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Problem when mastering kick-HELP NEEDED!!!
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MIKE333ACE
I've been having a problem lately when mastering the sound of kicks. I use fl studio 9 and 10 with the plugins "maximus" and "paramatic EQ2" for my mastering. The problem I have been having, is that whenever i use these plugins to improve the sound of the kicks to how I want it, I then find that every time i have two quick kicks together, (two in 1/2 of a beat,) the volume of those two kicks drop down, (which doesn't happen when I don't change the sound,) making it hard to hear them. Any help would be great, thanks. :)
clay
they are interfering and causing DC noise taking up headroom. btw its not called mastering when you are just compressing a kick its called compression. do more eqing or choose other samples which arent interfering.

edit: wait a ing second, this is the djbooth... are you talking about mixing two tracks?
n3lly
Moved :)
skyhunter
Render out a pattern with just one kick in it and use that instead of the original, it will sound the same but not duck under itself.

Or you could shorten the notes, it's from the compression. Shortening the notes would do it...
Nick Cenik
Are you using sampled kicks? If so, it's unlikely that they will benefit from added compression.
derail
Please, PLEASE look up what "mastering" means in an audio production sense.

If we're all using the same words but meaning completely different things, then fluff bunny wows hypothetical integration.
MIKE333ACE
Thanks for the help guys :) shortening the notes has fixed the problem, Cheers :)
skyhunter
quote:
Originally posted by MIKE333ACE
Thanks for the help guys :) shortening the notes has fixed the problem, Cheers :)


np mate I do that when making hardcore with kick rolls.
sako487
How exactly do you improve the sound of your kicks with those plugins?
skyhunter
sounds like EQ and compression...

evo8
quote:
Originally posted by MIKE333ACE
I've been having a problem lately when mastering the sound of kicks. I use fl studio 9 and 10 with the plugins "maximus" and "paramatic EQ2" for my mastering. The problem I have been having, is that whenever i use these plugins to improve the sound of the kicks to how I want it, I then find that every time i have two quick kicks together, (two in 1/2 of a beat,) the volume of those two kicks drop down, (which doesn't happen when I don't change the sound,) making it hard to hear them. Any help would be great, thanks. :)


sounds like a compressor is not releasing fast enough when engaged thus the volume drops - im assuming "maximus" is a compressor
skyhunter
quote:
Originally posted by evo8
sounds like a compressor is not releasing fast enough when engaged thus the volume drops - im assuming "maximus" is a compressor


yea it is.
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