen]

NIce beat

[GroffiProductions]

@dateugen Thx!

[RaineR3313]

man u do some nice tutorials,but u not that good in producin,Too much stuff together man.Look at Dr.Dre ,he got it simple,only a few melodies at the same time.too much stuff.u got potential but u want 2 mix like thousand of things together..

[GroffiProductions]

@RaineR3313 I'll take it into account for further productions.

[MurdaSquadinc]

@GroffiProductions rainer is ignorant

[rayjay15]

@RaineR3313 i mean, he's just using examples of rhythms and stuff to show what the effects do. Considering this was a tutorial, the beat really wasnt important. just showing how to master whatever it is your music sounds like. Feel me?

[AftershocKGV]

Hey so im new to fruity loops so excuse my noobness, but I had a question.

So do you basically put every instrument in a seperate channel? And put the compressor on the main channel and everything will go through? or do you have to link channels or something? Because what i have been doing is just putting something to a channel only if i was gonna put FX on it..

[GroffiProductions]

@AftershocKGV I usually put every instrument/sound on a different channel to get as much control about them as possible. From the diffrenet channel the sound can be send to the master channel (standard) - where the compressor comes into play - or to other channels (to create submixes with sidechaining for instance).

[AftershocKGV]

@GroffiProductions awesome man thanks. One problem I ran into was I do a lot of sidechains, and when I follow the instructions in your video and I turn the mixer all the way off and then try and put it to -20 db the sidechain always kicks in and blasts it up. Is there a way around this? such as setting the invert to .2 or anything? ahh this is confusing lol. Thanks for your help tho i appreciate it

[GroffiProductions]

@AftershocKGV There is a video on how to sidechain using the FL Limiter by the FL Guru. I put the link in the description. If you use that method for your sidechain, you shouldn't get much problems.

[EduardoGamboa123]

@AftershocKGV

uum you can just move the bass nobe around from your peak controller if thats what you use to sidechain an it sounds great

[esskater770]

so you make the sound you want loudest no more than -20db and adjust all other sounds according to that?

[GroffiProductions]

@esskater770 Absolutely right. The Multiband Compressor does the enhancing for you in the end.

[PsyilencerBeats]

what the music called? it sticks on my head :P

[GroffiProductions]

@PsyilencerBeats Well, I think it's something between Hip-hop and Trip-hop...

[PsyilencerBeats]

@GroffiProductions

is it your music?

[GroffiProductions]

@PsyilencerBeats Yes, indeed ;-)

[PsyilencerBeats]

BEST TUTORIAL IVE EVER SEEEN IN WHOLE YOUTUBE, YES ACTION WORTH WAY HEAVIER THAN NERDS SPEAKING, SO DOES THIS VIDEO DID A GREAT JOB WITH ME AND IM PRETTY SURE EVERYONE THINIKS SAME thanks anyway

[GroffiProductions]

@PsyilencerBeats Awesome! I do enjoy such a great comment and I am happy to help :-D

[REDKLIFF1]

bro this is the most simplest, straight fowardest ,mixing, mastering technique i've seen on youtube and you didn't kill us with the technical jargon!!! in-fact, you didn't say a WORD!!! i guess, the saying is true and you proved it; ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS!!!! OUTSTANDING!!! Great music by the way!!! tips hat to you and says peace and blessing!!! gone... oh and thanx!!!

[GroffiProductions]

@REDKLIFF1 That's great feedback!! I thought it could be confusing to have me talking during the whole mixing/mastering process...Thx for the comment!!

[kissmarton]

man this video is really helped...can i use this techniqe with vocals?

[GroffiProductions]

@kissmarton Thx! About vocals: Well recorded vocals can be mixed in quite easily using this technique. In case, you want to have your vocals stand out from rest of the track even more, try to use a second EQ2 on the Master channel. So, you get EQ2 (cutting out unnecessary freq.), EQ2 (enhancing the vocals - look at the presets: "vocal presence") and in third place the Multiband Compressor. The quality of the vocal track is very important. Edison offers a lot of functions to improve vocals.

[ReadyTheLight]

very helpful...

[GroffiProductions]

@ReadyTheLight Glad I could help!

[Corega132]

GREAT JOB DUDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[GroffiProductions]

@Corega132 I figure you liked it ;-) Thx!

[Skicolorado75]

Great job for a quick tutorial.

[GroffiProductions]

@Skicolorado75 Thanks! Maybe there will be longer ones in the future. We'll see... :-)

[djfreak17]

nice vid, was easy to understand. thanks!!!!

[GroffiProductions]

@djfreak17 Great to hear that! I know FL Studio can be tricky sometimes...

[djfreak17]

nice vid, was easy to understand.

[Dmt4030]

COOL DUDE U MASTERED IT

[GroffiProductions]

@Dmt4030 Awesome feedback. Thank you!

[TheMusiclife4me]

you freaking rock dude i  love u man( no homo lol)

[GroffiProductions]

@TheMusiclife4me appreciate it!! i am feeling great now :-D

[Electronlyman]

I like this, will try it.

[GroffiProductions]

@Electronlyman Thx for the vote!! I hope it will work out just fine!

[virginviola]

Thank you so much, it really helped me! I tried on one of my tracks and it's better now!!

[GroffiProductions]

@virginviola You are welcome! I'm glad it helped you ;-)

[Agniveshbaghel]

nice !!

pls check out my music in my channel. I m sure you'll like it

[GroffiProductions]

@Agniveshbaghel Thx! I'll check out your channel some time soon.