Simple MASTERING in CUBASE 9 - mixdown.online

[@MarlonKingShow]

Thank you, I bought IK T Racks. Used an older version which was cool but v5 has been a bit buggy. I wasn't sure using built in cubase plugins would be as good but might try it next time Thanks.

[@Bring_MeSunshine]

First time watching this vid, but happy that you've mentioned Ian Shepherd, becuse I came across Ian via PLAP and have since subscribed to Ian's channel and to his podcasts. When the budget allows, I'll also probably grab one of his courses, but there's lots of free info available. Apart from the benefit of being able to start home-mastering better, a lot of what I've looked into so far, also feeds back nicely into mix engineering and gets you thinking about loudness levels from the outset; looking after your dynamic range, staturation, transient shaping and crest factor. While I agree, it's good to take your work to a pro mastering engineer; the cost is too great at the moment. There is only me, so it's good to know you can feel comfortable in this area - mastering was for many, the dark arts, but it's processes we use already. Granted, I haven't got the experience & ears of Ian or Bob Ludwig (for we are not worthy...) we can grow :-) Thanks for your vid, Chris

[@mixdownonline]

Happy you enjoyed the video. Ian is amazing. If you end up getting his course at some point, you will not be disappointed

[@EdsonVazLopes]

Excelente. Seus videos são incriveis. Obrigado

[@chrisdekok7556]

Very helpful video! I’ve been using Cubase for three days and now I know how to get into mastering. Thanks!

[@mixdownonline]

You're welcome!

[@blak1lyte]

This is the lesson I needed to get to... only missing from this one &others I've tried, humbly asking, HOW exactly do you get to those mastering screens? If I could get to that point, then I could follow this and finally master. Any replies welcome!

[@danpoolemusic]

Absolutely amazing Chris! Saved me in a pinch where my mastering engineer didn't get it right :)

[@mixdownonline]

Glad it helped!

[@DaronMacke]

Good one Chris...straight forward and easy to understand! Thank you Sir!

[@mixdownonline]

Thanks and You're welcome :-)

[@wesleyhendricks153]

Would be nice to know what your favorite mastering compressor is.

[@DeenBagus]

I learn to much from this video.. thankyou so much,

[@robertgaudreau2520]

Thanks Chris very clear, effective, easy to understand and implement, super!

[@mixdownonline]

Excellent, you're welcome :-)

[@2bl36]

yooo thanks for the tips brother, and trying to study mixing and mastering but here in the (DR) dominican republic we dont have school that teaches production so i got to learn the hard way. lol

[@mixdownonline]

You're welcome! Keep on watching videos like this one, you'll learn a lot. There are a lot of good Audio Content Creators on KZbin!

[@ILIKESCIFI]

Great! thx man!

[@wizmos74]

Thank you very much Chris for another great tutorial,this help me a lot!

[@mixdownonline]

You're welcome, my friend!

[@maxandersson7403]

Interesting tip about VUMT. I will try that. I still balance my songs for an album by ear, so they have a similar loudness that is. Maybe VUMT can help me out, better that my other meters.

[@mixdownonline]

It's one of my favourites tools to do so!

[@billirwin1726]

It would have been good to see how you started the project.,.that is are you using the mastering option in cubase or is there some other mastering source? Showing if importing tracks or whatever is necessary would have helped.

[@EricLeland]

huge help in setting up mastering template, thanks!

[@ThirdFocusMusic]

Loving the video's about cubase, i'm getting my cubase pro 9 tomorrow can't wait :D Still haven't found my perfect Daw yet fingers cross itll be cubase as spent £400 -_-

[@mixdownonline]

Good stuff. you won't regret it!

[@smathbeatz]

Nice One

[@jakesternmusic]

Screw the mastering engineer! I say Destroy, erase, improve! Best way to learn.

[@sanjoggazmer1604]

hello sir your videos are all excellents i have learned many things from u. plz help me out this questions for master headroom should be -3 to -6db i know as well but what about after mastered how much headrooms? Is there any space after the songs get mastered? plz help me out thank u love u sir

[@cre8ivebug1985]

There is hardly anything on your channel which does not make sense. Very Good Work Bro Keep it Up!

[@mixdownonline]

Thanks man! :-)

[@keegan6298]

Great lesson and video pal. I’ve never got to this stage before all I have ever done is put some presets on my master strip on the mix console then done a audio mixdown. I then thought that the wav file I’m left with is the finished product. Am I correct in saying that it’s better practice to do the audio down and then reintroduce that file into cubase for mastering? As you can see I’m confused as to which part is mastering. Thank you to any body who can help me understand this process as I’m a bit dim when it comes to producing, it’s a steep learning curve.

[@mixdownonline]

The way you do it also works if you're releasing one song only. If you're working on several songs that will be part of the same album or EP, mastering those mixes outside the mix session is the way to go. On my side, whether I mix one or several songs, I always keep mastering separate from the mix. Here are videos I did talking about mastering and Mix bus processing kzbin.info/www/bejne/m3qQpmmVj9ZqfLM kzbin.info/www/bejne/i3Wtf36CYtplsKs

[@keegan6298]

Chris Selim - Mixdown Online thank you so much for explaining to me I really appreciate that. I’ll follow that link now

[@adeyemiadelekejames8212]

Please the link to download the free plugin

[@mpc40001014]

Hay Chris is the "Cal" on the VU meter the same as "Headroom" on WAVES VU Meter ???

[@djmark8076]

thank you

[@artenuovoglobal]

Hey Chris, we have the loudness meter in control room, would be nice if you made a comparison with the Klangheim -10Db meter so maybe we can use the built in loudness meter reliably? All those LU, True Peak etc... is kind of confusing I guess for many of us. Thanks for all your effort !

[@mixdownonline]

That can be confusing for sure. Yeah, let me check this out!

[@2009Tosh]

Hi - at the start you show the plugins on the master out - BUT say they dont effect the output - HANG ON I think I've got it - are they just 'analysing the output rather than altering it? That must be it... yes?

[@khunnaingwinphyo4840]

Great

[@FIVEFEETDOLL]

great as always!!

[@mixdownonline]

Thanks!

[@arvo56]

I just noticed my song was set in 16bit. Thought it would be 24 or 32bit when I moved up to 9.5. I have to stick with 44k tho',-as it plays too slow in 48. Your vids are really helping me,-so thanks.

[@mixdownonline]

Glad to help!

[@AestheticMeowwwwwwww]

Right now im using cubase le ai 9.5.. so, can i do what you do in this video??

[@mixdownonline]

I don't have Cubase Ai but you will be able to do the same... Not sure if you have the Limiter plugin in Cubase Ai though

[@samopivac1325]

Hey, check out LO-FI CAR MUSIC by Samuel Blues, great example of lo-fi recording

[@thefergolfer]

Thanks but how did yoi get all the tracks into that one song track

[@mixdownonline]

There you go! kzbin.info/www/bejne/m3qQpmmVj9ZqfLM

[@realraven2000]

If you master for video should you roughly leave 1.5db of headspace? And when leaving head space do you use the brickwall output and leave the stereo out / master fader at 0 or would you use the fader? I understand the best way would be to have the final faders at unity and do compensations in the Maximizer out section.

[@mixdownonline]

1.5db makes sense... Yes, I do leave my fader at 0 and use the brickwall output to ajust. :-)

[@thefergolfer]

How did you get the mix down track into one track. How do you bounce all the different recorded instruments bounced to one stereo track?

[@mixdownonline]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/nXi8dWlrq9WroKs

[@Gio2Dio]

Very helpful.

[@mixdownonline]

+Milena :-)

[@pvampman]

can u use a gain plugin on the main buss post before a limiter to push the loudness?

[@mixdownonline]

You can but you can do this with most Limiters

[@billymack4258]

Great video Chris! Question In cubase should the limiter, maximizer Fabfilter L2 etc.... be placed in the post slot on the master buss or channel ? Thanks!

[@mixdownonline]

Good question...No cause when I do an automation fade out on the entire mix, I don't want the amount of signal that goes in the Limiter to change depending on the level of the fader.

[@billymack4258]

@@mixdownonline Cubase tutorials say use the post slot for limiting etc.. so thats the way Ive been doing it. Is there any loudness or sound quality difference ? Thanks Chris!!

[@mixdownonline]

If you keep your fader at unity point (0) it won't matter if you're pre or post. If you're planning on doing fader automation for a fade out, now putting the master channel on post will send less signal to your limiter when bringing the fader down.

[@billymack4258]

@@mixdownonline Thanks Chris!!!

[@blak1lyte]

Can someone kindly tell me, direct me rather, to exactly where/ how I get to these mastering screens after my final mix is ready. Greatly appreciate it. Feel free to reply directly.

[@keegan6298]

John Martini on cubase it’s on the stein berg hub I think. Create a mastering track and bring your mix into it but I think that’s only for multiple tracks If it’s a single track I think you can do it on your normal screen

[@covetedgreen]

When using Frequency in Cubase, do you recommend turning on linear phase for mastering?

[@mixdownonline]

I don't usually use linear EQ in mastering but It's not unusual to do so. I would say, try it out and see if you like it.

[@halidharis]

01:40 number 2 is to difficult to say...sometime i personally having hard time to say "okay,this is done"

[@ruudjansen2412]

thanks....great video as usual Chris!...a question: if I heard it right you master on 48 Hz and not on 44.1 ?.... does not give that a problem in a later stage for e.g. the cd production?

[@mixdownonline]

I master at whatever sample rate the song was mixed on...Could be 48 or 44.1 or even 96kHz if that's the case but I setup my session at 32bit float but 24bit is fine too...Now I didn't cover bouncing for CD production. in this case, you have to export to 44.1/16bits and use a Dithering Plugin setup to 16bits for dithering... I think I will do a vid on that. Good question :-)

[@ruudjansen2412]

ok Cris, clear! Thanks!

[@Nocturnal_1111]

Hi Chris, I'm a big fan of yours. I blindly follow your suggestions. I got much lower loudness after exporting my song. Even I thing the plugin effects from the master channel (Stereo out) of my project didn't come with export. I have boosted the maximizer several times but i got still the same loudness level after exporting. I badly need your suggestions.

[@fixsianopetronella4694]

👍🏾

[@studio_person]

i see you have focals and adams. which do you prefer more?

[@mixdownonline]

Actually, the thumbnail photo is not my studio...I use NS-10s linked with a Dynaudio Bm9 Sub, Yamaha HS8 and a pair of Dynaudio M2 that I don't use much...now the best is always to try them out at the music store if possible. Or you can rent them and tried them out in your environment if you have a Pro Audio Rental Store close by.

[@EVideos08]

Could you make a tutorial on bus, send, fx, and aux.. i am really confused how to create bus ,use fxand send and create group track.. hope i get help ..thankx

[@mixdownonline]

Yeah, sure...I can do that :-)

[@EVideos08]

Thanks 👍👍

[@naaza462]

Tank s

[@tomswee935]

Great Video again ! But I´m confused of LUFS Output, I saw in your Video Chris that you have -10 LUFS, isn´t that very HOT ? High Volume ? Cubase talking about -24 LUFS output which seems to me far too low Volume ! I guess LUFS is the same as -18 dB, It.s just Another scale or ? Thanks again for Great Vidos !

[@mixdownonline]

In my video, the Cubase LUFS meter is not activated, so don't base yourself on this... I usually stay at around -11LUVS on average, when mastering or like shown in the vid, peaks at 0VU when calibrated to -10dbfs. To have a correct LUVS reading you need to play the mix from top to end so the meter can do an average. I'm gonna have Ian Shepherd on the show in the near future to talk about this :-)

[@AboveEmAllProduction]

mkey

[@GeraDesmond]

09:57 whats the album ?

[@mixdownonline]

Forgot the name of that band, but they disband before releasing their first single :-( At least I got paid ;-)

[@GeraDesmond]

@@mixdownonline 😉

[@MrNightowl1980]

Dear Chris, a great video as always :) I was wondering if you are able to tell me what the name is of this band and the title. I realy like to buy this track. Warm regards to you!

[@mixdownonline]

The band name is 4U from Ottawa, Ont but they split up right after the single was finished :-(

[@vivah637]

Mkayy😂😂👍🏻

[@elseels1557]

When you send your song to a Mastering engineer what do you send them? a .wav file? or the whole project? just curious.

[@mixdownonline]

Not the whole project, just a wav file

[@Bring_MeSunshine]

You would send the whole project if it were going to a mix enginner, but when it goes for mastering, it should be a final mix :-)

[@wendyjensenmusic]

I've spoken with some engineers who want to charge $500 per song. As a smaller indie producer, there is no way I can afford that. I clicked on this thinking it would be simple for someone still learning mastering. I think the title is a bit misleading.

[@mixdownonline]

That is as simple Mastering can get. Mastering is not made for everyone. I have to say that $500 to master a track is quite expensive. Unless that engineer gave you a quote for mixing, that would make more sense. Most mastering engineers will charge between $75 to $150/song for mastering.The top commercial guys might charge more for label work.

[@irecki1]

So, 48k and 32bit for mastering, why not 48k and 24bit (session setup )Is this a big different?

[@mixdownonline]

+irecki1 no, it's not a big difference...without going too technical, 32bit is a floating point based on 24bit... So no worries if you do so, just don't mastering at 16bit. 48khz is the sample rate I used in the video cause that's the way it was mixed... When I get a mix in 44k, I master in 44k :-)

[@harshbairagibairagi5489]

how to use eq in cubase 5 and vocal mixing please. reapply ans.thro vidio

[@mixdownonline]

Sorry but I don't have Cubase 5 anymore :-(

[@davenero8243]

I feel for you two. I just upgraded from 5 to 9. There are not many tutorial vids out there on 5 anymore. I used Mac Pro Video for all my tutorials about 5. For 120.00 you get extensive tutorials on Cubase 3 through 9. I found that the best tutorials for Cubase 5 are the ones for Cubase 4 because there was not a lot of stuff added between 4 and 5. I have found that many times on tutorials they assume that you owned the previous version. if you have no plans to update. Mac Pro is great. If you ever update to lets say 7,8 or 9. Chris is the man.

[@Its_crazy_786]

sir please make vidio in cubase 5

[@mixdownonline]

Sorry but I don't have Cubase 5 anymore :-(

[@elseels1557]

I don't understand what does the VUMT do? why do you calibrate it to -10?

[@mixdownonline]

That's only a reference metering point similar of what I'm getting with RMS and LUFS. Most of the time people will use RMS metering, the K-System and LUFS and aim for an average of -12 to -10 which will give a more average metering of loudness. K-System and LUFS is available on the Control Room on Cubase Pro. Here's a good read from my friend Ian on RMS vs K-System www.meterplugs.com/blog/2016/10/14/k-system-metering-101.html

[@ShakeelAhmed-ls1mq]

Thank you Chris...do you mix our songs..

[@mixdownonline]

You're welcome! If you want to book a mixing session, send me an email [e-mail]

[@thesoundpainterbkny3465]

Not one video shows you how to open the Madter screen and download the song. Not [ One.

[@wchurchill419]

thanks.bro

[@mixdownonline]

You're welcome

[@marty4768]

How much do you charge to master?

[@mixdownonline]

To get a quote, write me an email: [e-mail]

[@korkenknopfus]

Hello Chris: thank you for your video. I read in many places the reasons to send your mix to another person for mastering, or alternative to wait a couple of days or weeks to master the mix if this will be made by myself, but could you please explain your own reasons to say that? Thank you again!

[@mixdownonline]

The reason I send my mix to a mastering engineer is to get another set of ears working on my project. If I record and mix a project, I'm a bit too close to the project and when mastering comes, it can affect my judgment at this final stage. So the mastering guy will identify problems (If so) more easily since he has a fresh pair of ears and works the mastering way better. If for whatever reason, I do the mastering myself, I will definitely wait a week or so to master without listening to the mix so this way, I clear my ears off the project before the final stage. Gives me better judgement.

[@korkenknopfus]

Thank you, Chris.

[@thefergolfer]

Lost ya in the first 30seconds. Setting up a plugin template with plug ins cubase doesnt even have or how to do that. Then if I have to import my song into that? Lost.

[@PhilORourke]

brill thanks

[@mixdownonline]

You're welcome!

[@EL-SEÑOR41]

hello bro ,thnx for this video can i send you our new project for the mastering ? #SignorMino

[@mixdownonline]

send me an email [e-mail]

[@lolaurent5606]

Srry , I think It s not the good way... all in mastering is about medium and RMS energy. High end eq, especially, with computer eq give a plastic sound. Try to have a beautiful sound with your medium and rms around -10 and you get the mix... anyway, cool video for the rest ... peace Laurent....

[@mixdownonline]

Thanks for your comment. This is a Simple Mastering technique to understand what Mastering is and to help home studio musicians to do their own mastering if they need to. You would be surprised how many pro mastering engineers master big albums using nothing but plugins.

[@lolaurent5606]

@@mixdownonline thx for your reply. I m agree with you about plugins... I just try to say with my bad English that the real fight in a mastering is around the 100-2000. But it is a long story 🤣 and we can make a book with this subject.... I have a lot of respect for your chanel, very helpful. 👍👍👍

[@mixdownonline]

😂 Thank you , my friend :-)

[@thefergolfer]

Ok so it mastered . Now what? Just save it to a file called song mastered?

[@victorbicudo1374]

export as a wave file and that's it.

[@thefergolfer]

@@victorbicudo1374 thx

[@brngsh5549]

Drugs are bad... m'kay.

[@blak1lyte]

Can somebody PLEASE ANSWER my rather simple question. Cubase online help sucks I think

[@mixdownonline]

The layout I did in this video was done by myself manually by resizing the Project window and the Mix Console. I don't need to do this anymore since Cubase came up with the Bottom Zone.

[@thezoulband_8530]

Thank you

[@mixdownonline]

Welcome!