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[@Projacked1]

if you really want serious sound, listen to this man, and save yourself a LOT of time.

[@ixxirecords26]

You trim the fat that other producers stretch out for run-time and ads. Clear, to the point, excellent advice always. You dont need this rookie to tell you to keep it up. 👁🤘

[@Mfusionhq]

Finally we get someone who cuts straight to the stuff that really helps And is easy to remember as your not overloading us with technical mathematical bull Straight away learning and I’ve been doing this for absolutely years Thank you Streaky 👌👌👌

[@djrandalldean]

Seen a dozen similar vids that all sounded like a they had the same script. This is the first time I had to stop, rewind, and take notes in a while. That tip about when to match loudness is brilliant. Thanks

[@mikaeloien]

Just found this channel, and just finished watching all your tutorials! Amazing content, straight to the point, and coming from an established individual. Keep up the good work, really appreciated!

[@mrnelsonius5631]

I’ve starting mixing into a limiter every mix, and not just to “make it loud” before handing to a client. Learned the hard way that slamming on a limiter at the very end without giving it much thought can bite you in the butt after you sit with it. So I treat the limiter like the end of my mixbus chain (different ones depending on the material 🙃). Then all I’m doing is moving it a little to target LUFS/RMS before bounce so I can really hear any undesirable effects of that last move

[@LT3D]

Great video Streaky! Can't wait for the next one!

[@alyanmusic]

I've watched alot of mixing videos before but i learned nothing from them till i found your channel love your videos streaky they're on point no bs. .thank you I really appreciate your work🙏🙏

[@AKAtAGG]

Saw the title and thought 'fuck i bet i am, and i bet it's wrong and Streaky gonna make me feel daft at first and then enlightened shortly after...' How right I was! edit: I get loudness by opening Pro-C and selecting the PUMP ME TO THE RADIO preset. Def not the best way. This video is seven minutes of pure gold. Love Streaky a lot.

[@KrisNebroso]

Love your videos. So clear and concise, and fully informative.

[@anthonykiley2396]

Brilliant mate. Best one yet. 💥💥💥

[@inmemoryofin]

I learned this about a year ago but your explaination is better than the one I learned from. Well done Sir Streaky

[@L.DOT.P.]

WOW! I have zero doubts that when I do this this will work! Thank you streaky, you're priceless!

[@GoinInProductions]

I just to take some time to tell you thank you for all your help Streaky .. I took your Mastering classes as well as watch all your KZbin videos.. you are a BadA** .. i have stepped my game up so much after taking your classes.. i have some music videos on my channel , it has the older versions as well as the new versions after your classes.. i know i still have some learning to do .. but i am happy where i am headed after taking your classes..much love to you and a BIG THANK YOU again.🙏🙏💯🤘

[@jeffking4604]

Streaky, I wish I had discovered you a long time ago. Excellent info, well presented, with no BS. Keep up the amazing work!

[@swiftjayofficial]

wow. just tried this... it works.. you can get your MIX loud and clean. you can also hear whats too loud or distorting. great tip . i'd be lost without streaky right now

[@Arawashj]

Thank you so much for this video. Was just looking for some advice about this.

[@georgel1283]

Thats what i was looking for a long time, thanks man!

[@DalleyMusic]

Your knowledge, help, presentation and videos are all top shelf! Thank you!

[@thebackpackengineer]

This is has to be the best tip I've gotten all year. Been struggling with getting consistent loudness across my masters. Thanks.

[@tobiasjone]

Having a few fixed monitoring positions will help a lot. One example would be the K-level system, which you could tweak to your own needs.

[@onairrecordings]

This is Exactly where im trying to go. Great vid, good man!

[@soulonebeats8664]

Best tip yet.. so obvious but never thought of it.. thanks streaky

[@chrislysiak9561]

Incredible info Streaky! Thank you!

[@musicdragon8178]

Very good tips! Thanks

[@kingech_B15]

Protect streaky at all cost 👌🏽

[@jaylevzi7293]

Id never thought of that. That's so cool

[@hithere4289]

Cheers for your room. Its DOPE!

[@ricemilk3185]

I'm working on my most important track in a long while seeing this vlog just now is very important to me..thankyou. i need more confidence in my mix

[@shifatmasud]

You are the only mastering engineer I like.You are very helpful & honest.That's why you deserve My huge Respects & Love.Thank you😊💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖.

[@prod.tommylove3886]

This is literally what I needed

[@grllkng]

Thanks Streaky Awesome!!

[@joost3783]

I've been doing this for a while but never though about it like you do. Interesting thanks!

[@HenrikFlyman]

Great advice.

[@itsKayk0]

Great knowledge!

[@binary-me]

Thanks, Streaky!

[@kamosutra1568]

Thanks for this!

[@roogrey]

A top tip indeed! Thanks, Streaky!

[@chawk_]

ah so this is why that ozone 9 gain match feature is so nice. really does help...

[@paulrigby001]

This is gold

[@melsimons5418]

What a good video, thanks to you now I have my 808 sounding good

[@Musictron]

Awesome tip!!!

[@rockostiffredi4276]

Great tips Streaky. This sort of ties in with how to get a good crest factor when mixing. Not knowing this information, a lot of people would just smash the limiter without taking RMS into consideration. It's a good way to monitor what is too loud in your mix, like whether the snare is too loud, in relation to the kick when you monitor which aspects of your mix are triggering the limiter most.

[@jasonfrancis3482]

Great explanation.

[@333arceus9]

You're the man!!!!

[@joesaunders1627]

Great to see your channel shooting right up here @Streaky my dude :-) big thanks for the tips mate even a few things I never even knew. Cheers cheers 🥂

[@joesaunders1627]

Apart from this one fortunately 😆💪🏼

[@amberwoodstudio]

You da bomb! Great content thanks for sharing

[@ethio-gugs]

Thank You.

[@razturret]

I like this guy!!!! He's on point!!

[@tillkaefert]

Love your Stuff Bro! Greetings from a Mixing-Engineer.

[@mikelowrey1910]

I mix, then add my own mastering effects. Eq,comp,limiter. Adjusting the mix along the way a tad. Usually making adjustments to snares, vocals and kicks because those are the first transients that get smashed and lost in the mix when pushed hard through the limiter.

[@Streaky_com]

Try this technique then take a day off and master the stereo mix in a fresh “mastering only” session and you’ll prob get a cleaner finish 👍👌🏻

[@PatrickObiang]

Hi, Streaky! This Trip Is Very Powerful. Thanx. Peace, From GABON!

[@PharaohLawLess1]

Another great video

[@nickdee4642]

Excellent video

[@cedricfoeillet913]

Great information :)

[@jayharlinmusic]

Gonna give this a go in a few days once my sonarworks mic turns up !

[@Tjorpas]

good tip

[@julianwest4030]

How do you set up your sessions when mastering in the context of an album? Do you bus all your tracks into a single instance of your plugins, or do you have multiple instances on each track to account for different decisions you may make on each individual song?

[@sinhalatechbytes2045]

i love this guy

[@Streaky_com]

I love U2

[@ronaldirawan3643]

Make sense and good trick

[@KitKalvert]

Great video thank you, may I ask? What are your thoughts on using a console emulation on the mix bus i.e. Waves NLS bus, then Waves BB Tube (sat) before I send to master? Im literally just running the mix through the plugins drive on 0 ...

[@Dibdibber]

Super tight presentations :) I'm assuming that the limiter is put on the master bus in the last 10-20 % of the mixing process ??

[@zwsh89]

What limiter settings do you recommend to use for mixing through? I imagine you want enough peak reduction and character to get a sense of how it will sound after it’s mastered, but transparent enough that it doesn’t change the sound more than it needs to?

[@zwsh89]

So is the best approach to do an initial rough mix to get everything in the right ball park with relative volume and panning, and the true peak to -10, then set the limiter to get your mix up to match the reference, and mix through the limiter the rest of the time? That makes a ton of sense if so, this seems like such an obvious trick that no one talks about!

[@jorgeolivar3712]

There's a little girl in California who plays the violin and has thousands of comments and hundreds of millions views but yet she doesn't ask for people to like her videos so much. MAN do something else!!!

[@themagicianofsound]

Great explanations, thank you for taking of your precious time to share your awesome knowledge, this is truly appreciated! I think that the person mixing must also use this methodology with care especially if he/she is not a professional, because that person finalizing the mix may realize that his bass distorts with his limiter when bringing the track at the same level as the reference track and he/she may decide to lower it until it stops to distort with his/her limiter, but he/she does not know that the fantastic mastering engineer 😁 will easily overcome this problem with low cuts as you perfectly explained in a previous video on your channel (titled "TRUTH ABOUT MASTERING EQ | Eq Tips for Mixing and Mastering") so that may end up with a mix not having its full potential with that bass, if lowered, since as we all know the bass frequencies are often the first to start distorting when using a limiter directly on a track without "preparing" that track for the usage of that limiter. Let me know if I'm a little right about this? 😁 Thank you again for the great tips, I wish you a fantastic day! 🌞 Best Regards from your friend François in Montreal, Canada! 🎼🃏🎶🎵🙏💯🌠

[@basickallysick]

Hey streaky! I am a little confused. Do you speak of input gain or threshold of the limiter to adjust the level of the mix? Or is it the same on your fabfilter limiter?

[@joseberroa4935]

I am exporting minus 7 DB i mean in FL Studio is 30 percent volume down and I believed is good there but minus 10 I have to try it.

[@the16thLeVel]

Thanks for this! I was about to purchase a Reference plug in. I don't think I'll be needing it now!

[@Streaky_com]

Metric a/b is a massive plus

[@the16thLeVel]

@@Streaky_com what about “reference 2” by Mastering The Mix?

[@davidasher22]

If you’re mixing into a limiter once you take that off won’t your mix fall apart? I’ve always been under the impression that you just need to turn down your reference tracks. I know if I mix into bus compression it doesn’t sound good when I turn it off. Maybe a limiter is different? But that would have to be a very transparent limiter.

[@Streaky_com]

Fabfilter does that and when the mastering engineer puts it back on it’s the same

[@lahattec]

Thanks Streaky. Very curious how you would master a soft track with piano, like a new agey type thing, or something that might go into a movie or TV score.

[@Streaky_com]

Just the same but less push into the limiters

[@lahattec]

@@Streaky_com Nice. Thanks. That's what I try to do. I hate when a nice light sound starts turning dark.

[@jamesdixon5881]

🤘🏻

[@dopesensi]

This is how I work , but I usually keep the limiter on just small amount before I print and send for mastering. Would it be better for the mastering engineer to have zero limiter on the master channel ? ( I use waves L2 - so not the best I would assume)

[@Streaky_com]

Ideally yes they will be doing that anyway

[@ProfessorSaibertin]

Thx for the tips. When you limit stuff, what are your momentary peaks? I mean what momentary peak reduction the Pro L is showing?

[@Streaky_com]

Depends how much level I need to add to get it to the volume I need 4db of gain reduction depends on the track

[@ProfessorSaibertin]

@@Streaky_com thank you for the reply. Of course, it depends, as always :) I meant what's the acceptable value/s?

[@orderflowdojo]

I’ll stage your gain

[@jorgeolivar3712]

Not that many comments., but lots of love hearts🤔

[@ssdkmusic]

Great technique, I will try on my next mix this weekend. So what are your thoughts on getting a mix too -6db to go to mastering? Is that still a thing?

[@Streaky_com]

Yeah it will be roughly that if you do this and remove the limiter

[@ssdkmusic]

@@Streaky_com Thanks, Sir!! Good to know

[@brood1658]

Great content! Who does the thumbs down shit? Makes no sense...

[@chike1866]

I'd like some clarification concerning leveling my mix to my Reference track RMS, should I expect to have the same LUFS too?

[@Streaky_com]

Fuck lufs 😂😂😂

[@JesusArmasOficial]

@@Streaky_com hahahaha this is the best response I’ve read on LUFS for sure.

[@chike1866]

@@JesusArmasOficial it's so liberating 🤣🤣😆

[@michaelacostantini]

Great video. I noticed your reference track was clipping on the true peak meter. I feel like I have always been taught not to have clipping on your true peak meter. Is that true or can you have about .5 db of clipping on your true peak?

[@Streaky_com]

You can depends on the sound

[@jaredatwood5798]

@@Streaky_com Can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard “never do ...” but whatever sounds good, sounds good

[@musttiii0]

Streaky plz tell me when u master a pop song do u always need a gain refuction cuz when i master my song i reach -14 but without gain reduction

[@Streaky_com]

Well it’s just so you can understand the sound of the mix when it’s -8

[@musttiii0]

@@Streaky_com ididnt get it what i mean is. When i put limiter on pop song or r&b and. Increase the volume to -14 I didnt got gain reduction Is it normal in mastering when i put limiter i make the loud iwant without gain reduction or am i doing somth wrong

[@Godartcolours]

does the mix have to peak at -10db or can I peak anywhere below -3db before adding the limiter?

[@Streaky_com]

Yes if you’re confident it’ll not overload when you remove the limiter

[@inmerstate]

Have you opened Billie Eilish's Ocean Eyes project on Logic? It's clipping at +5.2 without any plugins on the stereo out. Then If you add the compressor and EQ it clips at +2.0. And the last plugin is the adaptive limiter with just 1db of gain and ceiling of -1. I thought it was an interesting approach can you make a video of this please? Thank you Streaky...

[@hithere4289]

Basically the limiter is pushing down 4db on the output. But yeah the fact that the project clips at 5.2 is interesting and you can see different production approaches.

[@fredeatstheworld308]

rihanna diamonds has a clipping kick drum. dont worry about clipping just trust your ears if it sounds bad it is bad if it sounds good it is good

[@QLFProductions]

I'm subscribed and listen to you but I need you to point me to simpler lessons and I'll work my way to this. I'm in the process of learning to mix. For now I produce then pay an engineer to mix and master but I want to put my big boy pants on since I have all these plugins, lol.

[@Streaky_com]

Just try the processes I explain pause the video copy the setting and listen to how it sounds...have confidence in yourself, we are all guessing and learning 👍

[@JamesWestbrookdop]

Didn’t you post a good L2 preset somewhere to use for this ?

[@Streaky_com]

Not sure but use the default and you’ll be fine

[@HornetBojan]

You just have to be brave and turn those nobs around even if it all goes to sh.....:)) I found the more I overthink the less "alive" the final mix is ... There is something about "I don't care attitude", but of course you have to know what you're doing first:)

[@TheHouseofJukebox]

OK - first - thank you for this cause it has opened up a useful dialogue and, giving us some teks but - (Cardi B voice) "I got questions" lol. (Ace Ventura inhale) 1.) you say 'balance' the mix - are you talking about just leveling the mix in the intial stages to see where you are at so, once you do add a limiter to see what it could sound like prior to any processing or, is this post all your processing but maintaining the -10db summing on the master/mixbus? anddd 2.) -10db - rule of thumb or, is this just preference cah - would -6db or even -4db do the same thing? Just a shorter distain to get to the RMS of the ref track? (second question might read dumb but F it lol) (Ace Ventura exhale) - Cheers Streaky

[@Streaky_com]

Yes to all I think except the -6 /-4 as you’ll probably be pushing that in gain reduction so when you take limiter off it will be over and in the reds

[@TheHouseofJukebox]

@@Streaky_com appreciate that bro

[@MickeyBlood]

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[@paranoidjones]

do pro mixers really mix into a limiter adding 10-15 db?

[@wonkusshelvus5709]

Personally I find spanking the limiter that hard to make it match a loud master at the beginning of a mix can be a bit punishing, you’ll be limiting the crap out of everything to get it to match level if it’s an aggressive master... for me it works better to back off the ref track, say -6db, in the early stages so you’re not having to drive the monitoring limiter so hard.... once you’ve tightened up your bottom end and peaky transients it’ll start to be easier to match the ref track level without it sounding like something’s dying! Quite often I don’t really engage in this process till a mix is pretty sorted out, and take a slightly distanced attitude to it, some limiters are quite brightening and can influence the way I eq the mix so it’s horses for courses. Pop the limiter in for a bit to reference and sense the vibe but don’t feel wedded to it all the time... some clients really need the level and limited sound in your mix versions to feel supported, others are studio musos themselves and respond better to an unlimited mix with more headroom. Check with them! Wicked tip though, and defo one to include in your workflow if you’re going for a commercial / competitive level ; ]

[@paranoidjones]

@@wonkusshelvus5709 Thanks- I do tend to mix into Pro-L, but its usually adding a bit more like 3-5 db- I have a lot of plugins on the mix bus adding a little level at a time, and sometimes with aggressive music, if I take only the limiter off I'll get occasional peaks close to or above zero, so I'll adjust or take some of those other plugs off when i export the non-limited mix so that the mastering stage has at least 4db of headroom. Have never heard of -10 peak level as a standard to send to mastering. Do you think this results in a louder master?

[@Streaky_com]

Not a important as long as there is headroom I was just going a little over the top for beginners of this technique not taking the limiter off and being left with overloads

[@zappep]

Why do you ever need a full 10db of headroom from peak!? That's not mixing loud

[@Streaky_com]

It’s just about leaving some headroom so the mix isn’t limited before mastering...if you’ve got headroom it’s easier to get a mix louder when you master it

[@nadimabou-chacra7479]

100th like

[@chrissears1593]

Yes Streaky. Can you master my new tune please?

[@Streaky_com]

Love too...Order away at streaky.com

[@mchest7000]

I like what you're saying Streaky. Presumably there are some She mastering engineers out there? Fuck lufs you say? Plse explain.

[@Streaky_com]

I find it better mastering to rms

[@distortimus7631]

If Streaky replies to this comment, he'll get to 50k in no time

[@philfyphil]

Two people who think a master is a character on Dr Who. Sorry, carry on Streaky...

[@380stroker]

Too bad "the great reset" will put everyone out of buisness. Wakey, wakey.

[@reereelization]

True.

[@Streaky_com]

Cheerful 🤦‍♂️😂😂😂

[@BraveNewWorld8101]

It isn't over yet. I'm writing and recording my ass off until they put me in the gulag.

[@380stroker]

@@Streaky_com Laugh all you want streaky. Look up The World Economic Forum's push for this. This is the reason for the lockdowns. You have money saved up in the bank? Say bye bye to it. It's all completed by Q3 2021. Also no more property ownership. All belongs to the central banks.

[@paranoidjones]

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[@overflowbeats6965]

Please get to the point a little quicker.