How to EQ Your Master

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[@JohanDaniel]

Hey sage can u do an ozone 9 mastering specific video like going in-depth about the plugin and recommended setting in each parameter

[@sageaudio]

Thanks for your suggestion! We'll consider this topic for a future video! Looks like a lot of people would find that helpful! SageAudio.com

[@joelarmendariz8876]

Great video and detail, getting ready to start mastering session and your videos are extremely helpful. Thanks and awesome job.

[@rionvalet]

I'm on the mastering stage on my track, & I was just to start about it. & it was the best right timing of all times, cuz you uploaded the video. It seems like a miracle hahha. ThankU so much Sage Audio as always!🙏💌

[@sageaudio]

Hey Rion! Thank you so much for watching this video! Great to hear that it came out at the right time and helped you with your mastering! SageAudio.com

[@justinb9387]

I just wanted to say that I've found your tutorials really helpful . I was enjoying the tutorials by streaky but now I find yours better - your going a really good job at explaining things slowly and showing where the mouse is going on the vsts slowly - good voice too - easy to follow - thanks for all the tips your giving - really helping me

[@sageaudio]

Thanks for watching and commenting! Great to hear that you're finding these videos so helpful! SageAudio.com

[@nathanrapana4430]

Brah!! Not even related but the material you work on for your examples and even your back ground music is always straight fire. Really helpful videos and really great sounding videos as well. You're killing it man. Great stuff!!

[@sageaudio]

Thanks Nathan! Great to hear you like some of the other aspects of the video in addition to the info! SageAudio.com

[@musicproductionvideos5019]

Great video! I sure wish Bertom would be more like Reference 2 & Refsend... where you can actually use it on whatever track/source audio you're working on. It uses some type of general broadband signal behind the scenes only. So if I want to see only the "Difference" to an 808 sine wave or vocal I can. However "MTM Reference" is made for Mastering so the resolution is too low for what I want.

[@lowybeats6020]

Im a beginner to music production and damn thank God I subscribed to your channel it's helping me alot

[@sageaudio]

Awesome! Glad to hear the channel has been helpful! SageAudio.com

[@GaryCunninghamyouareenough]

Fantastic as always - thanks so much SAGE. To post daily (extremely helpful) videos requires a lot of time and effort, but hopefully, you guys see from the comments and likes that your time and effort is very much so appreciated 🙏🏻🤟🙏🏻

[@sageaudio]

Thanks Gary! It does take a lot of work - but we appreciate your support a lot! SageAudio.com

[@GaryCunninghamyouareenough]

@@sageaudio it's very much so appreciated 🙏🤘🙏

[@snaredrum954]

Legends. Love both Q3 and m4 ❤️

[@sageaudio]

You so much for watching and sharing your thoughts! Glad to hear that you enjoyed the video and you're right both of those plug-ins are great! SageAudio.com

[@EvanYoungMusic]

Nice. Thanks for the tips! I had no idea I could phase a master. I use proq3 so this is awesome!!!!

[@sageaudio]

That's awesome! Glad to hear that you Can check out the phase of the EQ that you've been using! SageAudio.com

[@lamellmatthews]

Much appreciated SAGE

[@sageaudio]

Thanks for watching! SageAudio.com

[@khalilroukoz]

another great video! for the Bertom analyser when setting up two instances in the chain and eq plugin in between i am seeing the simulated curve however my stereo output will not play the audio? is that normal, Thank you

[@JohanDaniel]

You guys are wizards!

[@sageaudio]

Thanks Johan! SageAudio.com

[@cabuffal0]

I enjoyed for your videos. Thanks.

[@sageaudio]

Thanks for watching! Great to hear that you enjoy this video! SageAudio.com

[@peaxeonly]

amazing

[@streetpyramids]

that EQ comparison made me really like the m4!

[@sageaudio]

Thanks for watching Travis! I agree it's a great plug-in! SageAudio.com

[@mariogongmario4767]

Thank you for the sharing.

[@sageaudio]

Thank you so much for watching Mario! Glad to hear that you enjoyed the video! SageAudio.com

[@DanUpdegraff]

The "Bertom EQ Curve Analyzer" looks like a handy tool to have. :)

[@sageaudio]

Hey Dan, thank you for watching and leaving a comment! You're right, it's a great tool to have! SageAudio.com

[@ManDaKi-79]

❤thankfully

[@artg7909]

That last eq....where can I buy it?

[@RobertCorrington]

The hardware emulation EQs are for the old guys that grew up using that gear and want to carry over that knowledge and experience onto a computer. For the rest of us, it's FabFilter Pro-Q 3. Three cheers!

[@sageaudio]

Thanks for watching Robert! Emulations can be useful though! Especially when you want to emulate unique phase relationships and some mild distortions. SageAudio.com

[@hayabusa3133]

Hi all, what I recently discovered, is that if you put a MID low pass filter and set it on 18khz, and then boost SIDE signal shelf at above 12khz it provides an accurate commercial sound and very cosy stereo image for your ears Try it for yourself!

[@rionvalet]

Hey sage audio, I just have a quick question. Are the functions & doings of 'DS1-MK3' is kinda' similar to 'Limiter.6'??

[@sageaudio]

Hey Rion! Thanks for watching this one - They're a little bit similar, but the sound is very different. MK3 is going to have a very transparent and clean tone, whereas Limiter 6 has a unique and stylized timbre. SageAudio.com

[@rumar4u]

Nice Video... Could you make one that shows how to remove the "Digital" sound of a song, frequencies that had that kinda of "MP3 Compressed" sound. I'm fixing some old songs that can't find elsewhere. Thanks

[@phnxjordan]

I had a problem with digital sound and what helped my songs get a better tone was a tape saturation plugin

[@rumar4u]

@@phnxjordan There are different frequencies and trust me... I have over 20 different Saturation plugins, from Tape, Tube, Transistor, Vinyl, Alloy, Nickel, Clips... you name it. But there are songs that aren't Lossless and have that lossy frequencies (kinda like inside a metal can) that sounds like a 96 kbps MP3 which no saturation plugin can correct. Very noticeable when using M/S in the Side field.

[@sageaudio]

Thanks for your suggestion! We'll consider this topic for a future video! SageAudio.com

[@LucasMichalski]

Hi, I've been following your KZbin channel and blogs for a good while now finding it very informative and very professional. I must say I learned a lot from your blogs and videos. I run my own studio for few years but still learning and improving my mastering skills. I have one question. Hope you find few minutes to answer. The question is regarding dynamic EQ in mastering. I know it's better to use subtractive dynamic EQ before compression and addictive EQ after compression. But my question is about dynamic EQ on high frequencies on sides (to emphasise width), dynamic boost on mid channel to create dynamics on snare/vocals ect. Dynamic EQ on mid channel on low end to tighten low end ect. Generally speaking I use a lot of dynamic EQ on sides and mid channel during mastering. My question is is it better to use it before or after compression? While I understand how to use addictive/subscractive EQ on whole track regarding compression, but what about while using just on sides or just mid channel? Before or after compression? I'm looking for best results and would like to have some clarification. Thank you so much for your help and time. Lucas

[@sageaudio]

That's awesome! Glad to hear that you've been learning from our videos and blog posts for a while! As for you question - you could do both! You can place an EQ before and after the compressor, the one before is dynamic subtractive, the one after is dynamic additive. If you put the additive EQ before compression, you'll emphasize those frequencies before the compression - which may not sound bad, but will cause more compression to occur. Thanks for watching! SageAudio.com

[@LucasMichalski]

@@sageaudio thank you so much for great help!

[@luigidaniellmusic]

hi , i have a question bro , only if you can , first at all , exelent videos bro , pro and briliant clean explaned , thanks , so , my question , where i can donwload acurate refrence tracks ? because is stronger to get a match style in real 24 bits / wav , and mp3 have a little diference in tonal balance control APP , for example , mp3 is not acurate solution , you can explane maybe in future video from you , how is a save mode to use reference tracks , i you can for sure , thanls a lot bro , and congrat for exelents videos

[@sageaudio]

Hey Luigi! Thanks for watching and for leaving a comment! I like to rerecord references into a DAW via the output and line input on the back of my interface. If that doesn't work for you, getting the CD and using the files from that as your references will work well. SageAudio.com

[@mrpudikin]

Please what's the 2nd song playing in the background of the video .

[@sageaudio]

Hey Victor! Thanks for watching. Sorry but I am not sure what that song is. SageAudio.com

[@ethanjohnson9091]

Half measure- 1982

[@mrpudikin]

@@ethanjohnson9091 thanks much man

[@wagnergarcia2011]

Uhull The best

[@sageaudio]

Thanks for watching Wagner! SageAudio.com

[@krishrk7849]

Bro plz upload free mixing and mastering plugins

[@rionvalet]

Bruhhh, there's totally A TON here on their channel! Plssss check them out! There's a lot, like a lot lot. Plsss check their channel, it'll literally help u!

[@sageaudio]

Thanks Rion!

[@sageaudio]

Thanks for watching! And If you're looking for free mixing and mastering plug-ins we do have a lot of videos about that on our channel! SageAudio.com

[@siii3sss738]

What’s the song

[@ethanjohnson9091]

Half measure - 1982

[@sid3tears]

🤩🤩🤩

[@sageaudio]

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[@vipkannadaofficial123]

Plz

[@vipkannadaofficial123]

Plz

[@sageaudio]

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[@epicterry6706]

this is wack don't do this