How I Mastered Job For A Cowboy's New Album

How I mastered Job For A Cowboy's comeback album 'Moon Healer', with a special focus on their new single: The Agony Seeping Storm.
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[@brachlandmusic]

Dude, I was so confused seeing you in this video and I was like "why is one of my favorite sim racer talking about mastering one of my favorite metal bands?" :D guess that's one of my best yt-moments ever.

[@thenoodleking]

I just had my mind blown in the same way.

[@theunaphotobomber]

Album Of The Year 2024, calling it now. This mix is really bringing out all of the righteous characteristics of each member of the band... can't get over how sinister it's sounding already.

[@APorTodas]

Flatline 1 is amazing...and now flatline 2 free update? Wow...and bleep harmonics are ridiculously cool!! 😂😂 Thanks guys!! 😬🤘🏼👊🏼

[@NexusLives]

Free upgrade to Flatline 2?!?!?! 🤯 You guys are awesome! Can't wait to try it out. 🤘🤘

[@shaysantiago5578]

This record is going to sound amazing based off what you've shown so far. Excited to hear all the songs finished. The two singles sound amazing.

[@SystematicProductions]

It's going to be one of the albums of the year, no doubt.

[@DaiMurasaki]

Very kind of you to offer the update for free for owners of the previous version! It’s easy to disregard loyalty in lieu of profit, and you’re keeping us in your pocket by not doing so! Many thanks 👌👍

[@pastilance1]

Sounds fantastic. Flatline 2 cannot come any time sooner!

[@jxcn]

You have a very good way of communicating the information you get across, always love these videos. Cheers

[@jxcn]

Super keen for Flatline 2 too

[@icanrawrtooMC]

bro blew my mind with 2 eq moves

[@metalheadpunk]

Good stuff (as usual), thanks for the insight!

[@pocouturier]

commenting for the algoritm. sick video btw

[@CrzyWzrd4L]

Love that the next JFAC album is called Moon Healer, as if it’s a continuation of Sun Eater 👀

[@poot3rs]

the bass is EXCEPTIONAL on this and that was all you.

[@jd5393]

What did they use for their guitar/bass tone? Cause gah

[@tapedals]

Is flatline 2 going to be on sale when it’s released? Or should I get flatline 1 now and wait for the free update?

[@SystematicProductions]

FL1 is currently on sale for less than FL2 will be selling for on release.

[@matt_nyc_audioengineer]

Anyone else almost fall out of their chair laughing when he was talking about how crappy and possibly damaging digital distortion plugins can be while promoting his digital distortion plugin 😂🤷🏻‍♂️ to be clear I love Flatline. Just thought it was funny.

[@Jazzguitar00]

Saying all plugins are bullshit except YOUR plugins is a tough sell 🤣🤣

[@matt_nyc_audioengineer]

@@Jazzguitar00Right!! 😂

[@SystematicProductions]

@@Jazzguitar00 Absolutely. Especially the part at 3:39 where I tell you how much I love Acustica Audio EQs, before going on to showcase a mastering process involving assorted plugins.

[@BrofUJu]

This is a bit silly, he's clearly using different digital plugins, like Acustica. There's some good, some brutal digital saturation plugins out there.

[@anhedonia0]

12:37 ha! 69 nice.

[@ben2jumanji956]

I like how he happily drops the name of the new job for a cowboy album, when he probably shouldnt. Who knows, lol

[@CS-Loc]

It's in the video

[@MahmoudNader]

Can't wait for flatline 2

[@jessewilkinson3184]

"This isn't some laptop bullshit... but also buy my plugin"????

[@GaryMcNeill]

This 😂

[@Siile_]

Like some of the best mixers in the world aren't all itb at this point haha. Not to mention laptops that are as powerful as a Mac Pro from a couple years ago.

[@Jazzguitar00]

This guy doesn't know his audience apparently. 🤣🤣🤣

[@SystematicProductions]

I certainly overestimated the audience's ability to understand nuance.

[@RealHomeRecording]

​@@SystematicProductionskind of sad considering the amount of nuance that goes into audio mixing right?

[@aaronchapman3]

The entire band sounds amazing but the rythym section in particular sound phenomenal, the bass tone and cymbals really stand out

[@descendinguniverse666]

Ermin`s mastering videos are gold (or platinum). The previous one (mastering Northlane) helped me a lot. This one is solid as well

[@katseazzz]

Everything you do is gold man. I like that you give liveness to the bands and not being artificial and digital like all others.

[@corycourtney8923]

Like God said on Futurama "If you've done your job right, people won't know for sure if you've done anything at all" lol

[@tomkruze1304]

The bass sounds so amazing, I can't even focus on the rest.

[@fabianmillerofficial]

Thank you so much for providing yet another gem on your approach of mastering. Super stoked for Flatline 2 🔥🔥🔥

[@ginxxyami]

love job for a cowboy and excited to see how this sounds. i love doom and gloom and i hope this has a similar kind of sorted chaos that those eps had. for me sun eater was almost too coherent and neat and was held back for it.

[@GaryMcNeill]

No hate but it sounds like they're using a really choppy midi bass in the intro?

[@resington]

Sorry dude I just make Laptop BS 😂

[@blastfiendsunite420]

Why is it so good but so boring at the same time!? I need answers! 😅

[@Metal.mike89]

I’m supposed to get the vinyl tomorrow

[@XiyuYang]

Thank you for the update! As a Flatline owner this is music to my ears.

[@garrusmandolin1362]

i must be going def.

[@buriedyoux7393]

Is the new record completely finished? Patiently awaiting vinyl preorders... would love to know if it's titled "Moon Healer" like I've been seeing

[@captainconvulsion]

Jason Suecof is the goat

[@nope44589]

i actually don’t like that they are a bass player band now 😕

[@ProdByClockwerk]

Would you rather them be like every other metal band where you literally can’t even tell if there’s even a bass player in the band?

[@AmawolfTwitch]

Amazing insight, thanks a lot! Monitoring your process through my RME UCX Converters+Focal Solo 6be is a hell of a lesson! I own Flatline for quite some time now and I am really excited for the V2! Thanks for your contribution to the audio world.

[@louiscole2076]

"Promo SM"

[@cscrignaro]

If you're doing less than 3dB movements you should change the scale on FabQ to 3dB instead of default 12. Visually will help not look like you're doing nothing lol

[@Deguoren96]

Always love your videos and Job for a cowboy was the band that got me into more heavy music when I was a teenager.

[@DarkRegardsBand]

Love flatline! Can’t wait for flatline 2 !!!

[@Itexmachina]

As someone who is finally working on learning about the mix and not being a little wuss wuss, I just want to go ahead and say on behalf of me and my deathhead soulmate bff of the last 15 or so years, we appreciate a lot Boss & we also appreciate the fact, you specifically made sure the supplied audio you were FLATINING was a part with the Euros Blast Cuttttin because we have always cut euroblast no matter the cost but no loss & it's nice getting notes from the big boy Boss himself who geniunely smiles when he hears fucking EURO BLAST CUTTTTing with riffs.. I'm stoked to finally work, learn and release my own death music insteaad of going to a studio and we definitely add you as a contributor. Yeah. Boss. Flatline 2. Riffs. Cutting. Euro Blast.

[@firstwakerecording1815]

Left a comment on the Northlane mastering video about the level jump increase. Now you aren't doing that here and to monitor the change is so subtle. I hear more tightness, subtle roundness to the low end, and punch but it's so light. Definitely pulling a great organic and clarity forward mix and master.

[@jamespeterson1630]

Moon Healer??? WAIT is this a companion album to Sun Eater lyrically/conceptually? YOOOOO

[@jensloetzsch]

So stoked about Flatline 2 !

[@GTORT]

Shoot imo the mix was so good it didn't even need mastering but you STILL killed it

[@SystematicProductions]

Jason truly is GOATed.

[@jacobeberhardt1649]

Ive heard 3 singles. And they're so amazing, i couldn't have asked for more. Theyre perfect. I'm so excited to hear the rest of it.

[@grasskingdoms]

super super excited for this album!

[@Paul_Medic]

The 4 plugins that’ll always be on my master chain are Metric AB, Gullfoss, Flatline and Double Tap. 💪

[@cmd_f5]

Sounds great! The differences are subtle, but they are the magic mastering sauce. Flatline2 baby, that's gonna be a good day! :D

[@teardownthesun]

Nvm the mastering, what about a hair update, looking good 👍

[@remochiun266]

First thing I notice about this mix when the single dropped is that it didn't sound as squashed as most other metal releases these days. I guess the hybrid mode in Flatline 2 explains a bit of why. 😂

[@Jrel]

It sounds great! I'm very very excited for this update! Are there any controls (like low or high adjustable filters) that will allow me to further boost the lows (for more punch or density) or highs (for more air or details)?

[@DareToShine]

"Don't fuck it up." Beautifully put.

[@failuretolaunchdrums]

Incredible record. Cheers and great job on the master!

[@onlyfriendyeah]

got flatline a couple weeks ago, super happy to hear about the free upgrade. cheers!!

[@daviddurden8391]

well, could sound better the mix!!!

[@KYTHERAOfficial]

Flatline 2, fuck yeah.

[@alrecks619]

i was surprised you didn't master Periphery V, but hey.

[@SabineWald_NowHere]

Only WOW!!!

[@sammybowker7823]

goddamn I'm so stoked!

[@WholeLottaBulldog]

Great job. I'm so happy jfac are back

[@Sonofthefire4]

amazing video!

[@Anti_Illusion]

Super subtle

[@bighousemusic628]

You have two lovely badboys there in your rack the lynx aroura and that ssl bus i have a poor man's ad/da converter the blavk lion audio revolution 2x2

[@SystematicProductions]

I fell in love with the Aurora almost 2 decades ago. Have always enjoyed its sound.

[@bighousemusic628]

@@SystematicProductions beautiful piece of analog gold i wish someday they could build a budget friendly device just lik focusrite uad ssl presonus black lion antelope apogee and the list goes on

[@Stig69]

Great stuff!

[@misterkenova6695]

Awesome man!

[@instantdismissal]

This is very exciting indeed

[@GTORT]

Why did you feel the need to specify natural phase mode?

[@xangrycatmanx5104]

Must have something to do with pre-ringing

[@SystematicProductions]

I find it has a gentler tonality, so it's less to do with technical factors. It's the mode Fabfilter suggests most closely approximates the phase response of analogue EQs.

[@xangrycatmanx5104]

@@SystematicProductions thanks Ermz

[@GTORT]

@@SystematicProductions my template has been updated, thanks for the knowledge nugget hahahaha

[@voice-of-oblivion]

monster

[@1siriuswolf]

😳 bloody El ..

[@RealHomeRecording]

Tell that singer that I empathize with him because Grand theft Auto 6 has been delayed for so long. But if he keeps screaming like that he's going to give himself a headache! 😂

[@faz0482]

LUFSi -6. Please.

[@professor_stupid]

love this sound! so much clarity