How To Master A Song In 10 Minutes - RecordingRevolution.com

[@recordingrevolution]

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[@KOSMIKFEADRECORDS]

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[@j.r.ankney5334]

signed up for the "Radio Ready Guide" but site wasn't found....

[@TheDilligan]

For any Reaper users, if you want to do that Parallel Compression trick on your master, Reaper puts a wet/dry knob up at the corner of EVERY plugin. So you can use any compressor without having to do any crazy routing configurations.

[@theDOAdrummer]

Another trick is as soon as you've done these steps, bounce to MP3 and play it on as many systems as you can and take notes. Then go back to the stems and change it up, then repeat. Then use those 2 MP3's as references.

[@rosswheatley8329]

IMO this is one of the most important steps, but also the worst. Because I will find myself in a constant loop of trying to perfect things, over adjusting, rinse, repeat.

[@rectoplasmic4630]

@@rosswheatley8329 story of my life

[@brentransome579]

And granted the speakers you are playing thru

[@simonwebber2661]

I can't even begin to imagine how many aspiring musicians you've helped out with these solid, straight forward and fundamental mixing and mastering lessons, Thank you for this series Graham!

[@berlinbayband6883]

Hey, this is a nice mastering Reference ... 4:50 Mastering EQ 6:50 Mastering Compressor 12:06 Mastering Limiter + VU-Meter Thanks for posting, Graham. Tom #BerlinBayBand

[@marcjustinpascasio9955]

Thank you for the timestamps :) now I know the exact procedures.

[@CodyCleggMusic]

Mastering my second EP 1.5 years after the first one, and came back to this video again for a refresher. Thanks, Graham!

[@recordingrevolution]

For those of you looking for the final version of this song, it's available on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, Amazon, and more. Just look up Graham Cochrane - Bury It.

[@joeyhildreth4802]

recordingrevolution 5 minutes to master a song: Export all of your tracks as stems and place into a folder. Zip the folder. Send the folder to a mastering engineer.

[@CJMarsicanoPA]

+Joey Hildreth That's not mastering, that's mixing. Mastering would involve sending the final two-track stereo mix to the mastering engineer.

[@GeoffWilde]

Joey Hildreth WRONG

[@SMG_Media_Marketing]

That's called stem mastering, not mixing.

[@CJMarsicanoPA]

Seems like Mr. Hildreth is confused or at the very least, quite a bit ill informed as to the difference between mastering a finished mix and finalizing the EQ on individual tracks/stems.

[@MidlifeRenaissanceMan]

How to master a song in 30 seconds Load Ozone into the output bus Select the preset that sounds best Grab a beer and say "Close enough!"

[@elwrongo]

hey that"s what I do!

[@SCRollNinja]

Haha i do the same

[@anicca.5475]

hahaha lol

[@Braillionaire]

LOL That was me for years!

[@aaronjones3866]

facts lol

[@darraghglennonmusic]

I've been watching these videos since the '5 Minutes to a Better Mix' series and this addition shows the consistently excellent quality of his educational content. Thank you Graham!

[@Mrjblanco1]

Wow!! Listened to the final version on Spotify and sounds amazing I'm blown away all stock plug ins with budget gear so punchy and up front and LOUD. Great job sir you changed my aspect on engineering for life thank you Graham God is showing off in your life keep it up

[@Abelmusic]

Dude Graham, I love this song! It's cool to see you improving as you teach us. I've been watching you since I was 14 I'm 19 now.

[@Advait]

Best mix / mastering tutorial on KZbin

[@AyoSolanke]

THANK YOU. Never thought i would ever be able to Master a song but after watchng your video, it answered a looooot of my questions. Really grateful. Thank you for sharing your knowledge

[@HimanshuSharma-vt8ke]

Its funny how the exact same mix before the limiter sounded okayish... but after the limiting it sounded like a really professional song.... huh... loudness really fools our brains

[@channelderek9005]

Should have level matched the two to hear what the limiter is doing to the music...

[@frytsz007]

I thinks its because we can hear the details a lot clearer

[@NickB-md1oy]

Channel Derek the limiter does nothing but add volume though

[@AJDOLDCHANNELARCHIVE]

@@NickB-md1oy Not really, because it is crushing things that are loud and bringing up quieter elements as a side-effect, it does have a pretty substantial difference on the overall sound beyond just overall loudness.

[@Nutamago]

blast a grindcore or any metal recording with that kind of volume. sound professional enough?

[@dplagoon]

I've recently begun home recording and have become obsessed like Frankenstein in his lab. After so many hours of research I have to say this series has quelled my anxiety of over saturating my mind with everything I can find. I'm going to go back and re-mix and master all my songs now. Thank you!

[@RocknRollkat]

Like I've been saying since 1961.... "Record it right and the mastering takes care of itself". This presentation pretty much proves my point. I never understood why people need mastering houses.

[@ImmaCalouS_MTCS]

THANK GOD FOR MENTORS SUCH AS YOURSELF. Blessings

[@samuelbrittingham1140]

Hey man I just wanted to shout and give you a huge Thanks! I've watched so many youtube videos on improving my Mixing and Mastering skills and you do such a great job at actually simplifying and explaining how to utilize the tools you have to get a great mix. I think the first video I watched was your explanation of how a compressor works and after that I was hooked. People always get on KZbin and like show what they did on a mix with the compressor to get great vocals by setting the Attack at this and Threshold to this but that never seemed to really help me grasp how to use to the tool. Honestly you are the only Teacher out there on KZbin that seems like you really want people to learn how to get better at being a Producer/Engineer. Even though I make Hip Hop, your videos still help a ton. I don't do a lot of Mic setups and recording live but beyond that point it still applies. Anyways just wanted to say your the man bro! Keep making those videos. Even though I've been making my own beats for a long time and putting somewhat decent mixes of my own stuff. I'm getting out there like you said and offering to Mix anything I can get my hands on for free just to get more experience on other artists music. Hopefully they feel it and I can eventually get a little more serious with it. Thanks again.

[@TheMusicRecordingNetworkLive]

Samuel Brittingham wow, I read all of this. I am a retired mix eng, producer of hip-hop r&b music. I just built a new studio in my house. What caught my eye was mastering in 10 minutes????.....i was like let me see the fool....lol but after reading your comment I am looking forward to seeing more videos from this person. And I would love to hear your mixes. Maybe I can give so e small pointers. OR you just maybe there and don't know it.

[@kernjames]

Great video. I appreciate that you spoke quickly on this video. I am a hands on type of person and videos about recording can be a bit dry. So I really appreciate when someone is concise and to the point.

[@dxwallace55]

This series of Recording, Mixing, and Mastering from scratch is a gold mine for newbies !!

[@JBauerProject]

This was VERY helpful. Don't sweat the haters' comments Graham. You do great work and we're happy to learn from you.

[@theericbeaty]

Great video and tips, Graham. I'm not that far along yet in my latest single, but it won't be long before I am!

[@DaltonGrados]

Yes! Thank you Graham for posting this. Been following the "how to mix from scratch" series and this is just what I needed to finish it off! Thank you for all of the value you provide us.

[@napkinshoplifta5163]

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[@costachipuka6309]

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[@zedriwhaley4969]

I have followed your videos on how to mix a song from beginning to end. I must say…You make this a whole lot more easy and interesting than anyone else I have seen!!!! Thank you!!!! This has been very helpful!!! Keep up the Great Work!!!!!

[@vanrozay8871]

Amazing how effective the minimal eq adjustments are.

[@Vambibuda]

You're the f****** man. Thanks a million, this very is extremely hopeful. Happy I subscribed to this channel.

[@prodcountryjames]

Awesome song! Great tutorial,always a good lesson to learn with you.

[@russellrivera1]

I'm revisiting this video again to get some inspiration and perspective, and I forgot how awesome this song is. This is one of those songs that I wish I would have written and recorded. Great song, great production...this made my day. I must purchase this one.

[@kaivrock]

I'll sometimes take the reference and my mix and play them at the same time. It sounds crazy and I only do it for about 5 seconds at a time but you can really hear what's lacking or what is too much.

[@kamranayazi4196]

Graham, you're the best mentor I've ever seen in my whole life. I've been following you for awhile and I've learned very much from you. Thumbs up! Keep up the good work, dude!

[@SergeyBerezovikov]

Thank you very much for such an informative and useful video.

[@jarrodpairgin6886]

what an incredible guide.

[@a1guitarmaker]

Great lesson... I love that Focusrite compressor, use it a lot. However, more often I grab the TDR Kotelnikov (which is free for everyone).

[@reignz1397]

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[@famoustwins2x]

How to I get it please help

[@UltraSamurai]

Love that compressor. Actually like a lot of that brands plugins.

[@kkeevviin]

Is taking the threshold on his limiter in Pro Tools equivalent to, in the Ableton limiter, increasing the gain?

[@markushassel2737]

I love this channel. Such important tools for DIY producers and musicians. No bull, straight to the point. Keep it up!!

[@1VERZHN]

You are an amazing singer, arranger songwriter mixer. This song and sticks and stones are my faves by you.

[@Bcwilderness]

imo its vital to get that snare drum clear and punchy enough, that and vox the centre of my music mind or what my ear draws to, esp on small speakers , great work and vid g , respect

[@rone4165]

Hey, great stuff! My many months of practicing brought me so much into micro-doodling; I learned what NOT to do. It is true, 'less is more'.

[@jacobfriedman6606]

The information is excellent. The tutorial I have been searching for.

[@Sky3RN]

I really love this song.

[@johnhowarthmusic8706]

Another great, no-nonsense and simple (for me) video. I know I should drink a gallon of water a day, just as I KNOW I should use reference tracks but... As well as being lazy, I have problems finding reference tracks that I can download. Not to mention that I don't want to sound like someone else's track. But I do understand that referencing is a good base to begin. Thanks, again, for another good presentation. You and Warren Huet have helped me SO much. (-:

[@TheKEVINMK]

Hi Mr Graham, Don't know if you'll read the message but, I just want to say, A Great and Huge THANK YOU!!! For all your Tips,videos series and your time ,it really helps a lot! God Bless You,one more time thank you!

[@DacianGradaMusic]

Thank you for this video brother! It's reassuring to see that almost all the steps I already do when mastering are tried and true for veterans like you :) greetings from Italy, God Bless!

[@drummingdrunk]

Hey Man, just wanted to say thanks! Was watching this while sitting on my desk at the office, I'll be trying this once I get home.

[@juniormiguelcornejocastell5992]

I downloaded the guide and it really cover everything, really really thank you for everything, you should get more subscribers because all your videos are super complete, and you're helping us (beginners) to reach our goal and learn a little more.

[@thebraggersKansasCityPop]

Nice thanks for the great help!

[@RobCarrollMusic]

I really appreciate your lessons and skills. I've learned so much from watching your channel over the years

[@RajatKalraMOS]

You are one of the best teachers in the world Graham!

[@byronuk9271]

i know its a bit late but i absolutely love that song!!! i watched your videos slightly out of sequenc and had no idea it was you singing, thanks for the lesson your the only one stopping me loose my mind in my quest to become the worlds best producer and artist!! HAVING NEVER PRODUCED,MIXED OR MASTERED A SINGLE ONE OF MY OWN SONGS TILL A MONTH AGO!! HAHA (DREAMS JUST DONT GO AWAY!! :-)

[@rickspyder1]

One of the top ten vids I've seen so far...FANTASTIC

[@PeterLindelauf]

Great tutorial. Looking forward to doing first mastering. Thanks.

[@wdd2234]

I have seen quite a few persons on KZbin saying this & that, but your presentation by far was concise, and to the point. Thank you 😊

[@DDCCOOKZ]

This was very informative and extremely helpful. I am a young producer who originally is a songwriter, this and the guide will help in my finals at Full Sail and in the future thank you.💯

[@mpmusic9378]

Great job breaking down mastering. I feel like it is something that most overlook(ed), including me.

[@CHIG5748]

I love a mix knob. Should be on every plugin. Using a Compressor like this you can compress more than normal and mix in the compression in essence creating a rear bus without having to create an Aux track with a compressor and setting up sends.

[@chrispoulin5902]

Thanks Graham. I've learned a lot from your videos. Been working on an album now for some time. I just keep plugging away even though it's taking forever. I also started to make some money as an audio engineer this year. I should thank you for that as well because I think one of your tutorials or videos you basically said go for it. I've been a professional musician for 20 years but I'm seeing as I get older, audio engineering will be a better revenue stream for me because I won't want to schlep equipment in and out of clubs at 1 in the morning when I'm 64. Plus it pays better. One of these days I will actually buy one of your products because you have already earned my money with your free tutorials. That will have to wait til my starving musician income makes an uptick unfortunately. But I just want to say I'm grateful form your willingness to share your knowledge. keep it up and ignore any haters you rock!

[@reevrob]

You're a good teacher, man. Way better than that "industry guy" who praises every plug-in he uses (well, he's paid to do so). Your example is great too. Keep it up.

[@Bring_MeSunshine]

Cool. Watched this because it came through as an email recommend. The explanations of certain features on the plugins, such as the dry/wet feature on the Comp and running the settings on the Klanghelm were particularly helpful. In fact, I'm now gonna get that VU plugin for that reason. Cheers

[@djendix]

Thanks to you Sir I have become more proficient in regards to music. I have seen a few of your videos and can't believe little things got past me over the past years thinking I am so intelligent.

[@In-Ear-Studio]

You're doing an amazing work of simplifying the audio production to the world. Congrats!

[@kingsleyjones4785]

thank you for your wonderful guide bro...... actually i use to write and record song in my iphone but i don't know how to make a song in a professional way ... by watching your videos (how to record and mix a song from the scratch ) it gave me confidence.....once again thank you

[@TheRickysee]

Graham. You have really "mastered" the descriptive terms for explaining sound. You always pick the perfect words. Smack, fizzy, rounded off, love it!

[@currentphonograph1734]

new & improved masters on the way. thank you

[@DemisFenech]

Great video but mastering does not involve just 10 mins of eq and compression. It also involves listening on different sound systems and try to balance between them cause a song won't sound the same on a 5.1 system and on head phones or a bluetooth speaker. You have to try and make it sound close on different kinds of systems.

[@gulfcoastballa]

Thanks for this video! I just mastered my first song, about to give it the car test now

[@ElectromagneDikk]

I appreciate what you're doing in these videos, I've been recording and mixing and mastering my own stuff for a long time but I'm always trying to get other people's perspectives because you're never done learning, so thank you for all the tips and advice

[@SOULSWAYMUSIC]

hello from Argentina! thank you very much for sharing your videos! you are very pedagogical!! Big hug! Adrian

[@jatinbid7717]

Hie Graham, Can u Make Session on, How many delays & Reverbs actually needed in mix ? & How to use it in inserts & sends ?

[@DanDDirges]

I like your song better. So you EQ and Compress in the MIX stage AND the Master stage. Another helpful video! Thank you

[@theericbeaty]

Honest question: What is your opinion of mastering services like Cloudbounce, LANDR, and similar mastering services?

[@eds6889]

Liked your comp and eq, brought out background vocals and tightened the bottom end while giving the mix more instrument clarity. Nice work.

[@stelladevania3607]

Have watched this full series. Thank you. You're seriously the best at teaching. Maybe not the best producer, but the best teacher. You made sure we understand WHY we use plugins. Unlike other youtubers that just tells us to put something in "to make them sound better" but never goes in depth about why. I've been putting pluggins in and tweak knobs at random to see which ones make an instrument sound better. I mean, it works, but takes so much time. Nothing is more frustrating than KNOWING your song sounds bad but don't know what to do 😥. You don't know how much this means to me. Thank you. You deserve much more subs than this

[@hank7950]

Great stuff! Been studying a lot on how to perfect my trade and this is just what I needed. Thanks for the "short" video on mastering (I don't mind watching 30-60 minutes) but to the point and key things to look at is really what I care about as I became even better.

[@chrisgmusic4God]

You’re the man bro! And a brother in Christ it sounds like 👍🏻 God bless and thank you for all the great videos. I learn a lot

[@katohammond]

Hey... I've noticed that it appears that my Pro Tools did not come with the Maxim plugin that was supposed to have been included in the bundle. Do you know where I can go to download it? I've been searching damn near all evening... and can't find it anywhere. Or is there any other plugin that I can use in place of that?

[@davejohnsonmusic]

Just bought this track on iTunes man. Watched all your videos on the process of making it and wanted to have the final product. Great job and great videos.

[@808j3]

Wow..what next wipe his ass?

[@DavidMcKeevermusic]

One of the best mastering videos I've seen, thanks for your work! It kinda reminds me of going to the eye doctor, "number1... or number2". Subtle adjustments to bring the mix 'into focus'.

[@Rick-Songs]

Thanks so much Graham, very easy to understand instructions. Actually the best I've seen so far.

[@minttrax]

best mastering video ive seen so far on mastering, easy to expand on these ideas and great advice thanks for this

[@Joe-mz6dc]

this guy is nothing but gold.

[@musicjam5102]

Thank you for sharing skills and knowledge. God bless you!

[@EduCamargoOficial]

Was visiting some videos from IK Multimedia and then I stumbled on this video, by KZbin suggestion. I use REAPER as my production software and the results presented on this video reafirms my view on mastering, that less is more, and the original material should be excellent. Now, one question: When do you feel that tools such as exciter, saturation and stereo imaging fit well on mastering? In fact I'm looking forward to get more indepth views about the matter, because I notice that sometimes you just don't need none of it, yet things might sound great. The above question are also destined to those working on mastering, willing to share their knowledge. Thanks for this incredible tutorial, and success. Gonna buy this song on Tidal Store, in FLAC; hope it's there!

[@alcraig1]

No mention of track meta data. No mention (or use of) LKFS (or LUFS). but a neat trick re-calibrating that VU meter to -10 dbfs instead of the normal -20.

[@danimations80]

Thanks Graham. You've clearly shown how some minor processing can have a major impact on the final product. Invaluable video.

[@autocrow]

This is the best mastering video I've watched and I just watched 3 others. You actually took us through the process and you didn't endlessly ramble on and on. Everything you said was relevant and made perfect sense. I also liked the way you repeated at the end what you did. Subbed.

[@deftoner718]

autocrow this video was awesome for the very same reason you stated

[@Musicphilsgood]

I've had protools for like 5 years and no one has ever told me the magic of the limiters and how to so I've been limiting and doing all the that the best I could the long way not knowing which plugin it was. KZbinrs are always saying talking around it like parents do sex to kids, like, "and then you throw a limiter and master it and bla bla," and I'm like no tell me how show me. ah, sigh

[@pierrecrespel7394]

great job & video. Thanks for sharing & helping artists & music get heard properly

[@spadeguzman6001]

Do u master tye songs after ur done with the mix an then import the whole song sepeertaley wav form

[@andrewarnold9642]

This is incredibly comprehensive, and you did a wonderful job of explaining these concepts. I left this video with enough knowledge to get my first master exactly where I wanted it. Thank you :)

[@paulrhodesquinn]

There are many tools that you can use for referencing now that will level match for a more accurate comparison.

[@deltalima5806]

Great Video. Very helpful the way you explain and show things. Thanks!

[@Charlyfromthenuclearcity]

Nice thing is to reference with your OWN mix ! That way you be shure you don't lose anything from the original mix.

[@13opacus]

Thanks Graham this is great, really helpful. I had no idea this could be so simple because of the way people go on about mastering. This explains the process so well.

[@aleciocosta7346]

You should insert Waves Paz Analyzer so you could have a more accurate reading of the target frequencies. Also, however you lowered Maroon 5's reference, remember that they probably used some sort of saturation / aural excitment and sometimes, stereo enlargment, which shall not be at your master fader plugins. I know one of Maroon 5's mastering engineer and I imagine he does not make gain reduction with only one stage of limiter.

[@evolving_omniscient_machine]

Nice and straightforward video for transparent mastering. Thank you Graham. Damir

[@cabaretbaretta7805]

Ok so, cut woofyness, cut brittle, add sizzle and add smack. I think I got it. Also I increased my volume when you we're talking and I immediatly liked you a lot more. Thanks for the quality videos friend.

[@taylormadetrax5579]

Hey Graham. Thank you for the videos. They are all extremely helpful. Much appreciated.

[@nostaticatall]

Thank you so much, Graham. This is definitely the sort of thing the online music community needs. Cheers!

[@Millennialaire]

Great video, Thanks. Ive heard this on the radio & love it.

[@jbandshahayeah1862]

I really enjoy your stuff. Straight forward, easy to follow

[@philimac1278]

Nice, quick and clean conservative approach. Great Video! TY Graham.