Audio Mastering Tutorial - UAD Fairchild + www.CDSoundMaster.com

In this Audio Mastering Tutorial, I will be using the UAD-1 Fairchild for a mastering compressor, along with a Steinberg "loudness maximizer" and the Free Aradaz Maximizer to finish off this sample session.
Keep in mind that the "loudness maximizer" is not a tool to be used for all high-end mastering projects: it has it's place, but not often. It is used here bc it is easy to translate what it does via the quality of the video. The Aradaz plug-in is also not the best choice for master-limiting, but it is an excellent free tool and I prefer promoting it over well-known plug-ins that cost too much and some that have an unimaginable 'upgrade plan'.

For more information on my original software, go here:
http://www.cdsoundmaster.com/site/software.html

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[CDSoundMaster]

Part 2-

For a good sounding mix without changes to the natural sound of the recording, dont change stereo width. If you are trying to get a particular 'big' sound, use a mid-side adjusting stereo width as opposed to phase-based frequency changing stereo adjust which can mess up mono compatibility.

Fixing loudness first with eq correction helps eliminate pumping/distortion and other compression artifacts in sound. If still not ok, a multi-band comp/limiter can help overall loudness.

[reknewme]

Thanks for this it help me out in a big way.I use ssl plugs ins they work pretty good for mixing and tracking.

[CDSoundMaster]

Hi there,

loudness is relative to a few main elements. First, I highly recommend NOT trying to get as loud as current major label releases. 99% of the time they are too loud- and must sacrifice quality.

Check your mix against a major release mix that you like, reducing that reference mix to -6dB or so. Listen and compare stereo width, low, mid, highs. Usually, a great sounding mix w/less volume impact needs a few dB reduction in low mids (200-500Hz), high mids (1.5-4kHz) before limiting/comp...

[triton2002]

thanks for showing your knowledge! Keep up the good videos very, very informative!!