PRE MASTERING YOUR TRACK

Here is a description on how to pre master your track, to send it out to a Mastering studio

Category:

Music

Tags:

• ableton
• ableton live 8
• ableton suite 8
• ableton live 7
• ableton 7
• musical instrument
• guitar
• trance music
• techno
• bass
• trance
• ambient
• electronica
• instrumental
• ost
• soundtrack

[ElectricFarmerCh]

I have always been told to try not to boost too much with EQ but you seem to boost a LOT! Can you get away with boosting that much in the master channel?

[atabeylive]

@ElectricFarmerCh this is for reference and as if you could see I do not go pass the -6DB in the limiter, and I do not peak out on my individual track instances. Also the reason why I express the title Pre mastering is for the Master engineer needs a reference only. You need to bounce each individual track with no effects in the master channel you need to turn off all the effects that are in the master channel. This video is so the Master Engineer would want a reference of what your looking for.

[rdev68]

@ElectricFarmerCh If you need to boost by more than 2 or 3db on the master channel then you should remix.

[atabeylive]

@rdev68 I found a trick that I did not regard in this video but it has to do with what your saying, and plus a much quicker and faster way just by adding maybe an EQ and a Limiter.

[atabeylive]

@rdev68 its on the master channel and it has to dow with the monitor of the DB which it does not show unless you extend the feature so it could be shown on all channels and Master channel.

[TurKdiRty]

@ChewySatisfaction the questino you ask is to do with mixing and a proper mastering engineer will not master a track if its not mixed properly. mastering is the application of shine and polish imo-

where as the mixing is akin to shaping and sizing and fitting everything together. forget mastering, learn to mix it better and the mastering becomes easy. the biggest advantage from a mastering engineer is a perspective from fresh and experienced pair of ears.

[Dopemania]

do u have a limiter on the master chanel?

[atabeylive]

@aminoacids13 I have a pre mastering part 2 going on which I explain how to keep things under -3DB but yeah its best that you could keep the levels under peak, and without killing the sound by the overtake of other sounds.

[aminoacids13]

@tony. Cool video about mastering dude! Well, I've a question about the indivual tracks and the master track. When you start the project with all the individual tracks, you turn down the individual tracks when the master turns into red or do you also turn the master sometimes down?

[ChewySatisfaction]

Your track sounds awesome m8. How does it sound so present and fresh and loud already? I cant get a decent volume unless everything is peaking throught my monitor.

[atabeylive]

@DjinSten when I say to bounce each individual track I mean each instrument and also you need to disable all the effects in the master channel the effects are only for reference for the dude who is going to master your track you have to send him a folder expressing Reference, and another one with all the individual tracks with the effects in the master channel.