Easy way to Get Your Track Louder. Finalize your Mix

🔥 YOU GOTTA WATCH THIS! ➡️ • Bella Kelly - Heartbre... 🔥
🔥Join the Channel to Access All The Premium Courses: bit.ly/2SNX8bx
🔥Bella Kelly's Single/Video Throat: bit.ly/3dxeJOf 🔥 David's Mixing Course: bit.ly/2RHF5AA
Waves Plugins Deals: bit.ly/2XDRiKJ
Free Plugins & Discounts: bit.ly/2ORlOPL
THE BEST LOOPS 20% OFF WITH OUR DISCOUNT bit.ly/2CdYULO
PREMIUM MIXING COURSES: bit.ly/2Ahx3aP
MixbusTV WEBSITE: www.mixbustv.com
Release Your Music Independently
with Distrokid: bit.ly/2Sn1Rht
Recommended Budget Recording Gear by MixbusTV: amzn.to/2RNsHjN
MixbusTV Gadgets: bit.ly/2NGtW2I
Mixing Tricks: bit.ly/2C6fI6w
Mastering & Loudness: bit.ly/2Tv7LSr
Hardware vs Plugins: bit.ly/2GX1oBv
Subscribe: bit.ly/2VB0qhw
Mix & Mastering Inquiries: [e-mail]
By popular demand here's the mastering session of the track "Hunting" by Lambstone that we've seen in our video "Loudness is not in Mastering: • Loudness is not in Mas...
As we've seen in that video, loudness is all about the mix, we have to create the potential for a mix to be loud with different techniques and processing like saturation, compression, limiting but in this video David shows us how to bring the track to a competitive level, with the required RMS for commercial release and how he adjust some small details with static and dynamic eq,
clipping and hard limiting.
Enjoy, like and SHARE!
Join MixbusTV on mixbustv
mixbustv
for updates & exclusive content
Mix & Mastering Inquiries: [e-mail]
mixbustv
mixbustv
/ rockstarstudio
DONATE: www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr...

[@djfull4442]

David: "There's not really much to see here, guys." Also David: _in-depth analysis of critical frequency range_

[@comadamage]

Dude you're the only one on whole youtube who actually shares real knowledge. Thank you so much!

[@GottiPlays]

Thanks for all this information man! you are a gem in the cave of useless marketing jargon and useless tutorials. i've improved a lot with your suggestions. again thanks

[@vaughnmiller4371]

David, you are the truth and the real deal. Thanks for all you do. May God continue to bless your efforts and keep you safe bro...

[@ColeG]

the bottom line message is - don't fuck it up

[@populele]

GREAT info once again! I'm gonna come back to this when I'm ready to master my stuff! And of coarse I'll have to checkout some of your other vids to get things ready! I Really appreciate what you do! Thank YOU David!

[@pedroortiz4755]

David, Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us, amazing info like always!

[@getulioprates]

Great job David!

[@istratetm]

The best channel I came across. So much to learn. Honestly. Thanks and wish you all the best!

[@prod.yakwao_o5454]

So thankful for all this knowledge you've been giving away 🙏🙏🙏 Soon getting the complete course on mixing and mastering Hip-Hop :D Bless you man !

[@lowyaw]

dude you're totally the best. like, always. thanks.

[@MrAdrianloera]

Dude, you are gold you know that? You understand it at a pro level and somehow I always end up learning the most from your videos. I go circles around Mix With the Masters, Puremix, Nail the Mix, but nope I learn the most here. Cheers friend. - Adrian

[@daltongtplayer]

Great! I´ve just listened the entire song at Spotify. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[@justpassioniate5022]

I love this song thanks so much for the tutorial🙏🏾 keep going

[@Kidraver555]

Great stuff, so clear to understand, looking forwards to seeing the problems in the mix mastering tutorial you promised us,lol,thanks.

[@rafalvarezsevilla]

love your top down approach

[@spaziojobim]

Perfect result.

[@benja303]

Don't fuck it up. Got it. It's hard when you have tricks, you always want to try out that trick you saw in a video but we have to be disciplined.

[@Skrenja]

Your name is Benja too? I've never met another one in my life.

[@briannewman4904]

benja303 discipline is the word. In mixing...

[@benja303]

Skrenja Yeah bro, I'm Benja too. Never met another one either.

[@NICKARTHMUSIC]

My favorite channel ever!!!!

[@geraldleibnitz3321]

David you are the best teacher. I learn more from you than I do in school!

[@sonnybrasco9735]

Good video sir. Appreciate you sharing your knowledge

[@Barncore]

Would love to see more mastering videos. Going through your process on different songs etc. Philosophy, tricks, etc

[@chipbuttyrecords]

Wicked as always :)

[@dracul74]

Very helpful!

[@riktascale4]

Very good session

[@johnnyagnelli8031]

grande uno dei pochi che sa cosa sta facendo! good job ;)

[@MrAcapela]

excellent information

[@MrAcapela]

excellent vid

[@andyhalliday807]

Also super nice, thanks! I was interested in hearing you speak more about level matching :) It peaked my interest... maybe an explanation of what that bit was all about? Big up x

[@Skrenja]

Tokyo Dawn rocks. Have you tried the "Slick Eq" from them? It's an amazing eq.

[@YokuStudio]

great work!,and btw the mix sounds great too!,i mean,great master + great results = great sound,i know i´m missing the musician but i hope you know what i mean. subscribed since long ago!

[@warwickbaines-bennett7721]

Fascinating, another great job man. Thanks for the video. I'm full of cold and have watched the video through 2 times now but my brain isn't functioning properly so apologies if you have already addressed this but do you have a target RMS/Peak level you are going for when mastering?

[@zicmanislord]

THX for the lesson. I agree with everything is about the mix. I'm a beginner and I often try to tweak my mix on the 2 buss. I know it's a mistake then back to te mix. What a long way to perceive that a mix is well done. Ear training is a hard job. THX for your great channel :) .

[@zicmanislord]

Thx for the advice.

[@joshwest8882]

Frank also try printing your mix and open the file in a new project. (once you feel it's done) that way there is separation and time from mixing and mastering

[@zicmanislord]

Josh West Yes. It's true! It's like I was another guy with new fresh ears. Thx for this good advice. I'm glad with that 😉

[@joshwest8882]

Frank glad that helped brotha! I don't remember where I picked that bit of advice up from, but it has done wonders for me. a little hint, if you hear one element still not right, then it's the mix! hope that saves you hours lol

[@lunarchris1]

Glad to see you use Kclip, that's a great clipper. I would suggest you check out Boz Digital labs The Wall limiter. It's my go to now for any mastering, and I would be interested to hear your thoughts on it. Great vid, I think you nailed the #1 thing about mastering which is that it's just for volume and translatability and is NOT for trying out random tricks or gimmicks that'll just screw up the mix. Thanks man!

[@LarryRebelSonix]

Hi David - great video and channel. Thanks so much for sharing all your knowledge. I was wondering if you could do a video on Limiter 6 as it seems quite in depth and Im sure you have some great workflows for using it (i found your KClip review so useful). Also as its free and cross platform, everyone can get it. Anyways - again, thanks so much!

[@SoundsFromSound]

What monitors are you using for this master David? Love that Brainworx EQ, so damn good...thanks for uploading this video for us!

[@joejones4237]

i love you man . all that swearing made me laugh . what you share is so true . people love to overuse plugins and fuck things up

[@Fire-Toolz]

yes yes. it is all about getting your mix as good as possible. but! many mastering engineers are handed turds and we must polish them. sometimes we need to really breathe life into things. can you do a video on how to "fix" shitty mixes? fixing tonal imbalances and inconsistencies, handling kick+bass conflicts, etc., compression techniques to help compensate for drums being too loud/bad crest factors, even stereo imaging techniques for thin and stale mixes. thanks, i absolutely love this channel.

[@briannewman4904]

love to see some Hip hop tutorials about anything....dynamics are different...

[@mgmthegrand]

Agreed! Hip-hop is definitely different dynamically, but the "rules" still apply. Use them to taste and they work just as well. That being said, it would be great to see a tutorial where these tips are applied practically to a hip-hop mix. In fact if he could apply the same approach to a hip-hop song as he did with this song, where he does a tutorial with tips on preparing the mix for mastering, then a follow up tutorial like this one focusing specifically on the actual mastering, that would be perfect!

[@vextract4662]

I'm stupid loud all the time I'm a guitarist!😂 My mixes? Well, still working with your help.

[@romeoharelstudios648]

Great videos, do you offer mastering services?

[@thexor902]

thanks again, Dave. I'd have a question, if you can answer me... Being highly impressed by that tiny -0.2dB cut in ProQ, I am so curious.: did you focus on the ENTIRE mix, when at a certan point that resonance stood out, or your way is to focus on some parts at a time, for example: focus on bass, on kicks, snare, hi end.... back and forth searching for something that needs to be corrected? Does this question make (any) sense? thanks a lot for this channel, really. 😊

[@Frankie_G_]

when youre looking at your volume analyer for the level youre trying to be at, are you trying to reach the highest yellow in your specific case in the video? What is a good RMS level in your opinion to shoot for genres like dubstep? thanks dude!

[@cfig81]

What's is your opinion in using 32bit 44 for mixing , mastering and why? It will be nice if you do a video about the advantages of using the different bit rates and bandwidth. Thank you

[@Frankie_G_]

another question, are these techniques according to the song or are these general rules you use for each mastering project. So for instance, the adjustments in ProQ2. those per song, or are those typical for your mastering chain? thanks G!

[@mrjakub-tn5dv]

I'm not familiar with PT layout, is the signal clipped first and then limitted, or first limitted and then clipped? Is there any reasoning behind the order of limitter and clipper?

[@sonorityscape]

why did you leave the K-clip linked?

[@tinodadon]

Great video! Had a couple questions. When you do your first limiting to see how much limiting you need to get to preferred loudness, what amount of gain reduction would make you choose not to use a clipper? Hope that make sense. Last, for instruments in hip hop, r&b, and Ambient IDM type material, what Lufs or RMS do you aim for. Thank you for all the information, your mixing hip hop course was wonderful! Taught me alot on using saturation on individual sounds and many other things!

[@tinodadon]

@@mixbustv thanks for the information!

[@Skrenja]

Any affordable alternatives for limiters on logic? Logic's limiters are really bad and harsh. I want to get ozone, but the price is insane.

[@renejrhodes88]

The maximum gain reduction from the Pro L was 5.5 db, not 3 db. That's quite the difference if u ask me. I'm not saying don't make it loud since it's not my choice anyway. But 2.5 db is a significant difference especially in Mastering. Cheers David

[@NN-rs1ny]

i see that you didnt use a analog eq emulation or a passive eq may i ask you why

[@luludelarosa]

14:06 "Let's try to catch that ass"

[@DJPharaoh]

What do you usually allow for the peak level of a finished mix before you master? Thanks! Great video!

[@DJPharaoh]

Yeah that helps a ton. Thank you!!

[@user-xw4tn7xi5v]

Hi David, great video as always. A question: why did you use ProQ2 instead of to make these little treatments in bx_digitalv2 as it has many "free" bands available?

[@user-xw4tn7xi5v]

I understand, thanks! :)

[@jonathanmandia8566]

Can you please give an answer?

[@drumken]

Hi. Newbie here. How about a project that starts having some noise (like a tape effect?!) due to the master limiting? I mean I open the project and there is noise before I play the tracks. I can clear it off with a gate, but would that do?

[@drumken]

Hi! Thanks for the reply! The noise must come from too much gain accumulated through plug-ins (like the limiter) I'd say. Is that 'hiss' sound I hear when I open the project, but don't feel like it's when the music plays. I will deal with it. Thank you! You have some amazing videos that helped me understand things!

[@KokosovayaStrushka]

Just heard this tutorial. All good, but still think you could get up to +3dB rms without crush mix if you’d put another gentle limiter after your pro-l

[@repawnd1]

Yes I have also noticed better results using two limiters to get less distortion. I use two different "flavored" limiters, usually transients on the first then aggressive or punch on the second, just taking off the last 2db or so.

[@ukcrydrytrywhy]

Hello David! I have recently got back on your channel to re-educate myself. (I been busy with school, and haven't been mixing much. turns out mixing is like math. if you don't practice it, you'll forget it.) I want to know what's your take on "pink noise mixing." I think it looks like a great way to achieve a good volume balance, after being done with the EQ of course.

[@ukcrydrytrywhy]

then setting the actual levels is a matter of taste after the first rough leveling using the pink noise? It'll be great if you do a video about how you do your gain staging!

[@germangorchs9938]

@@ukcrydrytrywhy Hey! Just read your comment. My personal perspective is that you actually can use pink noise to do leveling for your starting point, but keep in mind that adjusting all the balance of the mix to the pink noise will make you mixes walk towards the same frecuency balance so you will have to go back to balancing again. I believe is really usefull to get started if you can't find great balance on the mixes but as time pases you will notice that pink noise is only usefull to get a quick static balance of the mix towards the aproach of the frecuency balance of the pink noise wich is really close overall to great sounding music. I know its been 3 years since you put that coment, but let me know what you think 3 years after lol. Cheers!

[@ptitbaronnet]

how did you level match when their is limiting and not limiting ? really usefull

[@ptitbaronnet]

thank you ! it's really important cause when you put it louder with a multi band like pro l or ozone 7, you tend to think that your track is better and it's often not the case

[@4AR_Mix]

working the chain backwards? interesting

[@alexmagnifica]

my tracks are always indecently loud

[@deanc2000]

You were a lot in the red, and around -7 to -8. I've heard you should be around -13 to -16 in order to preserve dynamic range. Is it due to it being metal that you need to be so loud? My last song, I just touched ever so lightly the red in RMS, just so the dynamic range was preserved.

[@Lolwutdesu9000]

Question: why use the brainworx to boost the high end when you could just do it using the fabfilter pro q? Any reason for that?

[@Lolwutdesu9000]

MixbusTV hey thanks for answering! I had a feeling it had something to do with the sound. I personally feel as though some plugins are much more forgiving when you eq boost, although I haven't had a go with the brainworx one yet, so I was curious as to why you preferred it, as I usually use the fabfilter. :)

[@danghuydung95]

hey dude, you have fanpage or website or anything ? I'm not so good at English

[@yigitcitak]

Are you mastering already mastered track ? or are you the mastering engineer? The mixdown sounds exactly like the album version.

[@yigitcitak]

@@mixbustv very good. Thanks

[@rost061]

Hey David, thank you for the video. I do understand that mastering is not supposed to be obvious in the case, but i couldn't hear any changes at all when you bypassed those eq plugins via youtube, wonder if anyone could? But I could see it, so thanks for sharing!

[@rost061]

***** The mix was just great, so it really did not need anything but limiter, i wish my mixes were that good, thanks!

[@mastershake9374]

listen to the snare, it gets more in your face when the processing is on. the rest is subtle, but if you listen for character you will hear it !

[@rost061]

May be, some trained ears can hear 0,2db of boosting eq , I doubt it's possible trough youtube

[@mastershake9374]

true, but you can hear the limting and clipping. even on youtube. thats why i said listen to the snare

[@Delston05]

I'm finding the crash cymbals in my most current production to be problematic...When I view the printed waveform they stand high above. If I just turn their volume down to where they don't do this, they don't seem to have enough emphasis anymore. So my rookie question: how do I go about taming these rogue transient spikes without them losing all their useful energy? Is a dynamic EQ the right choice? saturation? limiter on that channel? compression? something else perhaps? Learning and absorbing...

[@Delston05]

Thanks again. I'm jumping around your channel at the moment. I would love to know if you have any videos that can help me better understanding things like: ---When I'm done writing the music (Trance is my genre), and am ready to start mixing, is there a high level list of typical steps to start with?, something like "first thing, I typically add X & Y to the master bus, I check for these typical problem areas...etc. ---Any helpful general rules of thumb around the mixing process? "never do X", "always...." etc. ---How to identify when I should stop mixing (Otherwise I just tinker in perpetuity) btw, your help on saturation made a world of difference. Much appreciated.

[@LostOnThePianoRoll]

David Elston grab a reference of the same style and thoroughly analyze it. levels of high low, stereo image of each frequency... then try to match

[@GeorgeFalconer]

"Whoever mixed this likes it" - wise words.

[@Zickcermacity]

I would master so that a user volume setting between 11-1 o'clock would yield a comfortable listening level - not too loud or too soft. Party/dance volume? 2-4 o'clock. A mix/master should not yield a finished product so hot that the neighbors can hear it with your volume knob at 9 o'clock!

[@mixbustv]

There is a lot wrong with that statement

[@Zickcermacity]

@@mixbustv Does the phrase "gain-staging" ring a bell? Everything operating in its optimal zone?