Mastering with Waves Plugins Like A Pro

[@joeyhenson5166]

im seeing comments that are like "pffttt REAL mastering engineers do way more but cool".....bro im listening to this and the regular person listening to your music isnt going to give a shit. youre song is either fire or it isnt. this mastering chain right here is good enough for me.

[@SheikRonMC]

Facts

[@rubyluger.]

I can't tell you how much ground this video has covered for me personally. I have spent hours upon hours watching videos on how to make a cleaner mix etc and this video with help of these plug ins has produced by far my best mix to date. HONESTLY! Before they were muddy and I was kidding myself into believing they'll do but they never did and I have wasted so much time tweaking plug ins which never made a difference but in fact took me further away from a defined mix. Thank you for your time and effort

[@SeanDivine]

Appreciate the feedback, glad to help 😊

[@direxta]

The track I just mixed I thought it couldn't sound any better .. then here I am trying everything you taught me in 5 mins, genius my song sounds 10x better!

[@MichaelHernandezi]

The IMPusher is the best pluggin to master wow it give it a touch to the beat

[@new2dayuser151]

Great moment in time we live in. You can sit in your own home or studio and master a song!! I love what's out here nowadays musically!!! I find that if your already there with your mix, take a break and go right into your master!! Do it yourself!! Then have several people listen and then go from there!!! I find that out of all the plugins I keep going to the same ones!! Let's face it, they work perfectly all the time. I call it a relationship, some plugins make the project sound good and some don't. You have to find the right plugins that work well with each other!! Mastering I thought at one time was real hard. I was wrong. It's very easy if you listen very carefully as your working !! As they say time and time again , use your ears, trust your ears, if it sounds good or great it probely is. If it sounds bad or horrible then start all over again!!

[@sincerelymace]

This was crazy!! Love that mono bus 🔥

[@bikesnbeerz]

That track is just dope. You've got an outstanding teaching technique, very good ears for talent and frequencies. You are seriously blessed hommie.

[@SeanDivine]

thanks Bob :)

[@jamesgarlimah9067]

Thank you!

[@azj02]

Hi, I do'nt know English so much. . But you train so well that I understand all the content of the video easily. Thanks for your thanks. I am an Iranian and there is not much information here . With your help I learned very well the steps of mixing and mastering . thank you❤️🙏

[@SeanDivine]

Ata ZH so glad to hear it Ata! 🙌 merci

[@momtaz9265]

Ata ZH خدا قوت جوون 😊

[@hassanzia1477]

سلام شمارہ نمبر پلیز ؟

[@thelinkofperfectioncharity9469]

Your english is flawless

[@நான்]

I'm தமிழன் 😁

[@AidenBradley95]

The Puigtec is an absolute monster. I've used it on every mix I've done since I've got it.

[@eddieburke1]

May I hear one of your best mixes using the Puigtec, Aiden?

[@syn8394]

8k push so iimpressive the vocals, for me the best way to push bus vocal a little bit in the mix < 3

[@gkiss2030]

Is it on the quality level of UAD version (Pultec Passive EQ)?

[@noeltorres438]

UAD es mejor calidad para mí parecer que Waves. También puede ser un ligero cambio tonal simplemente. Los dos son buenos pluguins. UAD suena increíble y para mí gusto mejor que Waves. Saludos desde España Cádiz

[@DreErdna]

As soon I heard the mix I’m like “yo that sounds amazing!” Master is great too man. Thanks for the video!!!

[@tylersherman9541]

Never thought of implementing a compressed mono signal via bus within the stereo mix; I will have to try this out. Super rad tutorial brutha!

[@SeanDivine]

ayyy 🙌

[@honourifetogun7517]

Can I have you mix a song for me?

[@cisqodamme672]

sean i have to say. you are a thrue legend. i'm learning more and more everyday and i'm gonna be a mixing engineer in the Netherlands soon. thank you.

[@SeanDivine]

🙌 doooo it!

[@KaitavSapreMusic]

This is a gem of a video. Thank you for this informative tutorial, Sean! :)

[@SeanDivine]

sure thing Kaitav, glad to hear it!

[@nanskimusicofficial]

Thank you so much for showing this, I also watched the vocals video too. You get straight to the point, and I understood everything.

[@championot3624]

I never regretted watching this

[@jonathancrowell4805]

That track is so good. And that tubetech is SUCH a good eq. So much flavor.

[@djGreenALERT]

I have been mastering now for several years, but I'm not too proud to admit when I learn something new. This is not the type of music I usually master, but boosting the fundamental is a very nice touch, Thanks Sean

[@Snugglebear34]

As usual, Sean, you enlightened me again! Thank you for answering my questions WITHOUT me even asking!!! Keep up the outstanding tuts!!!

[@SeanDivine]

glad to hear it Frank 🙌

[@DreadPitt]

That IMPusher plugin is a beast!

[@SeanDivine]

yep, love it!

[@henryapostoleris5552]

Do you have to do something to turn the IMpusher on everytime i add into the mix it mutes everything

[@PharaohLawLess1]

I slept on the IM Pusher until I demo it at 1:30am last night and My GOD! That plugin kicks ass! It's the punchiest plugin I own. It's even punchier than the Weiss mkII from Soft Tube. And for $29 it was a steal. I feel like I'm the Utah Jazz and just drafted Donovan Mitchell as a steal. That's how this plugin makes me feel

[@DreadPitt]

Still a beast, however I do find it shapes the sound quite noticably, especially the kick. Sometimes it's nice, sometimes it's not so nice.

[@no-yj2cf]

IMPusher might be my new favorite plug. Gonna cop it for sure for sure

[@hannespi2886]

Gonna have to check out 7:24 again, freaking brilliant result displayed here (SSL G-Master Buss Compressor)

What I normally do is to copy the original track without any plug-in and bring down the level of the mastered track as low as the original one. Otherwise it's impossible to hear any difference due to the loudness difference. But with same levels you can really start to hear what each plug-in does. Would be nice if you could do the same in upcoming videos. Either way, awesome video! Thanks! :-)

[@VA1ENTINX]

Luv you Sean 💞 Ty for all the knowledge

[@sreyneang-chen]

Thank you for this video❤💕

[@PIVET]

your master is so good man ... NICE

[@SeanDivine]

thanks!

[@JasonXBeats]

You are officially my new favorite music production channel!

[@SeanDivine]

🙌🙏

[@JasonXBeats]

Sean Divine I bought two products from you a few week ago. Love them!

[@SeanDivine]

glad to hear that, thank you!

[@JasonXBeats]

your welcome!

[@Maradnus]

Great Video, Nicely demonstrated! Clear & concise information! Well done!

[@boorderlinegenius331]

I’ve been producing & mixing since 2003. I’ve been searching videos for years on how this process works. I guess better later than never. 😭🙌🏾 Stumbling onto your channel has changed everything. I haven’t even tried this technique yet but I feel confident this will help me out tremendously. Thanx bro

[@SeanDivine]

glad to hear that! welcome to the channel :)

[@honourifetogun7517]

Can I have you mix a song for me?

[@saschasale2093]

OG in The BEatmaking/Producer Life !!!!!!!!!!!! .. Livin Legend !!!! SEANDIVINE INN DAAA HOUSEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!

[@SeanDivine]

🙏

[@Pi2Music]

Another fire video!

[@SeanDivine]

🙏

[@husam4089]

Mixing Like a pro by waves ! ♥️🔥

[@PharaohLawLess1]

Me getting the IM Pusher for $29 makes me feel like the Utah Jazz drafting Donovan Mitchell with the 13 pick

[@MickPedaja]

Thanks for the help and for sharing your knowings about mastering.

[@SeanDivine]

My pleasure :)

[@andrewdroegemeier7723]

Thanks for the vid, It was a tremendous help. Wish the pusher could squash stereo field as well as add. There are a lot of haters of that plugin so i was happy to see how you use it with such great results. Cheers from AZ

[@brettpatrickmueller]

great timing on this, was literally mastering a song with waves gold and this notification pops haha

[@SeanDivine]

glad to hear it Brett 🙌

[@NOA-producer]

Dope AF.. on your way to 100k subs ! Nice greetings from 🇩🇪

[@angelocolacicco9768]

@Sean Devine, great video. I am a producer and usually do a pretty tight mix on my beats and then hand them off to get polished. But I've been wanting to learn how to Master not having analog gear and I've viewed a ton of videos over the past 2 weeks and yours by far as been the most direct, clean and very insightful. Cannot wait to try this on some mixes that I am getting ready to send to one of my artists. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I'm off to check out your other video on Loudness and how to make sure my songs are really polished.

[@austinlambdin]

Best channel on tutorials so far

[@SeanDivine]

🙏

[@ivanvenot]

Congratulations nice job I have a curiosity you said that you have to be careful when working with the stereo image due to the fact of the anti phase but I see that something is filtered in the anti phase area it is not a problem to leave in the mix that little signal in the anti phase?

[@SeanDivine]

a little bit of visual feedback there isn't necessarily an issue... more important to use your ears and identify any major phase issues you could be introducing kzbin.info/www/bejne/oXuZe5qkablrkNk

[@ivanvenot]

@@SeanDivine Thank you so much for the kindness of answering me I keep it like a treasure your advice congratulations again for your work

[@RickyRussells]

Man, this is just the kind of video I've been looking for.. Thanks a bunch my man!

[@SeanDivine]

glad to hear it Ricky!

[@40thblack]

Thank you getting that rumble in my Masters I desired so much

[@forawhileful]

Awesome video! One small remark tho - the eqp1a has a range of 18 db for the 12 positions of the knob. So if you boost by 1 on the scale you are actually boosting a bit more than 1 db.

[@bigpoppapill]

wuddup sean , nice mixing tips bro

[@chanevision1]

Thanks Sean! watching your videos has really helped me become better at engineering!

[@SeanDivine]

glad to hear it Kendall 🙌

[@SadboyFroggy]

Always love your videos man

[@SeanDivine]

🙏

[@derkhedemann5606]

waves audio, has so many good plugins

[@jamesgarlimah9067]

Thank you Sean!

[@oscarroman3574]

I have no words to thank you man! this lesson was no just amazing! but right on time for me, thanks a lot Sean!

[@SeanDivine]

so glad to hear it Oscar!

[@keithdunwoody1302]

Thanks Sean. Good vid. I never heard of the para mono comp. Def gonna give that a try.

[@AyoToine]

The only other thing I would do the would be an enhancement as well before you add the pusher and find out how much you want to use is automation .....making those hooks/drops louder than the other parts of the songs even if its just 2-3db+/- ....that would add the dynamics back in going against what the limiter is doing in a since...I love this video and I learned a lot I'm not critiquing your work flow its just an idea formed from watching this video

[@RobRadleyMusic]

This is amazing!

[@LeoGMaster]

Man I was waiting for this auch a long time! Great video as usual, you are helping me tremendously in my work! Greets and many thanks from Germany and keep up the great grind 💪

[@ebiyeh9489]

James Garlimah is DOPE.

[@jamesgarlimah9067]

Haha Your awesome thank you!

[@zama449]

that mono bus thing blew my mind!

[@callmemainey]

Hey man, I used this tutorial to master my entire first project last year. And I’m here again to remember how I did it. Question though, what was the original wav bounced out to? -6db?

[@SeanDivine]

Yes, if I remember correctly, right around -6!

[@Shawneverette]

Thanks for doing this. It was very informative.

[@SeanDivine]

Glad to hear it Shawn 🙌

[@stvinedglvss]

Bro thanks for the mono sidechain compression tip I just so happened to have a mono compressor hooked up that I blended with the ssl comp and wow it was a nice touch

[@SeanDivine]

Glad I could help!

[@HorizunTheAlien]

You're the GOAT Sean. Saved my mixes and mastering and have been levelling up ever since. Always learn a crazy amount when I touch your channel. Hope your year has been amazing. I'd love to know what you think about my record I finished yesterday with your Mastering tips. Mind if I send it through?

[@SeanDivine]

Happy to help! Sure I'll take a listen :)

[@HorizunTheAlien]

​@@SeanDivine Dope! Didn't even realize you hit me back brotha, haha - Here's my record. All me from the production to vocals & writing, using your engineering tips. Appreciate you infinitely. horizunthealien.bandcamp.com/releases

[@fuamon8179]

That is a dope track !! Thank Sean .

[@SeanDivine]

sure thing!

[@Paweland]

Hello Sean and thank You for this amazing lesson, I have one question for You, did You puy limiter on mix before go to mastering ? because mix started exactly with 0 db before mastering, sorry for my english, greetings !

[@ku______]

Thanks, Sean & congrats on 50K 👍

[@SeanDivine]

thanks!

[@steffmusic89]

sean, you are really the sympathic and best producer! watching your videos are impressive!! n.g from berlin!

[@SeanDivine]

thank you Carl!

[@bhostylebeats]

Love this mix bruh, Great mixes make great master! Thanks for the info.

[@SeanDivine]

B. Hostyle Beats thanks B! 🤜

[@janix.v]

You've won yourself a subscriber here

[@keyboardsathya]

Hey sean.. i am sathya from india, a indian classical musician.. Thanks for choosing such a lovely track to do this.. loved your working style as well as the lovely track of james.. do let me know how to connect to take your services

[@Danyals_]

Thank you so much bro! you are the best.

[@HexBeatz]

great tutorial, do you think you could do a similar tutorial but for a beat thats just been composed

[@HexBeatz]

I would be happy to send over a free project to use as a reference if that is something that would help

[@LotrOnTheKeys]

I love your workflow! Thank you for sharing your mastering technique with us!

[@SeanDivine]

so welcome!

[@demykemble8953]

Very helpful tutorial! The mix sounds so clean and smooth. I really want to know how you mixed this track!

[@xcusemee_]

THANK YOU! Needed This

[@SeanDivine]

sure thing!

[@ChydeOfficial]

Where's the best place to place this in the chain? At the very end?

[@SeanDivine]

yes, on the stereo / master bus

[@hierisrevo]

Very nice! I notice that the SSL comp is giving me a lot of white noise do. Any idea why?

[@SeanDivine]

if the analog option is enabled, it will add some white noise to the signal

[@dastadapatla6316]

awesome ..thank u so much dear brother

[@billyhughes9776]

Great vid, lots of useful info -- like the song too.

[@SeanDivine]

thanks Billy 🙌

[@ChampHarvey]

This is a great video, one question. How do you control phase in the mixing and mastering stage?

[@SeanDivine]

monitor periodically in mono

[@ChampHarvey]

@@SeanDivine Thank you for the response! Would u monitor every instrument that way and adjust accordingly or the mix as a whole to see what is causing the phase?

[@ChampHarvey]

@Kalen Scott I am, I'm currently going to full sail university to help my knowledge. I'm not deep in my degree program yet tho

[@drexbeats]

This is tremendously helpful

[@SeanDivine]

glad to hear it Tajudeen!

[@husam4089]

I'm wondering what does the word tremendously mean

[@mtk4539]

@@husam4089 don’t worry be happy and smile 😃

[@CJBeatzProductions]

Hey bro, congrats on 50k!!

[@SeanDivine]

CJ Beatz thanks CJ :)

[@239manman]

Thank you! This help me out! Life saver 🙏🏾

[@trapp2290]

I def want a mix and master course from you!

[@Pedromartinsx]

You should try Api 2500 instead of the SSL comp, it sounds more warm and vintage

[@SeanDivine]

will check it out!

[@allexfenty]

Api 2500 is one of the best compressors for sure. It just goes with everything.

[@new2dayuser151]

Pedro+ api all the way

[@gphiproductions]

Wow! Nice and informative video! I'm being exposed to so much knowledge in regards to music production and mastering from this channel and others. Thanks for making and posting this video. Much appreciated bro!

[@arnez208]

Hi Sean ,I just want to say thanks for this video it has helped me so much on how to master a track and i have also checked out your video on mixing vocals it was a great help for me as well.Once again thanks.

[@SeanDivine]

Great to hear!

[@talaya.music99]

Love this tutorial. You’re amazing thank you.

[@grayrahman]

Speechless at this point.

[@Sdbbffsd]

Are you using pre fader send when paralleling

[@YungGoatBeats]

your pulteg preset finished my song. beautiful stuff. so thankful

[@zenith_journey]

i like this guy's vibes

[@thepreseason]

Thanks for this exceptional tutorial. Very interesting how many of the other mastering tutorials I've dived into focus on the l3 maximizer or l2 limiter. I seemed to get a better result with this method, using the IMpusher. Any thoughts on this? L3, L2 vs IMpusher... When I might use one over the other, or even combine them?

[@SeanDivine]

the Impusher is a unique limiter altogether, it sounds quite different than the L2 but closer to the L3. I find pusher and the L3 can handle very loud mixes and still sound very transparent. L2 is more of a "glued" sound that works well for rock and acoustic material kzbin.info/www/bejne/pouZamOcgJWkhac

[@trapp2290]

@@SeanDivine when can me and you have time to talk ?

[@SunnyUbhiMusic]

how to do ssl comporessor add on fl studio bus pls help ???

[@pxrvotb9624]

Really helpful bro, just couldn't get direction around a good mix/master and you've really made the difference!

[@SeanDivine]

awesome Parv! Glad to hear it

[@GRequinBlanc]

nicely done. you are a good teacher. great voice

[@SeanDivine]

Thank you kindly!

[@gr8skillz]

I enjoyed your instructional videos very much! Thank you for sharing and making an impact. Very professional !!

[@SeanDivine]

🙏🤜

[@BIGpony777]

everytime i think im getting good at audio production theres just another huge thing i have yet to learn. ive heard the terms bus compression and new york compression before but never seen them and never really gotten the idea of filling in your mix with your "parallel processing". a compressed sound quietly in the middle of the stereo field sounds like it would help my masters a lot thanks man

[@izvarzone]

there's also "british mode"... 1176 with all buttons pressed.

[@BlackenedNL]

The end result sounds incredible man!

[@SeanDivine]

thanks man

[@pumbabeats420]

Amazing tutorial. Improved my mix/master alot

[@SeanDivine]

glad to hear that Tim!

[@sergeidesmond1503]

Excellent video. Straight to the point

[@PharaohLawLess1]

That IM Pusher is the punchiest plugin in the universe! If you want that Dr Dre and Hi-Tec punchy tone and sound get that IM Pusher!

[@Maradnus]

IM made it so they have something fast to slap on a track they were working on to bring up up to a finalised state for testing in their live sets. its bloody brilliant!

[@vibra1592]

Many thanks from Brazil !

[@SeanDivine]

Welcome!!

[@ibemxn]

For those of you who just have waves gold you can substitute multiple plugins to get the same effects as the SSL and the IMPusher it's a little bit of a hassle but hmu if you want to know how I got mine to work without those two plugins

[@wtry]

Please share (: looking into getting diamond

[@mantarochenrecords6091]

Thanks for the in-depth tutorial. This will spice up my masters

[@SeanDivine]

Have fun!

[@ODDMANOUTMUSIC]

YOUNG AND FREE DOPE!!! NICE waves set-up. Keep blessing us. You have touched a lot of hits. CONGRATS brother!!! Keep the faith. Your bro - ODDMANOUTMUSIC

[@SeanDivine]

appreciate it Oddman! 🙌

[@jamesgarlimah9067]

Thank you!

[@ODDMANOUTMUSIC]

Sean Divine great vid