Mastering A Track From Start To Finish!

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[@vvebermashups9799]

Start a record label my man!

[@kradyne3205]

Keep posting that awesome content man. We are all learning quite a lot from you!! :)

[@digvijaysinghhada1867]

i learn from this guy much faster than anybody on youtube. just amazing.

[@trevorfell6263]

its like youre hanging out

[@ChaseThaDream]

Hes giving actual Secrets with ease, for God sakes Jonad Aden commented on his Reverb Trick! 💪🥳 #StartALabel

[@prashuryagoswami6122]

He needs more subscribers

[@xInfisphere]

Same, he’s an incredible teacher. A whole skill in itself, knowing how to simplify complex topics 🙌🙌🙌🙌

[@creativecoversify]

Thanks for making this video. It was really helpful. Also wanted to mention that I was listening to an EDM podcast the other day and Luca Schreiner a Dutch producer happen to mention your channel. He said he loves your videos and so do we all. Keep making awesome stuff. Thanks again Big Z

[@Snarkbutt]

I like the phrase "adds punch to the kick." Interesting imagery.

[@OtherwiseFine]

Loving the long form content! Great explanations, good pace, no bullshit. All killer no filler. Always looking forward to new videos!

[@Zer0FuQsGiven]

I was waiting for this one! I've been producing for about a year now, getting my feet wet, but never really had a very in-depth video about mixing and mastering. You and In The Mix are basically the only ones explaining things very well. Thank you!

[@lukebradford195]

By far one of the best tutorials on mastering ive seen... youve answered alot of my questions! Cheers pal

[@davidsolena4853]

Your tutorials are awesome. Sharp, straight to the point, and most of all, you explain the "why". Top notch stuff!

[@sshobama]

love you sir! You are doing an awesome job. You have helped me so so much in switching my career from an IT engineer to a music producer and sound engineer! Thank you so much for sharing such amazing content.

[@eldjswett]

Muchas Gracias Big Z. It’s a priviledge to hear you teach. Very chill yet serious and talented. That’s what’s good. Peace.

[@dominicstrike]

Great tutorial, awesome track! Good work Zach & Mike!

[@everydaysame4880]

WHO IS THIS GUY? SOO GOOD TO HAVE SUCH PRO TIPS IN GIVEN IN AN ARTICULATE WAY AS OPPOSED TOTHE REST OF THEM WHO ARE TOO OPINUNATED OR SIMPLY GO TO FAST WHILST NOT HONING IN ON THE REAL IMPORTANT WAYS TO THINK..LITERALY THE BEST GUY IVE FOUND ON LINE

[@eleys7199]

Great work as usual! Incredibly helpful tutorial

[@timotejmajsky5641]

This is amazing! Your videos are the best! Thank you

[@denisjm]

Loved this mastering session....thank you...👌😀😀

[@worldinternauta]

This is gold, thanks for teaching us.

[@rydingmusic8858]

Amazing video! You just keep inspiring me and other producers to keep going!

[@weslaycock466]

Appreciate you Big Z. Keep doing your thing

[@icy5982]

so good! Your tutorials are Quick but effective. Keep em coming man :D

[@carlspicer4266]

This video and the mixing videos have propelled my ability massively and when I A/B my own mastered track compared to my tracks after watching this video is just an insane result. Massive thanks!

[@mjk9833]

Major level 👌 awesome work. Love your vids bro!

[@djronakdelhi]

Song was really good. And you did so much for the mastering, not only it sounds loud which it should but you gaved it the whole new character..feels more like a professional sounding track

[@sshobama]

seriously, you give the of the best lessons across whole youtube that I have seen so far.

[@ryun3307]

As always...amazing videos!

[@RobinGOSEN]

This track definitely needed some more mixing, but the idea is cool. Great tutorial Big Z! The mixing & mastering tutorials are extremely helpful, love to see those (even more) :)

[@lars6581]

Hey Big z :) just a workflow tip, when you are drawing in automation instead of first making points. just use the marquee tool (hold command key) and select an area you wanna add automation too, once selected let go of the command key then drag down or up :) sorry hope my english somewhat made sense. Thanks so much for the tutorials, you really helping me and many others out

[@akhilaugustine6769]

i do the same method except i do three channels of Kick, Bass and everything else. i'm glad i found someone else who does the same.

[@audioauracle-dsyswpwanl-]

New to your channel, thanks Z ♾ much love from 🇬🇧 London 👊🏾😀

[@bjornfarmusic]

Superrr usefull. Cheers👌🏻💪🏻

[@iamxnot]

Damn bro just what i needed, I was mastering my song but couldn't get the results i want and here you are with the injection i need. Thank you so much.

[@Nokrang_Lkr]

Thanks for the content it's the fastest and easiest we get to learn from you ....

[@mikeplain]

Amazing work done. thanks for the mastering Big Z :)

[@ilyaankheraj6480]

Great track and mix was super clean

[@mikeplain]

Ilyaan thanks for the feedback 🙌

[@jacobkapakasins223]

dope track!!!

[@Y0nex]

@@superjod10 I believe in you : D

[@stephenreeve511]

I know im a bit late here but good tune man!!

[@Zakuti]

I liked this video before watching it. Big love for Big Z!

[@madvbecity1418]

Man that is exquisite tutorial!!! Keep up the good contents

[@arjayvebeats3817]

Big Z always coming in clutch on Sundays

[@swapnil1668]

Exactly what I needed

[@JoshPeralesMusic]

Great video, dude! Thanks for this!

[@Theprouteu]

You're THE man 🙌

[@CinEDM]

Great work. Learned hopefully alot here tonight. As i notice i am making quite a few of the same mistakes when i mix my tracks. I had to rewind a few times as thers a few times there i was not listening properly as i caught my self staring at you 🤣 just fascinating how you just focus. sharpening your ears while disconnecting eyes for a sec here and there. Keep up the great work✌.

[@stinkakatza]

This is super helpful. awesome👍👍👍

[@atiladuarte7876]

Thanks man!! It helps me a lot 🙏👊

[@itsrnav]

Great video man! Gave me perspective!

[@emirunalan1287]

I've learned so much from you. Thank you.

[@b-hope1475]

Very very thanks , Big z. I could study how to mastering.

[@BabaGhanoushMusic]

Probably one of the better Mastering tutorial vids.

[@Musicbypinge]

amazing! helped me a ton!

[@CalebBrandalise]

This has been so damn helpful bz. Thx

[@jacksonlaframboise6257]

1:04. Ooooooooooooohhhh. Big oh. Absolute oh moment.

[@BenStereomode]

Helpful video, thank you

[@velardechelo]

You apply" the divide and conquer " in ur production so well..

[@louisalfred3]

I believe that ADPTF has filter on it so you can do that comparison on the frequency bands just like you are using the Fab filter. Great stuff man excellent work!

[@legeneralmusic]

Awesome work

[@harshverma5838]

awesome job!

[@raksrah944]

Big Z your dopest guy on earth

[@Symphoniics]

You are a beast, Big Z.

[@MysticAlankar]

Great info here! 💯

[@JamesAnderson-bh4uo]

amazing , thanks

[@Andrewjpritchard]

You are very good at explaining all this

[@ThePdeHav]

Excellent video. Young producers often fixate on the sub frequencies. By far the most important area for consideration are the mids, as these are what most people will her when listening to music. This video expertly demonstrates how to approach the mid range. Really, any young producer would do well watching Zach's videos. In my estimation they are the best on You Tube.

[@conorsimpkins9768]

great vid what are your must have third party plugins? Should I get waves silver package or lots of different brands?

[@shayanfatemi695]

Amazing

[@Suprose03]

Your awesome !

[@sirwanmusic]

Big Z 💜

[@rudycursley9538]

Thank you Big Z .

[@emanueleciccone2200]

TI AMO BIGZII

[@bendecent8185]

great video, very informative

[@MrCaveeno]

great vid z

[@EmpireSuper]

Heroo 🔥🔥

[@Dekhobeatz]

could you make a video of how to make a hexagon style song from start to finish? Great video!!

[@mce320]

REFERENCE is a great plug-in to compare the separate frequency ranges with your reference.

[@TezzOnBeat]

That transient vst is godly 😍

[@CommunitiesEnd]

Legend!

[@Kambiz.Mahdavi]

I don't have soothe from oeksound and instead of that I use C6 waves There are mastering presets on C6 that do all this job for me at least and for limiting I use stealth limiter from ik multimedia I have learnt many things from u sir You have diversity in your mix and master style Proud of being your subscriber

[@fatan23]

Good Work Big Z :)

[@Dnakillerz]

Damn smart guy!

[@meanbeatzbe]

Amazing. I also heard someone separating the kick and sub bass for mastering. Any thoughts on that?

[@Evansater16]

My man is the literal reincarnation of Big Z from Surfs Up and I love it so much

[@jamesmcsparron]

Great reference video.

[@fancha831]

very good thanx

[@mjseppo]

thanks for sharing

[@Y0nex]

Hey! Amazing detail and information , Thanks! May i ask what if you want a certain texture/color to your mix/master and you can't seem to find a track that fits the direction you want to take your track in, Does you always do it in this exact way? (Referencing to other tracks)? And i've noticed you've said that you don't want it to be exact on the high mid frequencies cuz it's a different type of a lead, So that clears my question a lil bit too Thanks in advance!, I would highly appreciate that! Also do you think there's a difference between mixing it right from the start, Making a lower volume verse compared to the drop, Vs just automating it at the end to be at a lower volume? Is there a difference?

[@doolsonthebeat2149]

Youre a beast

[@ReverendGuyWallis]

Good one. Mastering is the new thing I'm trying to.... master lol

[@ThePdeHav]

On rare occasion I've been able to get out of trouble on a mix / master bytaking problems with resonant frequencies from a bug to a feature. This was back in the day before all the great ITB plugins we have today

[@michaeltocco312]

Dude thank you so much

[@miguelmondragon1366]

Nice my friend😉

[@razorgarf]

It's a kind of magic

[@daeronb]

Thanks for existing mate.

[@florentinicolae]

man, your mastered track sounds better than the reference track :))

[@HEINandKLEIN]

big help Zach! many thx

[@heirlion2095]

Bruh the guy is a legend

[@Alaniasty]

drum sample pack release TIME !

[@CalebBrandalise]

Aaaaannnd Big Z with the Big W

[@CalebBrandalise]

For win**

[@studio.151]

oh yeah!! :)

[@MS-cy5sd]

BIG Z I really love your video please can you remake (Calippo - Never Really Liked You) and thanks for your teach us how to be EDM Producer 💯❤

[@gadrianmusic588]

I could listen to you talk all day

[@Huumf]

Can you do a video on leveling dude? Like the volumes of each track? Please

[@mistrzkoxu]

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[@jordanfinn1123]

What do you think the RMS should be for the overall mix BEFORE you start to master?