Mastering Sauce! | 3 Mastering Secrets You Need to Know

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[@Zenvo-uu9tm]

Following the song key when equalizating adds a natural definition to track. Thank you for video

[@sageaudio]

Thanks for watching Dany! You're right! It's subtle but these things add up! SageAudio.com

[@maxuno8524]

Mixing according to the key just makes life easier. Tucking resonant frequencies in becomes easy when you know the key and the progression Dope video

[@sageaudio]

Thanks for watching Max! It helps for sure! SageAudio.com

[@tucups1809]

Using the song key to do eq boosts or attenuations is AMAZING! Thanks for this tip, great channel!

[@sageaudio]

Thanks for watching Gio! Glad you enjoyed it! SageAudio.com

[@rionvalet]

You're always Genius Sage Audio! Thank U as always! You always make me help on my Music career💌

[@sageaudio]

That's awesome that this helps your music! Thank you for watching the channel and commenting on our videos! SageAudio.com

[@danielmacaluso16]

Love this!

[@Sayaka_saeki]

So far, if I look for tutorials on KZbin about music mixing and mastering, most of the explanations are not correct. But this channel is very helpful

[@C4STUDIO]

Great info. for me . Thank you so much SAGE audio . 😍🎼🎻🎹🎺🎸🎷📯🎵🎶👍🏼

[@sageaudio]

Awesome glad you liked it! Thanks for watching! SageAudio.com

[@AmagrasMUSIC]

Badass, that's what I was asking you for! Indeed it's like music theory, one tend to overlook the fact that there's a whole diatonic scale in every octave of the spectrum, once you find the octave you can use the 3rd and 5th as guides too although often enough Ive found voices hovering around the 4th on major songs 😃👍

[@sageaudio]

That's awesome! Glad you liked this video! It's cool how music theory and production can overlap! SageAudio.com

[@dylanlundgren]

Love that song you're using as an example

[@sageaudio]

Awesome! Thanks for watching Dylan! SageAudio.com

[@rafalvarezsevilla]

very cool stuff man!! i never thought about figuring out the key of a song for mastering, though pro q shows us everything we need :)

[@sageaudio]

Thanks for watching! It can definitely be helpful and the Pro Q 3 is a good tool for. SageAudio.com

[@learningcrypto8562]

Pls upload more videos about mastering techniques ect, it's so incredibly helpful and this is the best channel about this topic i've found yet. What also would be super interesting video is a start to finish mastering video without any cuts. You could also provide a link for the song/stems in the description so that us viewers could follow your steps along, with similar plugins ect.

[@sageaudio]

Thanks for watching! We'll definitely keep uploading videos about mastering! SageAudio.com

[@thegamingzone5963]

this is a big help knowing the keys.i kno all the small things hav to be related somehow.gona start parctise

[@sageaudio]

That's awesome to hear it's helpful - thanks for watching! SageAudio.com

[@elcantantejr1]

Wonderful!!

[@sageaudio]

Thanks for watching! SageAudio.com

[@uglyfingers624]

I’ve never thought to set every eq band to the key of a song. I’ve only ever set the key to one or or two bands. Your example sounded very musical. I’m going to have to experiment with this technique. Thank you!

[@sageaudio]

Thanks for watching! It's definitely worth trying out! SageAudio.com

[@gabrielcazalimusic]

Thanks, that last one makes so much sense !!!!!! thanks thanks Also, i didn´t get , how do you find wich frequency are you tuning with Saturn? that trick looks sick

[@thegroove2000]

Very generous thanks.

[@sageaudio]

Thanks for watching! SageAudio.com

[@insertanynameyouwant5311]

If I play a baritone guitar in Drop A and the tuning is also A, so the fundamental frequency will be somewhere below 60 hz, should I cut it or boost? And how did you decide which octaves should be boosted/attenuated?

[@GrvMUSIC4U]

Awesome video really helpful

[@sageaudio]

Thanks for watching! Glad it's helpful! SageAudio.com

[@mariogongmario4767]

Again a very good video. Thanks a lot for this! Could you produce a video in which you show how you can create a mono track in stereo and overall surround sound in the Q3.

[@sageaudio]

Hey Mario! Thanks for watching and making a suggestion! We don't have any videos on surround sound, but in the meantime we do have one on stereo imaging I'd reccomend! SageAudio.com

[@wagnergarcia2011]

The mastering channel!

[@sageaudio]

Thanks for watching this one Wagner! SageAudio.com

[@Kambiz.Mahdavi]

Thank you so much Dear Sage audio, You are awesome, These secrets are exactly the mastering secrets that maybe pros don't want others to know

[@Kambiz.Mahdavi]

Number 2 is the real secret, no doubt. I use Softube eq mp and I select linear phase option on it instead of dynamic one, sometimes I use Fabfilter eq3, if I cut more than boosting, can I change zero latency to minimum or other linear options? Because I use pro Q3 as subtracting eq and after mastering compressor and saturation, I use additive eq for shaping my mix, as you said, I do it before limiting.

[@Kambiz.Mahdavi]

Dear Sage audio, have you ever used Waves factory Spectre, if not, this is additive eq but with 10 models of saturation, I mean before boosting, you have to select one of them as tube tape warm rectify bit crusher and etc. I'm a new fan of this plugin and I don't have significant experience to show the others, but I'm sure that you will kill it 😂 I think that this plugin can solve all the problems of mix and the oversampling option on the left bottom of this plugin is very useful, Anyways, really tnx for your working hard and sharing your experiences with us. Regards.

[@Kambiz.Mahdavi]

I forgot to mention that Spectre has many presets for drums bass and also Mastering Good luck

[@Limit5482]

Mastering is not a secret. Nore do ME’s care if you know every “secret”. It takes many years of training and a really good environment(good monitoring and a controlled room) to even start. Too many think it’s all secrets when it’s just eq,compression and limiting. Knowing when and why to do all of the above is the secret. That my friend takes time. Keep practicing and you will get there

[@sageaudio]

Hey Kambiz! Thanks for watching this one! The Eqing you're doing sounds like it would work well! Natural phase or Linear options should work well too. Also, we'll have to check out Spectre! It sounds pretty awesome, somewhat similar to Saturn but I'll look into! Thanks for your suggestions! SageAudio.com

[@douglasleess8059]

Really surprising to me. Key of A# does not have an F. It has an E#. You're talking about the Key of Bb.

[@sageaudio]

Thanks for watching Douglas! Unfortunately my music theory isn't the best - thanks for letting me know! SageAudio.com

[@joemarta8221]

This is pedantic and needless in this context. They are the enharmonic and the same pitch, which is what an equalizer applies to.

[@EdwinDekker71]

@@joemarta8221 It's not pedantic, imho, it's confusing for those of us who got their music theory down.

[@nguyenhuuthien1961]

Tks .

[@T3Rmin4LCuRi0siTy]

I have a suggestion. When you are explaining a particular mastering processing in random, it would really help if you could also suggest where in the FX chain would that processing best fit into. For eg. in this video you suggested that we can boost frequencies which are in the key of the song. Where would you suggest we place this eq boost in the chain. would it help if we did it before the saturation or after? Before the Mid side eqing of the low end eq? Thank you.

[@sageaudio]

Thanks for watching this one and for your suggestion! That makes a lot of sense - we have some videos about chains in which that's discussed, but it couldn't hurt to include that info in other videos. SageAudio.com

[@pjd-music]

Dude the EQing to the key is actually crazy, what the actual heck.

[@sageaudio]

Thanks for watching Peter! It's a cool trick! SageAudio.com

[@pjd-music]

@@sageaudio Of course! Is there anything else about it that I should know? I tried it out and it made a noticeable difference, it was just more in-my-face. But any specific Q values or dB values that work well? Or how should I find tune it myself?

[@traezaX1]

Wonder what happens if A is 432 hz ... But I loved it excellent stuff my guy

[@sageaudio]

Thanks for watching T R A E A R M A N D! Just keep dividing by 2 or multiplying by 2 and you get your other A notes! Glad you liked the video! SageAudio.com

[@josephjohnchombo5127]

Can you guys show tips on how to master instrumental only for producer who are selling beats online?

[@sageaudio]

Hey Joseph! Thanks for watching! That's an awesome suggestion - we'll make that video in the future. SageAudio.com

[@HandHeldHalo]

If you're not already an Educator in some other capacity you should be.. calm insightful explanation of all topics without ever sounding like you're patronizing the listener. An extreme example of EQ'ing with respect to key but it really served to illustrate the point. Harmonic distortion as EQ was also a nice angle on a common theme. 👏🎵 🎶

[@sageaudio]

Thanks so much Hand Held Halo! It's great to hear that you enjoy the video and find the explanation insightful! SageAudio.com

[@cesmcmyth]

Headphones DT 77 Pro, closed eyes, open eyes, don't get the difference with the on/off key tune EQ at all.

[@sageaudio]

Hey Ces! We used automatic gain adjustment and made smaller changes, so it might be difficult to hear. Maybe try the effect with other forms of processing! Thanks for watching! SageAudio.com

[@WickedHill]

What’s the song in the 3rd minute?

[@sageaudio]

It's called Kodak Moment by GARDNR. Thanks for watching! SageAudio.com

[@Kambiz.Mahdavi]

I have left a few comments about the appropriate subject of this video , but sorry I always make you feel tired of my questions, please don't hate me 😊 Have you ever worked with Kush audio plugins? If you have ,as always may you share your precious experiences with us generously? Tnx alot. Sincerely

[@sageaudio]

Hey Kambiz! No worries we don't lol! We'll have to check out Kush plugins as well. I remember looking into them, but haven't tried one yet. I'll take a better look at what they have to offer. Thanks as always! SageAudio.com

[@Kambiz.Mahdavi]

@@sageaudio tnx Dear Sage audio ,I hope you reach your true place soon and I pray for you REGARDS BEST.

[@zechvassar5508]

Why does my master track always sound so harsh at loud volumes my mixes are clean but the master turns out so rough??

[@troeteimarsch]

give it some warmth / harmonics. harshness can occur when overcompressing. tape, tubes and transformers are the key

[@theoquayle8714]

You might be running it too hot into the limiter. They tend to add brightness and reduce lows when pushed

[@sageaudio]

Hey Zech! @Theo and @troeteimarch both make good points! It sounds like you might be distorting the signal if you're mastering is making things too harsh. Also, sometimes ess sounds/vocal sibilance sounds alright in a mix, but when pushed to louder levels can become really harsh and unpleasant. I'd say first check if your vocal sibilance is too loud and if so use a de-esser in your mix. Then be sure that you aren't hitting your limiter too hard, and use a slightly longer release time(100ms+) to avoid distortion. SageAudio.com

[@zechvassar5508]

I think i figured out my problem i was losing quality the louder the volume because I didn’t gain stage correctly in my mix lol

[@undergroundsoulcreations]

Whats that jazz house track?

[@sageaudio]

Hey Big Rob, not sure of the exact name but I think it's from the artist 'Dusty Decks.' Thanks for watching! SageAudio.com

[@gastonjabaly]

thanks a lot unfoutunatly for me my kliptch headset does not let me hear the difference i guess if you guys exagrate what ever you tweak more wil pin point better at what to listen to because your moves are very subtle i really cant hear the difference but any way im learning a lot i really appressiate your videos

[@sageaudio]

Thanks for watching and sorry to hear that! We've made our changes a little more aggressive in more recent videos to illustrate the point more. SageAudio.com

[@AlepouTV]

I see your high end is to low, why?

[@wilhemheider]

Well, all 3 are good, but I already know it... everyone talks about number 2, but if you really want to sound great, prove the 1... Try to define the tone with sat before even touch any eq, you will.surprise

[@sageaudio]

Thanks for watching and making that suggestion! SageAudio.com

[@MichaelRushMusic]

As a mixing engineer I love your videos, but as a musician my eyes almost popped out of my head when you said "The key of A# major." There is no such key to musicians. It's an enharmonic spelling of the common key of Bb major, which has two flats. A# major has TEN sharps, including three double sharps. A# B# C## D# E# F## G##. I'm pretty sure that no song has ever been written in that key, unless it was written by a sadomasochist. 🤣

[@EdwinDekker71]

Lol 😂

[@anthonycarr3495]

There is no such thing as an 'Eastern Music Scale' - there are hundreds, if not thousands of scales other than western equal temperament

[@sageaudio]

Hey Anthony! Thanks for watching - that's great to know. As I said, I'm no music theory expert haha! SageAudio.com

[@LongshanMusic]

A# Major-->WUT?!?

[@sageaudio]

Haha Thanks for watching! SageAudio.com