Mastering in Pro Tools (with stock plugins)

[@MusiqTruth]

Mr. Buckalew is the ONLY channel on KZbin I have the notifications turned on for. He gives great advice and means it when he says email and ask a question. I've learned a lot and got the confidence needed to keep ticking away at my independent journey. Thanks Brian!

[@BrianBuckalew]

You are truly welcome. I wish I could provide content more often. Thank you for watching the videos on my channel and taking the time to leave your comment. YOU are the reason I do what I do!!!

[@Nahhh868]

Tech talk starts at 2:46

[@nzanebeatz6048]

Thank you

[@dr.stevetstanko3093]

thanx

[@f.Harmony]

😂😂✌

[@derwandschauer]

Thank you

[@rochard1]

Still the OG video on Mastering that I keep coming back to! Thanks Brian!

[@BrianBuckalew]

Thank you, Reggie. Can't tell you how awesome that makes me feel. Glad this has been a source of help and growth for you and your music!

[@BrianBuckalew]

+Reggie Robinson thank you very much.

[@ronnieamoros8921]

It just so happens that in the next year 2025, I will be doing multiple mastering for 3 different projects.This technique is right on time. Your video was very informative and on point for what I need to do. Thank you and keep'em comin.

[@deanvonmusic]

Very clear thank, I'm in the middle of a mix at the moment and this will help me when it comes down to mastering.

[@BrianBuckalew]

Awesome. I am glad to hear this is going to help. Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave your comment.

[@Kanemo89]

You got a like with me, doing a mastering class delivery and your idea of the process of mastering in protools was big help

[@musician253]

8 years later it still sounds amazing thank you so much 🙏🏾 subscribed ✅

[@BrianBuckalew]

Thank you very much. And this will still be valid 20-years from now as it is based on fundamental principles. Those will never change. The way we develop our music obviously changes constantly, but the principles behind mixing and mastering are rooted in solid theory and will always be relevant. Thank you for watching and for subscribing.

[@djburningbudda2883]

Wow this changed the sound quality of my track drastically!! Thank you

[@BrianBuckalew]

This is great news. Glad you were able to find this video helpful. Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment. Stay safe!

[@urealiknow6060]

well.. I'm trying this technique but I can't seem to get it playing not even when record is on.. what am I doing wrong..? did I miss a step..? do I have to change some settings so it can record what the pc is playing or something..??

[@urealiknow6060]

hey comment update! I figured it out..in the next video explanation I found the missing step... thanks from the bottom of my heart man!! 1 love

[@BrianBuckalew]

You are very welcome.

[@alski200]

I mean this is the most unorthodox way I've seen mastering done in Pro Tools but it gets the job done. Nice work sir, keep cranking out tune

[@BrianBuckalew]

Thank you very much - dare I say thinking “outside-the-box” while mixing in-the-box?

[@zeppelinviolet]

This is the best straight forward and short video ever. Just the way I like tutorial videos that don't over explain. Straight to the point and quick explanation. Thank you!

[@BrianBuckalew]

zeppelinviolet You're welcome - and thanks for watching and leaving some nice feedback!

[@Playingmuhguitar]

Hi Brian, I just wanted to say THANK YOU brother; your videos are among the BEST I have seen in mastering, etc. The long hours it takes to explain and show how you do your work as well as edit the tape and then upload it is very very much appreciated!!!!! I also appreciate the fact that you have taken request's from people and actually follow-up and make the video's for them/us. God Bless you my friend.

[@doublejsfishing4854]

Brian I'm a beginner with pro tools 12 and I wanted to thank you for this video. Good insight to what can be accomplished in this program! Thanks!

[@BrianBuckalew]

Jaybird Jones glad you found this useful. Good luck moving forward making some great music!!!

[@MrTommySullivan]

I'm not weird or anything, but I love you. This has been the most helpful video I've ever watched regarding ProTools. I have put your instruction into practice, and I love what I hear. Thank you SO much for this gem. Many thanks.

[@BrianBuckalew]

My pleasure. I am so pleased you are getting benefits from this approach. It really does make things more simple in my opinion. Thank you for watching and leaving your comment - now go make some GREAT MUSIC!!!

[@xonegamer7274]

Ah this is amazingly beautiful song. Love ambient style. PS . Ignore all negative "try to look smart" comments. You did amazing job showing us so many secrets from the "kitchen" without asking for anything. Everyone that argue for something so not important like what define the word "song" is definitely not here to learn or enjoy the process of making music. You are great mr Brian.

[@BrianBuckalew]

You are very welcome. I can't be more pleased than to read your kind words. It is because of people like yourself that reminds me of why I do what I do. I know I'm not the best engineer, public speaker or presenter - but there is so much more to it than any of that and I'm glad you find value in the videos I upload. There will sure be more to come!!!

[@jeromewauk1]

Great video . Thanks for reminding me that everything I REALLY need is already in most major DAW's like Pro Tools. Well done.

[@itbe]

OMG THANK YOU! Just starting out in Pro Tools, and mastering. I set this up as a template and love it! Having the live bounce right there, as it's happening, has helped me to see every little adjustment I'm making. You just ripped so much learning curve away. I'll be watching all your videos, for sure!

[@BrianBuckalew]

Excellent, Greg!!! I can’t tell you how happy I am to hear you say this. This is exactly why I made this video - and I am glad to hear it is still hitting home with mix engineers years after I made it. These techniques are timeless and will always get great results.

[@tonybonnici5920]

Hey Brian thanks for this... Very useful information. I've been using this for musicians who want to record but don't have the budget to get it mastered in a proper suite... And the proof is in the airplay. This method stands up against pro mastered tunes playing either side of the broadcast playlist... Thanks for sharing man!

[@BrianBuckalew]

+Tony Bonnici You're welcome. Thanks for watching and commenting - glad you enjoyed it!

[@camiloduartemusic2052]

Please Brian keep uploading videos like this.... they are great and very helpful

[@BrianBuckalew]

Thanks, Camilo - I will surely be adding more content similar to this in the very near future. Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@rochard1]

This vid is MAGICAL! It's totally transformed all my mixes - a thousand thanks!

[@BrianBuckalew]

Awesome, Reggie - that’s music to my ears!!!!

[@BrianBuckalew]

@ Francisco Guerra: It is best to master at the highest resolution as possible, preferably at what you recorded at. Mastering is where all down-sampling (going from 48k and above down to 44.1) and dithering (going from 24-bit and above down to 16-bit) occurs. This is not to say you can't do this inside of your mix, but most mastering engineers like to work with the highest resolution file as possible. Also, I have my peaks at -10dB - this is accomplished by balancing my mix's levels track-by-track. I never really like to use a Limiter while I'm mixing, but that's not to say I won't if I feel it is necessary in certain cases. One reason I would use a Limiter in my mix would be to provide a client a mix with Mastering levels. In this scenario I would bypass the Limiter after I've bounced the file, as it is just to allow my client to hear the mix at a "commercial level".

[@jeffshaw886]

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[@losduendeslokos]

once again thank you very much for all your videos mister i remember some time ago i got the proo tools software i open it and dont know what to do, then i found your videos for bigginers and here i am now learning about mastering GOOD BLESS YOU my FRIEND you are good... take care

[@BrianBuckalew]

+LOS DUENDES LOCOS My pleasure. I'm glad you have made progress with your mixing. Keep on learning - we can always learn more to advance our abilities.

[@skizzyskitzo]

This guy is a genuis!

[@BrianBuckalew]

Thanks, John - I've even got another new mastering concept I'm working on right now with only Waves plugins. I haven't gotten the results quite to where I want them to be, but Waves plugins add awesome warmth. Another week or two in the oven and I might have another video ready to upload. I'll keep everyone posted.

[@erastone100]

This was by far the best video I've seen on mastering with stock plugins. Very simple and I can't wait until my off day to test it out. Thanks a bunch and I will searching for more of your video if you have them.

[@BrianBuckalew]

Art Wellz Thanks! Not only do I have a lot more videos on my channel, but I am going to be making a bunch more in the next few months called "5-Minute Mix Tips" that will be much more focused on a single topic.

[@erastone100]

Great I will be sure to subscibe...thanks again

[@chrissie1057]

thank you. this makes a lot of complicated stuff sound much more doable after listening to this vid a few times. really appreciated!

[@BrianBuckalew]

+Christine Walsh so glad you found it useful. I really tried to make it as simple as I could.

[@marcelhong8947]

I had difficulties mastering but this tutorial along with the print track video helped a lot!

[@lukebrowland]

Great video! Still holding up after almost 8 years. Thanks for sharing. Cheers!

[@BrianBuckalew]

Thank you, Luke. Yeah, the concept will never change. This is a foundational principle for mastering. Obviously you can take it into many different directions, but this workflow will always be a great way to start - regardless of experience level.

[@PotatoesMashedComedy]

Thanks!

[@BNasty-hc8jl]

This is an amazing video. I watched this and learned a lot. You can even see the changes as he goes along

[@BrianBuckalew]

B. Nasty Thanks for checking out my video and leaving your kind words. As soon as I get back from my vacation I plan on putting up some more videos. Thanks again and Happy 4th of July!!!

[@outlawthad4192]

very helpful, thank you!!! People like you make youtube worth it!!!

[@BrianBuckalew]

You are very welcome.

[@briank11691]

Thanks Brian for sharing this info. It has helped me greatly!!! I appreciate you taking the time to help explain the process of mastering within pro tools.

[@mitticaj]

Hello kind sir, thank you for this tutorial. I will watch it to infinity

[@Mitis_xTA]

You should always A/B when they are at equal dB levels, otherwise your brain will always automatically think louder = better

[@crosbyllc5426]

The point here is that it's supposed to be louder... Ha

[@RobBoydBennett]

Well done! I've learned so much from this video. Thank you Brian!

[@BrianBuckalew]

+Rob Bennett You're very welcome. Glad you got something useful out of it.

[@melomania2637]

Dude, the track is amazing.

[@BrianBuckalew]

Thanks, Melomania! Here is a link to the LP it is on: itunes.apple.com/us/album/left-behind/id919625224

[@jonatasnascimento6600]

Very good indeed, simple but with a formidable practical implication . Congratulations on your work friend!

[@BrianBuckalew]

Jônatas Nascimento Thank you for your kind words

[@melyssamarie5377]

Thank you so much for this video Brian! I've tried watching other videos on this topic but they've been a little too advanced for me. This one was easy for me to follow. Thanks again!

[@BrianBuckalew]

Excellent. I am very glad to hear you found this video useful. You are very welcome, and thank you for watching and taking the time to leave your kind words.

[@germancova]

Thank you very much, Everyone can learn with a good teacher like you! Thanks Master!

[@jasonsteffan8210]

Thank you for this tutorial Brian...such a great help. I am putting together an EP with this same method you implemented. Instead of having the limiter on each individual audio track, I am inserting it on the Stereo Print track.

[@BrianBuckalew]

You are very welcome. In the session here I am just using a single song. If you are doing an entire EP, then the limiter would be just a single plugin on your Sub Mix or the last plugin before you bounce or print depending on what you call you Aux busses. So, if you have multiple tracks, they all go through the same limiter. It is very important that your peak level on every track is within a dB of one another so the limiter is not working harder on one track over another. This will give you uneven mastering results.

[@jasonsteffan8210]

@@BrianBuckalew Yes, agreed. In the mixing session I got the tracks to match level wise as close as possible. Where the confusion arises is the final dithering task. If it is on the final Print track for the songs, is it truly being applied during the 'exporting files' process? Or does it in fact need to be a bounce to disk from the final print track?

[@BrianBuckalew]

Yes - if you had an EQ and Compressor on an audio track and bounce to disk those effects would be on the bounced file. The Dither is no different. The benefit of not having the dither printed directly to your print track is the ability to make changes to that track prior to bouncing. Otherwise, any changes would add additional dithering which is not optimal in any case. Hope that makes sense.

[@jasonsteffan8210]

@@BrianBuckalew Yes, indeed I would not want or need the dither on the print track itself. It is for the final mastered file of course. But does it apply the dithering when exporting the files or does it apply it only in the 'bounce to disk' option? I have read and seen so much about avoiding the bounce to disk feature as much as possible which is why i am trying to avoid it and export that final print track file by right clicking in the clips menu and selecting 'export files'.

[@BrianBuckalew]

If you are just exporting the file then you can either add the dither to the Print Bus (Aux track prior to Print Track) as the last plugin on that track or you can add dithering afterwards in a separate DAW line I do in Studio One. I have several videos that show my entire mastering process that goes from pre-mastered session all the way to putting together the final EP/LP. I rarely add dither inside of Pro Tools for what it is worth. I know I show it here in this video, but it was more for demonstrative purposes and less for actual practical use.

[@TehACBS]

Thank you so much for this video! You've taught me some really vital information for the song I'm working on and for all the future ones. This is the BEST most informative video I've seen so far on the subject, you are a life saver.

[@BrianBuckalew]

Music to my ears, Matthew! You are so very welcome!!!

[@BrianBuckalew]

Thank you very much for the kind words. I'm glad you like my "SONG". It is called "Begin Again" and will be available on iTunes in early 2014.

[@BrianBuckalew]

Hello Sladek, the layout of the faders is to separate the session from the print process. The Master fader is the END of the signal chain as you mentioned. The Print Bus and PRINT track are to the right of the Master fader to make it easier for me to keep them out of the mix process visually. It does NOT affect the sound in any way.

[@NimbusAri]

Great tutorial. I'm experimenting. Would it make sense to replace the default compressor/limiter w the Linear Phase Multiband (LinMB) if u have the plug in?

[@BrianBuckalew]

ABSOLUTELY!!! The plugins used here are just to get you headed in the right direction and to help get your creative juices flowing. I tend to revise my Mastering chain from time-to-time - I'm always looking for ways to improve my workflow. So I would strongly suggest you find new, interesting and creative ways to work.

[@NimbusAri]

Thank You for the response. Appreciated for real :)

[@BrianBuckalew]

+NimbusAri my pleasure

[@viniciusborges7349]

TNice tutorials was an amazing tutorial. You are a great teacher

[@BrianBuckalew]

Vinicius, thank you very much for watching and taking the time to leave your comment. I am very glad you found this useful.

[@BrianBuckalew]

The input on my first audio track is the Pro Tools abbreviation for "Built In Microphone". Let's take a stereo aux track and a stereo audio track. The input of the stereo aux track will be bus 3-4 and the output will be bus 5-6. Set the input of the stereo audio track to bus 5-6 and the output to your main stereo output. Enable the stereo audio track for recording. Set the output of you audio track to bus 3-4 and hit play. That will send your audio into the stereo aux thru to the stereo audio.

[@doyleethefunk-meister]

Cheers Brian - great video - not only informative but well presented, , explained, demonstrated and paced - enough to go on to start with your principles and then to play with to suit. Much appreciated, especially as I don't have expensive extra plug ins (yet?) and all features came with my Pro Tools 9 MP version prior to the 10 you used.

[@ErikHawk]

Thanks for the video Brian. Some great information here. However, keep in mind that if you’re recording to an audio track that the inserts fall after the fader. Then, if you use the Export Clips as Files function you’re not adding dither to your final exported audio file because you’re only exporting the clip, not the mixer channel. If you want to add dither to your final mix down, it would be better to insert Dither on your stereo Master Fader and then Bounce to Disk. Also, it’s not a good idea to convert your sample rate after dithering because then you’ve sample rate converted the dithering noise. In theory, it’s best to sample rate convert first, then dither.

[@BrianBuckalew]

Hello Erik - great points that I should have mentioned in the video's Description. I'm glad you mentioned this - it is always BEST to have Dither put on the Master Fader. I plan to make a new updated video shortly with more information and better techniques that should help everyone. Thanks again for watching and leaving your comments.

[@emanuelbenjamin777]

Dope... What was the print track and how does it work in Windows???

[@BrianBuckalew]

Emanuel Benjamin Check out this video to see if it helps you understand what I'm doing: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g5napGibjct1gsk

[@THookz]

Beautiful song, m8

[@BrianBuckalew]

Thank you, THookz!!!

[@BrianBuckalew]

Thanks for the feedback! dbx is a great company that makes great PRO-gear. I do believe we have all fallen victim to the "MORE IS BETTER" approach to plugins. I really only use an EQ, Comp and Reverb and/or Delay (depending on the mood I'm trying to set) anymore. In Pro Tools I use EQ III and the stock Comp/Limiter. The Reverbs and Delays are where I go outside of "stock" plugins. I prefer Waves for my Delays and like to experiment with different Verbs. Thanks again for checking it out!

[@charlescharamba1976]

Thank you sir, learnt something from your demo. Stay blessed as well.

[@Composermusic4]

Excellent way to up the perceived volume!!!! Thanks.

[@wilkiebrown244]

Good job on explaining each step of the process. I just finished my first Mix and going to give this a try..... Thanks!!

[@BrianBuckalew]

Excellent. Best of success to you. Let me know if you need any additional help @ [e-mail]. Happy Mixing!!!

[@jamesarnold3962]

That's great man as I'm an avid pro tools user as well. I like your concept. I also like the peaceful song.

[@KP11520]

Thank you kindly! Sure it isn't a famous mastering house. Or done with expensive hardware. Or even anything close to professional when I do this. But it sure helps and sounds way better than just bouncing out my mix to share with friends or do a KZbin video! Now i have to find those plug-ins in PT9. And very affordable! LOL Thanks again!

[@seandonnelly6153]

Thanks very much for all that information. You have a great way of explaining it all and making it simple.

[@BrianBuckalew]

Thank you, Sean. Glad you found this video helpful. Hope you are doing well and staying safe.

[@lmugarte]

Brian, I know this is old but help me a lot now! Great, man, Thanks !!

[@BrianBuckalew]

You are very welcome. The best part is techniques like this are relevant for years because it’s the process that works.

[@SoWaveYee]

THANX ALOT BIG BRO BIG UPS THIS VIDEO HELP ME OUT TIMES A MILLION LOL GOOD LOOKIN OUT THO….U NEED A DESK WIT AN APPLE U ONE HELL OF A TEACHER!!!!

[@BrianBuckalew]

Thanks, Yee Barz - reading how much it helped is all the thanks I need. Let me know if I can help you out with anything else!

[@8aliv3Musek]

truly a beautiful song man you're talented af

[@BrianBuckalew]

Thank you very much - and you are kind af!!!

[@8aliv3Musek]

@@BrianBuckalew soundcloud.com/8alive/cherokee-freestyle I just started producing and am surprisingly enticed cause im not too bad haha

[@NimbusAri]

Brian, when I bounce the original track from the original mix at -10db for the template, do I take off maxim and comp plugins that are loaded in Master track? Or just lower tracks to -10db, and keep the master plug ins (maxim, comp) on? Nice video. Educational definitely.

[@BrianBuckalew]

You want to make sure your stereo mix (two mix) is peaking around -10 dB. This is achieved by adjusting your track levels so no peaks go above -10. Then, you import that stereo mix (which I call a Pre-Master) and do this mastering process. I would not use Maxim in my regular session, just in my mastering session. I hope that answers your question. Let me know if not - thanks for watching!!!

[@Elosbyuri]

can you explain more about the dither ?

[@BrianBuckalew]

I sure will - I have a couple other video requests that I am working on now. I'll add a dither video to the list.

[@Elosbyuri]

thanks man i appreciate it ! im learning to sound engineer "for my own vocals" and im releasing a mixtape in 2 weeks .. my first .. if you remember to check it out on my channel 2 weeks from now youll see the difference mixes i made through it " i was learning by mixing the mix tape so itll will go from so bad to good enough to release" and now im even getter better at mixing thanks to vids like yours and other youtubers and i really appreciate it ! thank you alot !

[@BrianBuckalew]

Elos Elie kawas Awesome - I will definitely Check it out!

[@Elosbyuri]

dont expect A+ :P gosh how many different DAWs i changed through this thing :P adobe audition (shittiest) FL then finally Pro tools gosh :P there i started getting obviously better, nn to answer :P just saying

[@BrianBuckalew]

Every journey begins with a step forward. And every great engineer/producer started out exactly where we did.

[@ColRedfearn]

I'm not entirely sure what you did but copying your settings actually works on my tracks and my tracks LOOK like they have been mastered. When I've tried other KZbin videos I end up with a mess that clips and sounds awful. Thank you for taking the time out to show your setup. I now have something I can use and then start to try understand what each plugin achieves and start to introduce my own plugins. Thank you.

[@BrianBuckalew]

My pleasure, Col! Thank you for watching and taking the time to leave your kind words. Let me know if you want to discuss my process in depth - [e-mail]

[@CarlosPerdomo]

Great video Brian. Question, the track that you were working on. How did you get it into your session? Did you bounce to disk it first then re-imported it or did you use a different way. Thank again.

[@BrianBuckalew]

Thanks Carlos - you are very welcome! I bounced the song in my mix session then imported it into this empty session and then created all of the new tracks to mastering in.

[@BrianBuckalew]

and your computer's processor is not being taxed with a lot of separate plug-ins running. This is just one approach. You could also process each song individually (or with separate treatment via bus routing) and then run all tracks into one main Stereo bus feeding into your Master fader (which is where your dither plugin should reside). The point is to get the results that are most pleasing to your ears. When you are done with this processing step you will bounce each track separately.

[@noahofficialmusic]

Thanks Brian. Good video! Thanks Eric for the follow up!

[@LanceJonesMail]

Dude - this is an awesome video and you have helped me massively. Thank you

[@geiale]

Thank you very much for the video. Greetings from Brazil! GOD bless you and yours!

[@BrianBuckalew]

+Fabiano Costa My pleasure - God bless you as well!!!

[@AnotherReason1]

I haven't had a chance to try it yet, but thank you for this video.

[@adrianduran8721]

I think cisco is talking about "input only monitoring/ Auto input monitoring" . If you select track in the menu bar click on "input monitoring" you will get your sound through. "oh btw im using pro tools 8 , so not sure if it is in the exact same place on 10" hope this helps. : ) P.s. Thanks for the awesome Vid .

[@AECHDOTDOLLAR]

worked just as you said it would ....2 thumbs way up!

[@BrianBuckalew]

And a thumbs way up for you.

[@BrianBuckalew]

You need compression. The two most used tools (plugins) for mixing are Equalizers and Compressors. If you can get these two tools down you will be well on your way to being a great audio engineer. Just search for EQ vocals, Mix Vocals or Vocal Compression here on KZbin and I'm sure you will get tons of videos to watch.

[@NuAllianceWestTV]

Very informative! great video! and that song is incredible!

[@BrianBuckalew]

Thanks for watching and also for your kind words.

[@MM-df1uo]

Thanks Brian. This was very helpful. Great video.

[@BrianBuckalew]

+Michael Marietta My pleasure - glad you found it helpful!

[@jamesarnold3962]

Oh wow ! I didn't see the templates! bravo a job well done!!

[@BrianBuckalew]

Thanks, James - glad you were able to find this useful.

[@jamesarnold3962]

very I have also passed it around with my pt friends

[@BrianBuckalew]

I am pleased.

[@jijobabyjose8261]

Wonderfully explained... Thank you very much mate...

[@BrianBuckalew]

My pleasure - glad it helped!

[@cajunstrat]

Thanks a bunch for your tutorial. I had to watch the other "how to" for making a print track. All is good now thanks to your contribution.

[@WhoDissGuy]

Thanks for taking the time to put this video together. Very helpful. Your song sounds great too! I love ambient music that has a decent melody. I'd like to hear the full track.

[@BrianBuckalew]

Thank you for viewing and for your kind words. I'm glad you found this video helpful and that you enjoyed my music. Here is an iTunes link to the song from the video: itunes.apple.com/us/album/begin-again/id919625224?i=919625247 Here is a link to my iTunes page if you would like to hear more: itunes.apple.com/us/artist/day-of-awakening/id446222535

[@TheNiven1]

Thanks for sharing your video it has given me a fantastic starting point.

[@BrianBuckalew]

You are very welcome, Niven. I wish you the best of luck on your musical journey.

[@JBalczarOfficial]

Wow very easy and effective!!

[@JayyReezy]

for vocals??

[@BrianBuckalew]

Yes. This process works for any song, any mix, any genre.

[@PotatoesMashedComedy]

YOU. ARE. INCREDIBLE. Thank you soooo much!

[@BrianBuckalew]

You are very welcome. Glad you found this helpful

[@Renloanimateur]

super cool,sa m'a aidé à mieux comprendre certaines chose avec l'étape mastering.

[@BrianBuckalew]

If you've followed everything to the letter from the video, then the only reason that you won't hear any audio is because you haven't armed the print track for recording. The arming of the print track is what allows the audio to flow through that channel.

[@tecojones1690]

This video was extremely helpful thank you

[@ownvoiceownlife]

Hey Brian, thanks for this video. I like the way you teach. Bless

[@BrianBuckalew]

+ownvoiceownlife Thank you - blessings to you as well.

[@TheDirtysanchez12]

Good reference of gain staging- -12 to -the 6dp

[@19Stride]

starts at 4:22

[@3dormsdown]

You’re a legend

[@strawberrycassette]

This is a great video, easy to understand and you explain everything really well. The song you made sounds great as well :)

[@BrianBuckalew]

Thanks for your kind words and for taking the time to watch and leave your comment. I'm glad you were able to find value out of my video.

[@leaghmirkowsky9310]

Thanks Brian Great Video! Vernon BC Canada

[@infosyst6272]

Great tips Brian. Cool. track too.....

[@BrianBuckalew]

+marc freeman Thank you very much. Glad you enjoyed this tutorial.

[@slawdel]

Such a great video man. Great knowledge reinforcement for me. Thanks!

[@YungDroopy]

Gud lookn out bro!! A lil help i waz lookin for.

[@karlkirven8174]

Hi Brian really like the video man thanks so much , but did you rename or wright in the Sub mix and Print track part you didn’t mention that one ? Can’t change the name on mine for some reason

[@BrianBuckalew]

Yes. I name/rename all of my tracks. Nothing is ever Audio 1, Aux 1, etc. I always name them according to what they are or what they are doing. You should be able to double click on the track name, or right click on the track and select rename.

[@andregautron2821]

Entering Metadata is normally done in the Mastering Stage. From what I have read standard WAV does not support metadata unlike compressed audio formates like MP3 and the like. What I have noted with CDs quite often (new CDs) contains metadata information (my CD player reads this information). Also for the purpose of purchasing WAV files on line (ie...HD Tracks does not sell lossey audio) I would see a necessity to have important metadata embedded in this file format. What is the best solution for this (a professional standard)?

[@TheStarsWeddingBand]

Great video Brian. Thanks for posting it.

[@3pmikelee583]

Man thank you for the video. I'm new. Zero experience and my head has hurt every since I started with music software 😂🤘

[@BrianBuckalew]

I would STRONGLY SUGGEST you avoid mastering videos. If you are a beginner then mastering is so far away from what you will be needing to learn that you will get very confused before you actually start to gain any momentum. I suggest learning about Gain staging, EQs, Compressors, and how to craft a mix using only faders and panning. Then you can begin to broaden your knowledge once you have the understanding of these foundational concepts. Best of luck - and let me know if there is anything you need some help on. Every world-class mix engineer or music producer started out EXACTLY WHERE YOU ARE RIGHT NOW. With the proper foundational development, you can be a fantastic recording and/or mix engineer in no time at all.

[@BrianBuckalew]

Absolutely. That will be the next video I put. Several others have asked for the same video.

[@MichaelJohnson-ld3ss]

Great video, thanks for sharing

[@MrUnique27]

Brian I love that twinkling sound in the background bro :)