How do you go about it? which software hardware do you use?

im not very good at it but i think i can get a fairly good sound by using a multi band limiter on my stereo out in my sequencer. Anyone got any tips for me ?

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I just put a limiter and compressor on the wav file.

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I use hardware:
TC ELECTRONIC MASTERING 6000
FOCUSRITE RED 3


Anything cheaper (even cheaper software) isn't even worth trying mastering with.

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These kinds of questions get asked regularly. Google for some articles on mastering. Preferably by recognized sources such as Sound on Sound magazine. They will tell you something about interesting software and how to use it properly. If you do fix a good mixdown mastering hardly comes down to anything more than multiband compressing your exported wav.

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If less is more think about how much more more would be. -Frasier

I don't mean to hijack this thread, but what is a good software limiter that you use?

dont use limiters OK DO IT

srsly tho what happened to having good mixing?

storyteller be a good guy and show us the powers of your hardware, export 16bars, 2 samples one mastered and non.

if your mixdown is good, you should not have to do very much at all on the master channel... maybe a little eq to roll off some of those super super low frequencies that NOBODY'S system will ever pick up... and maybe a compressor to boost the overall perceivable volume of your track.

less is more though, i hate hate hate squashed mixes, i'd rather hear something that just sounds a little bit quiet

david

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quiet? it takes skill to maximize elements and is key to good production

but yusss squashed waveforms n square waveforms r sucky

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Originally posted by trancey_spacer I don't mean to hijack this thread, but what is a good software limiter that you use?

Unlike a lot of other people here I use only what I can pay for. Instead of downloading the entire Waves collection, T-Racks, Izotope Ozone and whatever collection (like most people do) I just have four bought plugins (2 VSTi's + 2 VST's). The rest is freeware. The compression on my master channel is done with a free plugin, TLs Maximizer. It's quality is similar to Waves L2 UltraMaximizer (which is really good).

Some people should really have a look around. There is so much quality free stuff!

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If less is more think about how much more more would be. -Frasier