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

A video about how tracks can be mastered in FL Studio using the Multiband Compressor.

This method is just one possible way of enhancing the volume of your tracks to a certain level.
There is no right or wrong way of mastering a song.
But if you use this technique in FL Studio, you can ensure that the tracks you export with these settings are nearly at the same volume level, which would be good for creating an album for instance.

If you intend to have your music be mastered by a sound engineer later on, you should rather not be using compressors and/or EQ's on your sounds to leave more room for the engineer to work with your (untouched) material.


You can download the final project MP3 here: http://groffi.bplaced.net/index.php?request=specific&id=178

More music, samples & loops: http://groffi.bplaced.net


Additional links and notes:

FL Guru tutorial on sidechaining:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lCI-2ceR7g

More information about the Multiband Compressor and the different knobs:
http://www.image-line.com/documents/multibandcompressor.html

10% discount on FL Studio: http://affiliate.image-line.com/DHCAAGG479


If you want to get deeper into mastering, the following software might be relevant to you:

Izotope Ozone 5 demo: http://www.izotope.com/products/audio/ozone/download.asp

T-Racks 3: http://www.ikmultimedia.com/t-racks/download/

FabFilter plug-ins: http://www.fabfilter.com/products/

Sonnox Oxford plug-ins: http://www.sonnoxplugins.com/pub/plugins/products/products.htm

(Check out this video for a demonstration of the Sonnox Oxford plug-ins: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xE_Jx0s7cfc)

Waves plug-ins: http://www.waves.com/

Category:

Music

Tags:

• FL
• Studio
• Fruity
• Loops
• HipHop
• Music
• Mastering
• Tutorial
• Master

[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 !!

[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 ;-)

[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...

[MISST3R1]

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

[Tonorius]

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[DJhowiedoit]

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

THANKS

[GroffiProductions]

@dnice4732 cool.