How to Use the Pro Tools Master Fader | The RIGHT Way!

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Hey @waynewav if the visual levels are peaking, but the music sounds good, isn’t that fine or am I missing something?

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[@blackthefreethinka5072]

Maaaaan… I was a terrible masterfader. I knew sumn wasn’t beating right. 😂💯☑️

[@davejohnsonmusic]

You can also create another Aux track that all your tracks and busses are routed to and then feed that into the SubMaster (or MixBus as I label it). This allows you to create volume automation that will hit your compressor on the SubMaster. So during choruses for example, you can automate the aux track level going into the SubMaster to hit the compressor a little harder to get some more aggression.

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[@doc31648]

this made a lot of sense...i need to start using submasters again...thx man

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[@psyderdj]

Thanks so much for this info! I've been trying to copy a Pro Tools workflow into Cubase and was wondering why it sounded so different, the post fade FX on master fader is totally why, I wish I saw this hours ago!

[@jakelucasmusic]

How crazy is it that Pro Tools makes you do this? I’m getting tired of Avid lately 😅

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[@Curtis-von_Hagt]

Good explanation Mr Wayne, like always

[@BorisDiRocco]

Big thanks about the brilliant lesson, really important understand post fader inserts about the master.

[@ChaceBonanno]

Using the submix, you also can print in real time by recording to the print track, and you use reference tracks that aren’t routed through the submix.

[@mkallend]

Very helpful - thanks! Although I feel like I’ll have to watch it five times to fully understand. We all learn at our own pace.

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[@MMACKIN]

feeling the new intro

[@waynewav]

Thanks fam!

[@stanton977]

you're the best pro tools teacher on youtube!!! I had no idea you couldn't change the level on your master fader. was wondering why my mixes weren't as lit as they should be!!! THANK YOU!!!!!! YOU'RE THE MAN!!!!!

[@SandauxBeats]

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[@melodyman9162]

Love all your vid brother. Thank you so much for all you do. I was wondering if there was a way to lock a floating fader on you screen. Meaning let's say I wanted the master fader to always be on the screen without ever changing the fader as I choose another floating fader without hitting shift to bring up another floating fader?

[@YungGunzman]

Thankx homie 🤟🏾

[@waynewav]

My pleasure

[@leftofcenter4]

Nice bro, cause my PT master fader has been clipping red, this opens up more options to deal with that issue

[@801Cash]

I can NOT add a second master fader. Is there a reason why?

[@vx363]

I wonder how you could use post fader to your advantage

[@ballinwallin893]

Sorry new to pro tools how's he getting to that meter screen I'm on a p.c

[@TrendFusionNetwork]

Bro you the man

[@itzyaboybugz]

I only turn my master fader down At very end of my mix for mastering. I will watch over all levels and try to say between 3-6db etc. for headroom so normally turn MF down -2 threw -4db

[@Killdrama]

Man haven’t seen video yet but thank u it’s all I need with my skill set is mixing n mastering n my protools

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Good stuff man! Thanks

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[@edvibe16]

Oh good looking out bro! I been using it wrong lol. Oh it's on now! Thank you! 💯

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The shift+alt shortcut helped me a lot, thx man !

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[@jhopmusictv]

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[@emoryjamaal4924]

Question!? what if I have vocal tracks already routed to a bus? do I Bus- out the bus to achieve the same volume fade out w/o effecting any plugins? and how can I fade - out an entire song without touching the master fader if the beat is still playing beyond the end of the vocal performance.

[@Braillionaire]

Wayne the truth! I been using the Master Fader wrong for YEARS Lol

[@Atticus_Moore]

thank you so much! i kept running into the issue of a particular track not being quite the volume that i want it to be but when i get it where i want it, it would peak everything else. putting a submaster fader into a submaster is genius!

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The beginning tho😂.also nice new intro

[@waynewav]

Thanks fam!

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I was like what😂

[@milasstorm]

You are awesome. Learning a lot & gettin a laugh at the same time.

[@Yosoynady]

Bro thank u I learn so much . Do u have any videos about preparing to master song and what are final steps for final mix

[@Mirato_07]

helped me so much!! currently learning post-production for film and I had forgotten everything that's been taught so far :')

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where did you go to school

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[@hqeliteproduction]

Good Info 👍

[@atgred]

I use it as a trim master fader to check the internal level of the mix engine.

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The video aint even started yet and i'm 'liking' it :X

[@Bashanvibe]

I wonder if I can apply this to LPX🤔

[@Stbnfr]

Hey man even im not to much in to rap and hip hop music production I like your videos very much I like your perspective and your ninja pro tools techniques ! Haha

[@shaunblack3142]

Very helpful. What if all my plugins are on insert A through E ....no plugins on my master fader.. should i still do my fade out at the end of my song on a sub master? Thanks

[@MegaIpman]

Love your channel bro. I've learned allot of different techniques to make my music go smooth. Thanks a million Boss

[@waynewav]

Right on fam!

[@smoothhittazamir9532]

thank a lot man, can this be done on Pro Tools First? I got it free with my interface, thanks

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That new intro video is sooo fire!

[@waynewav]

Thanks fam

[@flamindigo]

amazing stuff - extra master faders is something i've just started hearing about.

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Good Stuff Wayne! This was a very necessary video. 👍🏽

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[@lloydbradly307]

How do I have a track playing through and alter it? Yes I did watch

[@PurpleMusicProductions]

That intro was hilarious!!!

[@STxFisherman]

Great video. Thanks.

[@tulskijpryanic]

It's normal to use master to adjust the level. Because Protools use 32 bit floating point mixer since 2016. You can experiment with this. Generate 0 dbFS signal on track, set channel fader to +10 and master fader to -10. And it wiil be OK on the output. You should only care to prevent overload on master, because it will provide distortion in DAC.

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The greatest KZbin video intro of all times 😆 🤣 😂

[@jhopmusictv]

Lol..I said the same thing!!🤣🤣

[@chandlersedat3986]

If you didn't want to adjust each individual track to change the volume, couldn't you just turn the volume up or down on your submaster fader?

[@SarkisianNile]

Much appreciated Wavy

[@dorionwashington7460]

Do u have any videos on how to prevent vocals from clipping in the red..thanks

[@Ayef3r]

cant you ust use a utility gain type plugin after all the plugins and automate that instead of the fader?

[@ukubeatz]

Your video's are super helpful, thank you so much!

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[@waynewav]

Yessir.

[@Hiprich]

Awesome video 👍🏿

[@waynewav]

Thank you

[@JoelWard1]

Saying that you should never touch the fader on the mixbuss master is a bit short-sighted. It is quite classic to drive the 2buss inserts 0.5-1dB when going into choruses etc. It might not change the level, but it will make the compressor (if any) react a bit more, giving you the feeling of a more powerful chorus. And I really mean like 1dB at the most :D

[@d.j.2tuff725]

hey bruh, love the info, new to this Producing, so how do i Master my songs from usb stick from my MPC X ? got the stems parts down, you have video on this? thanks

[@charbelkebbe]

Hello So if i turn down my master fader that will change my bit depth ?

[@meditationmusic4268]

Hey broe can you please help me out, how do you link an external digital mixer fader with pro tools.

[@chiefsamoka6433]

Thanks for the dope Wavy

[@TheSlyProfessor]

@8:15, you still have a compressor insert on the master, so I think what you're saying is true only if you didn't have a compressor insert on the master

[@jjtweed-music]

Thanks again Wavy! Very informative. This man deserves some props now!

[@katiepower1570]

Never adjust the level of the master fader? Is that not the same as adjusting the output with the master fader?

[@wavyengineering8577]

lOVE THIS MAN WAVY FAMILY

[@waynewav]

💯

[@kaligod1809]

How did you open the master fader track???

[@Donzgalore]

So should the plug ins be on the master fader or the sub master???

[@suedemillionsasabdullsbeatspro]

Stop laughing at us producers…sometimes this pro tools shit is hard lol

[@eightthirtyseven9692]

This intro made my day

[@michaelsteenmeijer36]

I get a popup telling me that the session has reached the maximum number of master faders. Help!

[@onewmc]

Why do my mixes sound raspy on low end

[@waynewav]

Maybe distorted.

[@onewmc]

@@waynewav like I can't get that smooth low end vocals

[@onewmc]

Btw I learned how to mix because of you're videos during the quarantine so thank you so much for all your help brother

[@Jijuane]

Any example?

[@Jijuane]

And sometimes we compare our home recordings to radio recordings and they have top dollar mics and consoles

[@ronalddavis6363]

Very informative and easy to understand. Thanks Wavy. Great job.

[@turboskywalker9108]

great info! you never retouched on the pre and post on the faders though = (

[@Airic]

Great stuff as always. Question: just to clarify, sounds like what you call a "Submaster" is what i call a "Mixbus" correct?.. (Mixbus is a term i've seen used most often by engineers and what I learned with) - Or am I getting that wrong? I've never heard the term "Submaster" before but the way you're using it is the same as how I use a "Mixbus"...

[@dashondtm]

Good afternoon big brother, Thank you for today's inspiration & motivation 🙏

[@terrybarnett4109]

Love your explanation of this...many thanks.

[@LaSkrilla]

best intro you ever made. had me dying haha 🤣

[@DonBarreto]

Great video my man!!! Very clear and usefull!! One question: how did you put some plugins on top of your searching multichannel list ? Is that a Pro Tools Ultimate featuring?

[@grimisvaughn4989]

super dope info bro thanks for the food

[@norfsyq9660]

Can you also use this technique to mix in mono? Basically putting the pan nobs at unity then mix through that. Or would I have to still use a plug in to set it to mono?

[@JimmyWestra]

Hey Wav i made scratch session tracks pulled the good parts turned them from10 minutes to a five minute song structure cut splice and add it to its own track in the original ptx session file. All on screen faders don't work, frozen, non workable visibly. A billion videos and not one about this common protools fact or fix. What do I do now?

[@samjohnson6515]

Hey Wayne, I like the sub master fader bus, I like to do my fades on an acapella and instrumental aux or (HD an audio track for input monitoring option) to be able to have separate fade for vocals and instrumental. With a sub master bus I could sync the two tracks reverb and delay fades. Thanks for the ideas, great production value to your video.

[@waynewav]

That’s a great idea too!