FX on the Master Track in REAPER

[@REAPERMania]

Here's the song -kzbin.info/www/bejne/jIqvoGdqq5dmhs0

[@Bgt3]

Super, thanks a lot!

[@TheCSteve]

You are really helpfull .. My fake drums MP power dumkit 2 sound great with the drum buss, and my fake synth bass guitar ample bass lite 2 sounds almost real .. Thanks to you Kenny .. I am real noob in the studio and i nailed it 😀😀😀

[@RolandDeschain1]

Who needs a mastering engineer when you have Reaper and Kenny Gioia?

[@nersonangelopis-an942]

I can't stress enough how talented Kenny is in applied instruction..

[@REAPERMania]

Thank you.

[@rikkvilla9767]

I am currently getting deeper and deeper into re-mixing my raft of songs, and tend to rely on instinct, feel and experience...so when I come to your videos to find an answer to a simple Reaper question, I invariably find super-useful, beautifully explained concepts, approaches and applications that not only reinforce my techniques, but also lead me to consider something new. It is so refreshing to have a reliable source of pure information that feeds inspiration and expands knowledge. Great videos, great presentation, excellent work. THANKS!

[@musique4581]

No blabla, just useful information from start to finish, that's Kenny!

[@REAPERMania]

First to upload

[@mikewaldron4492]

🤣🤣🤣

[@rayderrich]

Too bad your channel is not just called Kenny Gioia, by now you are more famous than the mighty Reaper itself. Also, this video changes my workflow from now dramatically, thanks man!

[@mattycreative]

Kenny...this is one of the best channels on the inter-webs. Transitioning over from Audition, this has really helped me. Thanks!

[@henrybirdseye]

This is just plain excellent, as are the rest of your informational tutorials. Thank you, Kenny.

[@wonkastudio-johnny]

Kenny , you are da man !

[@tracyblair3064]

This is the best demonstration I've seen of using multiband compression. Thanks, Kenny!

[@-a-insan7283]

Thanks for everything Mr.Gioia. Thank you.

[@The_GREAT_GALACTIC_GUITAR_show]

Really diggin' your awesome vids! Soooo helpful! Thanks for all.

[@SoilentGr33n]

Very nice examples. I make mainly sludgy instrumental metal and lately I've noticed that on most of my songs, if I put a ReaEq on my master track it shows my frequencies tend to slope down a lot, but if I try to even everything out using ReaEq alone it tends to change the flavor of the mix. With these compressor/limiter tricks I did a quick test and the adjustment it provides is WAY smoother and respectful of what's already there. I need to treat that dang room.

[@ranasingh2979]

You are a very good teacher. Excellent for beginners.

[@agateenchantmentrockwizard5969]

A very straightforward look at not only effects to use in the master track but some good ideas on how to use them. Great video 📹 👍

[@luminouzse7en]

Very helpful thank you!

[@RudeRecording]

I am a mastering engineer and this is really good advise! I would make a suggestion that get the mix right BEFORE adding master effects. Add the effects after the tracking is done and mix is balanced. Two main reasons: 1) Some mastering processing will add latency and an additional CPU load, which will cause problems with tracking live instruments. If you decide to track, it is a good idea to remember to turn off the master track processing. 2) Adding master track processing will make it harder to get the dynamics right in the mix and remember that louder always SOUNDS better but it's easy to over do it. Master track processing will reduce the dynamic range. I call adding the master track processing "adding the afterburner." If you are planning to send you mix out for additional mastering, leave some room for mastering adjustments. Don't expect big changes if you've maxed everything out before you submit your tracks.

[@gungadin164]

This is a great comment. I was getting ready to ask about this very issue of latency during tracking, so I'm happy that you addressed it and added suggestions as to how to circumvent it. Thank you!

[@BukanIbuMu]

The 1175 he uses here is a superfast compressor which is bad for transient tho

[@socialmeaslesinpartnership1252]

Thank you.

[@theboombapkingdom8628]

Super helpful! Thanks for all your hard work!

[@altegovibes]

I like to leave master channel without effects. First thing I'm starting is track called premaster. All instruments tracks go there. All effects paraller compression and other effects when you need mute core instruments and play something paralel is easier to manage during last steps of mixing.

[@thewrenchreviews9986]

Quite simply amazing Kenny. Thank you.

[@raindogred]

Tips from a 7th dan studio master. Actually listened on my studio monitors this time..took something that already sounded amazing to the next level..even with all youtube compression algorithm shizzle..wow!! thanks again Kenny

[@ARE_YOU_SICK_OF_YT_CENSORSHIP]

why only 7th? lol

[@raindogred]

@@ARE_YOU_SICK_OF_YT_CENSORSHIP we talking ninja scale lol

[@unclespooky]

thanks for sharing the knowledge. you make the demos interesting and available.

[@REAPERMania]

My pleasure!

[@DrProgNerd]

Exactly what I needed in this phase of my development in REAPER. Thank you so much for these tutorials.

[@holmesoffice5231]

Thanks Kenny! I can't thank you enough for all you are teaching us. My music is sounding much more interesting and balanced with each tutorial. Reaper is amazing and so are you!

[@REAPERMania]

Great to hear!

[@AllenPendleton]

I have loved these videos over the years. Kenny has saved a lot of people many headaches.

[@EduCamargoOficial]

You see these videos and you understand why REAPER is an investment you should do. This well coded "little monster" gets even better version by version.

[@joeheukerott9186]

Brilliant- and very helpful! Thanks.

[@Lonta54]

Catching up to all the vids I missed and omfg this is exactly what I needed. Thank you so much Kenny! I knew the Hivemind was still in effect.

[@derichart7313]

Wife wondered why I ran from doing laundry to my computer so quickly. Told her Kenny uploaded 3 videos and I have to watch the master at work!! Guess I’m sleeping on the couch. Haha great job again Kenny!

[@peehandshihtzu]

Gives you plenty of time to test the information out, on the couch that is, LOL. It's really a win win. My wife stopped kicking me out for stupid stuff, it's KILLING ME! :)

[@andreasfranzmann9634]

I live on the couch...

[@ConwayBob]

If it weren't for sofas, lots of us blokes would get no sleep at all.

[@peehandshihtzu]

@@ConwayBob LOL

[@harrisfrankou2368]

write some songs on the couch, use your time well.

[@joaovanz2328]

Thanks Kenny! Greetings from Brazil!

[@mogura3625]

I can not believe what I hear from my monitors. I am so sorry for what I have done to my Reaper before I found you Kenny. thanks so much

[@atashbeats8055]

Thank you Kenny. You're amazing as always. P.S wish you and your family a great Xmas brother.

[@REAPERMania]

Happy holidays!

[@DANTHETUBEMAN]

I hear a crisp bright mix even over my phone, and the low end is not muddy.

[@matturner6890]

It's impossible to hear the low end properly on a tiny speaker anyway

[@greaterworkschurchinternat4050]

THANK YOU! This just helped me figure out how to handle sound problems during the end of my audio work.

[@GaryShowbiz]

This is incredible Kenny. Thank you so much.

[@dyce3008]

idk why i watch other producers you always got the juice. and show Reaper stuff in a way that breaks down production concepts in a practical way. been watching this channel and learning since 2016. thanks for the education!

[@barrystaines4661]

worked a treat

[@paulizzyrollins]

Thank you for your videos. They’ve helped me so much.

[@Bluelagoonstudios]

I work just backwards, all tracks are ready before hitting the master buss, when that is ok, I use a Townhouse buss compressor with a light processing (about 2:1), to level more the signal, and the master engineer never complained. I try also the lufs-I bring to -12dbfs That's a lot of headroom, for him. My monitoring plugins are in monitor buss containing a peakmeter, the loudness meter and a phase meter, the last one is very handy if you start to mix doubled bass tracks or drums you have a good sight if these are going to cause problems. I love Reaper!!!!

[@chokevic]

great video, Kenny. would love to see one on the loudizer plug in.

[@johnpearce3397]

You are a legend. Thank you!

[@Holland2226]

This is so helpful, so much useful information, thank you

[@MR-ug5cu]

Awesome, Thanks Kenny! Loving my Reaper

[@richardhaas1989]

This makes so much sense. When I edit a photograph I almost always apply a vignette (darkening on the edges) and general wisdom is this is an effect added at the end of the edit. I find it easier to apply some at first, then edit the photo so all along the process I have a real idea how the final will look. Otherwise I am forced, after adding a vignette, to go back and adjust a lot of edits. Another paradigm that your tutorials work in Kenny! Used Reaper to produce radio shows the past 2 years when we DJs could not get into the studio. Wish I knew then what I am learning now...

[@pakfumejia6951]

Many thanks Kenny! U da real mvp!

[@indethbed2546]

my god thats the most dope looking studio i have ever seen

[@ren-shen]

Well, I won't be upgrading Ozone anytime soon! Amazing.

[@colinfrank9026]

Mr Reaperpedia is on point again. ❤️ Seriously, your work and compassion has saved me countless hours of struggle over the last years, which made space for actually making music. Thank you so much for sharing and caring. Much Love from Germany ✌️

[@jwalters8498]

Kenny, I save your videos like a manual. I can actually mix a project pretty decent. Thank you so much.

[@MGriffith-u7o]

Fantastic. I was wondering why some suggested not to use the mastering effects. I used it and it made my mix sound so much better. Thanks Kenny. You do a great job. You are a great teacher. The more I explore reaper with you. The more I love it. I am grateful to you. Keep up the great work. We are watching. 🙂

[@matturner6890]

It's because you can easily overcook the whole mix if you get too aggressive with the settings, and it's tough to know how to have things set at first.

[@positionthepositron]

Cool to see your face man! Been learning from you for awhile now. Getting back into it. Very cool 😎

[@moscowlove5840]

Thank You

[@Bgt3]

Hi Kenny, awesome tutorial, as usual. Could you please mention the artist and song not just as a matter of respect, but also because you always choose very catchy tunes that I don't wanna miss.

[@REAPERMania]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/jIqvoGdqq5dmhs0 - I'll try to remember in the future.

[@martijnkrale307]

Very helpful. Again.. Thanks Kenny!

[@espr7564]

Kenny is awesome, always great vids !!

[@thomasshugar5636]

ANOTHER important mixing process- DE mystified, by the Reaper MASTER! Thanks, Kenny!

[@waynethorpe1341]

Great Work And song

[@ernestcordero5907]

Thank you Kenny

[@GuyGGormanandtheGMen]

Kenny, these videos are awesome! You're a very good teacher: very clear and concise! Thank you!

[@REAPERMania]

Glad you like them!

[@ThomasECahill]

The Master Is Back! Thanks.

[@RolandDeschain1]

Kenny is the King

[@georgeangelakopoulos8884]

Damn, Some times I feel Kenny is a robot. He has helped me so much with Reaper!!! THANKS MAN!!!

[@coreyroberts47]

Dude i have so much to learn

[@erickacosta3351]

Thanks for the videos, just made my mix sound a lot better!

[@banterbanter]

Cheers Kenny 🍻 Have a great weekend 🍺

[@REAPERMania]

Same to you

[@shaunpatrickhoward7210]

Man these mixes even sound great on a phone, we do not deserve Kenny. ❤️

[@jamiesorsen]

Awesome Kenny!! Thank you!!

[@mikeonb4c]

Another Masterclass from Kenny and (for me) a HUGE vindication of the road I chose to go down as a home musician/mixing engineer/producer/mastering engineer. I got very confused when I was starting out by some who said never to master while mixing but only to apply it when the mix was done, and others who said you should mix into a pre-selected mastering chain. As I started doing my thing, it seemed to me that it was quite OK to be doing both at the same time. The one thing I do agree with is that the mastering chain can end up compensating for a poor mix, so it is a good idea to try and get everything sounding as good as possible before getting too preoccupied with the master bus channel effects. BUT, it is reasonable to try out a mastering exercise at a fairly early stage as it might (as Kenny says) inform some of the decisions you make with the effects/sonics of the individual tracks and buses. I have Ozone Advanced and often just put it on the Master Bus and let it use its 'Master Assistant' to tell me how it thinks my mix should be mastered. I rarely if ever end up using Ozone as my mastering tool (not sure why, but I think perhaps because the stuff I do is of a style from earlier days 60s/70s style and I find other 'analogue' plugins serve my needs better) . Perhaps the main problem with doing everything in one project session (quick and convenient though that is) is that Master Bus tools can be heavy on CPU and putting it all together it might push the CPU to its limits. But Kenny is busy teaching me ways of reducing CPU load using tricks on individual tracks so that will help ;-) Also, for some reason I can't remember (oh yes ist because I might have a reference track (for layout purposes) at the top of my track layout and want to be able to switch between that and my mix), I tend to create a track and call it MASTER BUS, and I then nest all my tracks below that. Then I can mute everything nested below it in one go.

[@ofer1970]

dear kenny! thankyou so much.

[@james117420]

so helpful and easy to understand. Thank you bro. SO clutch

[@SimonLarkin-CSRecording]

Wow I didn't know about linking parameters within a plugin. Very cool 😎

[@ShirshaakRajKunwaar]

amazing

[@REAPERMania]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@olafmeinecke2448]

I am using the puncher on drums group or on master before ReaComp. Great shit.❤

[@socialmeaslesinpartnership1252]

Thank you. A little bit "Smoky Robinson".

[@mimoochodom2684]

I am no longer watching anyone else's Reaper videos other than this man's. They all do my head in and complicate the f@*k out of it. I'm done.

[@grimmmstudios2367]

I'm just starting to watch, but I already use a Mix Bus, and my own Master bus. I call it experimental mastering, I'll have a go, but the only plugs I use on my real FINAL master track are analysis stuff. I can then render Mix bus mixes, or my own Master bus mixes, easy to turn on and off Master FX. Folders, FTW.

[@lui6623]

tnx for sharing

[@christopherharv]

Wait, what's the point of using a multiband like that if all of the parameters are identical on each band?

[@petergedd9330]

Nice one Kenny.

[@SeptemberRain8888]

This is true. After I added effects during mastering I then noticed some needed changes in the song. I simply went back and made the changes and returned to mastering.

[@itnefer4787]

I can't help but notice that after applying compression with ReaXcomp, it's clipping +4.9 dB. Wouldn't it be beneficial to first turn down the gain inside the multiband compression before adding a limiter?

[@caspermaster-com]

Yeah, its partly just getting louder as the auto makeup gain is kinda bad, so to hear what you are doing, you should really pull down the output of the multiband so it sound at the same level as bypassed, that way you are not clipping into the next plugin etc, or at least making the next plugin behave like it was designed to

[@fldrummerman]

Kenny.......we can't thank you enough....

[@TheTimeProphet]

Been watching your videos for a while, but never knew what you looked like. Strangely I was expecting to see a Chinese guy LOL

[@waynethorpe1341]

Thanks

[@stuartwrigglesworth9339]

Nice reverb

[@kotogray8335]

I think that this song is catchy as hell

[@DemliMusic]

from Turkey, hi, very good job

[@old_romans]

I like putting Waves IM Pusher on the master. Makes a huge difference

[@Sambhu.s]

Can I find this song anywhere it sounds dope!

[@fernandoferreromusic]

Hey , have a Q :) is it posibel to chain the master of one project to a track in other project?¿ can´t find it , thanks in advance :)

[@garlandpoolfredpool]

Kenny is the shizzle!

[@MrRac2010]

Execelente👏👏👏👏🕺😄👌 and for when the spanish subs? 😄👌

[@raycooper1943]

Great video. How often do you use The Glue on your master track?

[@ksmit]

Totally amazing tutorial. Out of curiosity, what else would a mastering engineer do after receiving this track? Would you send it without the master track fx, or with? I would be completely happy with this as a final master. Another question- What were you listening for while adjusting the mb comp freqs?

[@ksmit]

In fact i'm going to build this chain right now...

[@REAPERMania]

I would send it with but probably remove the last limiter and normalizing it to remove any clipping. With the MB Comp I'm listening for each band being more controlled. Especially the hi and lo.

[@thehighhnotes]

@@REAPERMania you actually helped me with using xcomp - completely overlooked it.

[@thehighhnotes]

So that's the thing right; you're not using a master engineer to do something we can't; in theory anyone can do anything. The primary reason would be because they are much more in tune with what a final master needs to be in today's world. To hear your mix with both fresh ears, new perspective whilst simultaneously knowing your intent for it. That will tell them everything they need to get mastering. They built up, through experience, a much better sense of what to push and what to back off. And it doesn't hurt to have a bunch of high end equipment neither :-). For big big projects, I'd say be sure to at least do a sanity check even with one track.. to see the difference. Assuming of course the engineer is good

[@ameer_saban]

Shouldn't you keep the output the same as the input throughout? Like on the Multiband ReaXComp for instance, would it be wise to bring down the gain to compensate for the extra loudness? This is what I've heard from other tutorials. Thanks Kenny :)

[@w2privat24]

Great! But I do not understand why u use the multiband comp with identical parmeters on each band (ratio, threshold). Probably later you adjust each band separately, don't u? Best regards W2

[@KyOlsen]

Which theme is this? Pretty slick 👍🏼

[@leongrinberg8758]

Sounds good but it changes the balance, maybe it's good to mix everything after I threw these fx in master bus?

[@teashea1]

I often use effects on the master track.

[@ptbempire]

Hey kenny I was wondering if you could possibly make a tutorial on metal/rock music or if you have a video you can navigate me to find? I am trying to become a better producer appreciate the videos!

[@lamunekavip6848]

I like this video