Analog Mastering #09 | Looking at Mastering From a Different Angle

[@jeffwojtysiak2519]

All these videos are wonderful! I’ve just entered the world of analog mastering and these are a godsend. I particularly enjoy the philosophy of your studio. Keep them coming, please. Hi.

[@Carol2mf]

I'm here for the Astton song 😍😍😍

[@AndyBarriosgt]

Niceeee! Thanks a bunch for these tips!... and for sharing Astton's Music.

[@OverdriveMusic]

Love your plugin!

[@marcusjayallen]

another great video, really enjoyed this one

[@FelipeQueiroga]

Great video! I'd love to see videos about mastering orchestral music! It's kind of hard to find high quality video lessons about orchestral music production out there...

[@reubencohen6476]

Hi Felipe. We certainly work a lot in the genera! I’ll see what we can come up with. Typically I’ve centered the videos around technique and philosophy and less on genera as many times (and might be surprising) what works well for hip hop can also work well for orchestral arrangements.... less compression ;)

[@audiokemestry]

Nice review. Can you tell us a bit about your gain-staging for hitting your outboard gear, e.g. do you have a particular RMS or dBFS target that you try to hit your gear with? Thx

[@reubencohen6476]

There is no particular level that we hit our gear with because it’s dependent on the dynamic nature of mix at hand. We use our ears to determine the amount of dynamic processing to introduce (if any) which has everything to do with how that particular mix is mixed. Gain structure, including now much level to send through the chain, is always part of that global balance.

[@audiokemestry]

@@reubencohen6476 thx for the response.

[@BukanIbuMu]

Great tips Reuben! I wonder if you use a sidechain filter for the Alan Smart C1.

[@reubencohen6476]

Hi John, typically I run it full spectrum with the setting I showed.

[@BlackGritsDoesIt]

@@reubencohen6476 awesome 🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿

[@inspyremusicnl5826]

Hi im realy enjoying all these videos . Question: do you often reach for a software limiter in your day to day work ? Doesnt that sound “smaller” most of the times compared to most of the analog limiter. I understand that this all subjective and it mostly depends on the material you are working on but i think u understand what i mean. Much love

[@leonardtodua]

Hello! Can you make 5.1 mastering tutorial? Or even Atmos?