How to Improve Your Masters 20% in Less Than 10 Minutes | Stepped Tutorial

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[@lavalizard1]

Ok - this has to be one of the best videos I've seen so far in 2021. I've been finalizing a mix and this advice literally has opened new worlds for me (the mid/side EQ, multi-band expansion post compression). AMAZING. I sent a new master to the guys in the band and they were raving. Cheers. You guys are great.

[@sageaudio]

Thanks Dave! That's great to hear that using some of these techniques helped you make a better sounding master! SageAudio.com

[@troeteimarsch]

2:38 I always had the feeling that there was some sort of a smaller, more compact version of the mix sitting right below the big one - that trick actually is what I'm hearing, great thing, thanks!

[@sageaudio]

That's awesome! Thanks for watching! SageAudio.com

[@emmanuelkareem9160]

Couldn’t have found this channel at a better time. Thank you 🙏🏿

[@sageaudio]

Hey Kasty! Thanks for watching and leaving a comment! SageAudio.com

[@bananafrica6421]

Top notch advice! Can't wait to try these suggestions out on my next mastering project! :)

[@sageaudio]

Hey Banana! Thanks for watching the video - hope that these help! SageAudio.com

[@KidGoats]

Love your tutorials. Very simple, easy to understand and has helped improved my masters quickly.

[@sageaudio]

That's great to hear! Thanks for watching them! SageAudio.com

[@georgezorbas6422]

you gonna be my new favorite channel

[@sageaudio]

Thanks for watching George! Glad you like the channel! SageAudio.com

[@Jisooee]

Hoo! I'm so fast. Again Hahahha. Ur the Best Sage Audio!💌 You bring the best values about Mastering!🌸

[@wagnergarcia2011]

You win

[@sageaudio]

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[@LukeGarfieldMusic]

Some very cool/interesting techniques here. Particularly the expander after compressor. Cheers.

[@sageaudio]

Glad you liked the video! Thanks for watching! SageAudio.com

[@rockysobekbeats]

🔥🔥🔥 these techniques are gold fam.

[@sageaudio]

Thanks for watching! Great to see you liked the video! SageAudio.com

[@wilnednyirongo]

May you make a video on how you go about using the expander in a situation where it is necessary in mastering.

[@sageaudio]

Thanks for watching Wilned! Great suggestion! We'll add it to our list! SageAudio.com

[@distortimus7631]

Thank you!

[@sageaudio]

Thanks for watching! SageAudio.com

[@wagnergarcia2011]

YEAHHHHHHH SAGEEEEEEE AUDIO VIDEO

[@sageaudio]

Hey Wagner! Thanks so much for watching and commenting! Glad you liked this one! SageAudio.com

[@lebontv6921]

Some flaws but overall pretty useful. Really important to get across the need for level matching before the loudness introduction. Also on and comp prior to limiter, the release looks a little long to me. Just saying to a watch out for that.

[@NewBornNoise]

Very great advice!

[@sageaudio]

Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed the video! SageAudio.com

[@rumar4u]

Hey man I love your videos... Love the techniques very much... But I feel you're too conservative when doing these Mastering Demos. I notice a very slight 1-3% change in the overall sound and some of the featured plugins I couldn't even hear any difference. or change. And I'm using a good set of headphones (Beyerdynamic) and RME Interface. Cheers and looking forward to your next video.

[@sageaudio]

Hey Ruben! Thanks for sharing your thoughts! Good point - I think it would help to show more aggressive settings let you said, and then maybe scale it back to something more subtle. I'll incorporate that into future videos! SageAudio.com

[@LCondabeat]

Great informative video!

[@sageaudio]

Thanks for watching! SageAudio.com

[@JohanDaniel]

YO sage audio skrikes again!!

[@sageaudio]

Hey Johan! Thanks for watching! SageAudio.com

[@compoundaudio]

Thanks sage

[@sageaudio]

Thanks so much for watching! SageAudio.com

[@Dugzy1117]

Awesome tips! What is the song at 5:05 that is playing in the background?

[@dodojo1462]

学习到了！谢谢！

[@sageaudio]

Thanks for watching dodo jo! SageAudio.com

[@chike1866]

What is the generally accepted dynamic range for a hip hop and pop mix?

[@sageaudio]

Hey Brian - thanks for watching! Typically the signal is pretty compressed with the majority of the dynamics coming from the 808 and high hats to a lesser extent. Some Rap masters are squashed and others are subtle so it's hard to say what that range is - sorry for not being able to provide a concrete answer. SageAudio.com

[@nilmar7642]

Nice Video! I was searching for a low level compressor in FL Studio, can you recommend me some?

[@sageaudio]

Thanks for watching! OTT by Xfer Records is a good free one. SageAudio.com

[@Kambiz.Mahdavi]

Tnx alot for your great videos Like always let me ask u a question, Can I use upward compressor instead of expander? For example Waves mv2 or maxvolume? I mean compress the signal from the lowest dbs. Before this question, are those upward compressor and expander at the same category?

[@Kambiz.Mahdavi]

I really apologise, I have never understood the difference between them!

[@sageaudio]

Hey Kambiz! An expander will amplify the loudest aspects of the signal or the peaks, since it uses a threshold similar/identical to a typical compressor. An upward compressor measures the signal below the peaks, compresses that part of the signal and then amplifies it. Thanks for watching! SageAudio.com

[@Kambiz.Mahdavi]

@@sageaudio I don't know how I can thank you , the words can't do this for me definitely but no way like the past, I appreciate you Sage Audio, what an awesome mix and Mastering team .❤🌺💮🍁⚘🌹🌷💓🥀💞

[@MR_Cellarpop]

Thanks SAGE🍺

[@sageaudio]

Hey Mathias! Thanks for watching! SageAudio.com

[@johnromanos6957]

great stuff guys !! not a big fan of the side filters as a "standard enhancement" move , and if in need i would go with the tilt filter on proQ3 instead . i would like to ask ,do you phase check all the parallel stuff when deciding which plugins to use there? cheers

[@sageaudio]

Hey John! Thanks for watching! In this video we didn't check - but in retrospect probably should have. I'm hearing some widening which means the phase has changed slightly/latency was properly compensated for by Logic. SageAudio.com

[@johnromanos6957]

@@TLllllll nope. that is a non 180deg polarity flip eq point mode , nothing to do with plugin latency when summing parallel tracks and making sure they are in phase with each other

[@johnromanos6957]

@@TLllllll if i were you i would first get a good grasp of what mono/stereo, polarity/phase is and how the human ear works . other than that , 1 +(-1) = 0 hope that helps

[@johnromanos6957]

@@TLllllll and i ask you ,,, so it wouldn't get out of phase, with what?

[@johnromanos6957]

​@@TLllllll a plugin has latency even bypassed

[@thegroove2000]

You know your stuff.

[@sageaudio]

Thanks for watching this one! Glad you enjoyed it! SageAudio.com

[@freshmint5130]

Thanks for tutorial. Is that pre master? Final song looks so uncompressed, like 25 lufs or more.

[@sageaudio]

Hey Freshmint Dj! Yep - this is a pre-master/un-mastered track. SageAudio.com

[@rafalvarezsevilla]

if you work with an eq in parallel, wouldn't it be better to use the linear phase mode of the eq to avoid phasing issues between the two channels?

[@sageaudio]

The phase changes that are avoided with a linear phase EQ are between the filters in the EQ, not between the routed signals in your DAW. Typically, DAWs compensate for latency caused by routing. Linear phase might be a good option still though! Thanks for watching! SageAudio.com

[@rafalvarezsevilla]

@@sageaudio ok so there'll always be phasing issues if something is eqed in parallel... do you have any experience which type of eq sounds better in parallel and why?

[@vesantq7030]

hi bro can i ask ? is the parallel compression done in mastering stage or mixing stage or in both stages ?

[@sageaudio]

Thanks for watching! It can be done in either, or both. Use it whenever its needed or will help the sound! SageAudio.com

[@thekeyroads]

How to balance hip hop elements?

[@sageaudio]

Hey Thekeyraods! Thanks for watching! The techniques shown here work well for hip-hop. But here's a video specifically about Hip-Hop: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sJvHq5uGoJmLo5Y

[@SurChetnaMusicRecords]

🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@Itsallawesome]

130hz is waaaayyyy too much for the low cut on the sides. At most 90hz

[@sageaudio]

Thanks for watching! It depends on the genre! 130Hz can be too much for certain songs. SageAudio.com

[@marcsmith8146]

I sent a song to hear how you guys master but never got a sample back. How long does it take to get a sample back? Thx

[@sageaudio]

Hi Marc! Thanks for sending a song for a sample and the question. Please email us directly using the following contact link, and we'll assist as soon as possible. www.sageaudio.com/contact.php SageAudio.com

[@joaopunk1289]

Valeu!

[@Felix00007]

4:20 Song name please

[@sageaudio]

It's called 'Crazy' by Eko. Thanks for watching! SageAudio.com

[@therealoneal1]

How’d you know I was struggling with limiting? 😂🙏🏽💯

[@sageaudio]

Haha a lucky guess! Thank you for watching! SageAudio.com

[@lionnonny]

Alex Rome will be 10% more motivated by your 20% claim.

[@__dynamit3661]

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