T''racks by ikmultimedia (really oldschool type) or ozone 9
@buzzdx
2 жыл бұрын
i've been using ozone for that for the most part, api 2500 comes to mind too. this was a great video especially with the free plugins you used. however, i would be very much interested in how you would approach mastering with ozone 9 (standard). maybe in another video? =)
@erazeTHEborders
2 жыл бұрын
What about Unlimited? It also has a true peak mode.
@fa0179
2 жыл бұрын
UrsaDSP Boost was a hidden Gem you showed us in that other mastering video. Thank you.
@Edninety
2 жыл бұрын
I've personally come to the conclusion that if you really want to make it professionally, you're probably better off in hiring an audio-engineer with years of experience in that particular field for a hundred bucks or something. BUT, as you'll probably demonstrate here (writing this before hitting play), free plugins, if you dig a bit, can give you 90% of the tools that come in highly paid renowned products and even if you just dabble around with it, you definately can improve your mixing quality big time with these freebies, it's a free opportunity to gain more experience, and that is totally valuable. We're living in a hobby producers' wet dream nowadays, just think back 15/20 years ago and 90% of these things were that much harder to achieve on an amateur level, not having even touched that you probably would've spend way more money in achieving what you CAN achieve with these plugins. That's awesome.
@stephenroldan5107
2 жыл бұрын
Im just glad people are using the computer again.
@smujohnson
9 күн бұрын
I’m curious what the remaining 10% is.
@lawinter1949
2 жыл бұрын
Limiter No. 6 lives on my master bus when I make tracks. It's free, sounds great and it has everything you need in a mastering plugin except stereo widening, eq and true-peak.
@stephenroldan5107
2 жыл бұрын
Find it better on the master bus?
@osmark86
2 жыл бұрын
the whole LUFS thing is something I've struggled with before. I might have pumped my tracks much louder than necessary before and completely ignored true peaking. wasn't even aware of the importance of this so thanks a ton for this!
@KBizzy
2 жыл бұрын
Important to note that since most of us produce for streaming these days, the LUF thing is pointless, as the streaming services use their own volume control. It’s why older songs often sound louder than a lot of modern songs that pushed for loudness.
@jrurbbehdidiwdnndjduw85eos73
Жыл бұрын
@@KBizzy literally every old song I've listened to on Spotify has been noticabledd quiter than newer songs
@KBizzy
Жыл бұрын
@@jrurbbehdidiwdnndjduw85eos73 my point is that streaming services automate volumes equally. So if a song gets louder/quieter throughout the song, it’s only going to get so loud. The reason that so much newer stuff sounds louder is because it’s less dynamic because of the massive amounts of compression. Most newer music has less dynamics than older music. In that way, quality has suffered.
@Studio22mix
Жыл бұрын
This is a perfect video for a coffee and a smoke on a rainy Sunday morning, learning something while waking up, can’t get better 😊
@AKAtAGG
2 жыл бұрын
I've never heard anyone say LUFS as a word, and that made me happy. Love that you showed how mastering is not about the expensive plugins, it's about knowing what you're doing. Great video.
@thomassykes6190
Жыл бұрын
This is one of the most easy to understand and informative videos on mastering a track on KZitem, seriously a huge thank you
@verynormali5163
Жыл бұрын
I can't express how much your channel is helping me. Thanks a lot!
@simonrigby2776
2 жыл бұрын
+1 for Frontier. I don't see the D16 plugs talked about as much as they should be. Whilst completely different, Devastator2 is an insanely flexible distortion plugin which I love. Frontier is a brilliant bit of kit. Great video Cameron. :)
@kyledege315
2 жыл бұрын
Decimorts cool too.
@simonrigby2776
2 жыл бұрын
@@kyledege315 wouldn't you know .. its on sale :). I bought it :)
@kyledege315
2 жыл бұрын
@@simonrigby2776 focusrite gave me devastator then I crossgraded to decimort. I also have to toraverb its good but devastator and decimort are their 2 must haves imo
@AlbertSirup
2 жыл бұрын
i think using some mild clipping in mastering (before the limiter) is actually very useful so the limiter doesn't overcompress on excessive peaks - i use freeclip for that usually
@zachary963
2 жыл бұрын
From Mixbus TV, and the award winning mastering engineer who runs it: Just make your tracks as loud as you can while keeping it clean and open. All the things that make a track sound good will make it naturally sound loud too. The loud sounds that sound smashed? That’s bad mastering. Good mastering can get really loud without distortion or feeling smushed. From my personal experience: The “don’t get too loud” advise comes from noobs who throw limiters on the top and crushing it. Using subtle compression, appropriate limiting throughout the mix, correct eq, correct gain staging, sidechain and parallel compression, saturation, basically all the things I would do in a mix anyway because that’s what sounds good, I’ll usually end up with my tracks hitting -10 to -8 LUFS or so. And I like open mixes without a ton of compression lol. I put some of my favorite records in my DAW and measured them. -12 for very old stuff (1970s) and then louder than -8 for more modern stuff is where it was hitting.
@bengsynthmusic
2 жыл бұрын
Would you export your track at -8L to streaming?
@rskityaev
2 жыл бұрын
Man, that's an awesome song you made there!
@itsmenishant
2 жыл бұрын
nothing complicated, nice compiled video with lots of info, appreciate ur work guys ❤❤
@thejoshuathomas
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this easy to understand mastering tutorial. This gave me a great basis of where to start and what to aim for. I agree that on this particular composition, aiming for -14lufs suited it far better (at least to my ears). Thank you again and happy holidays to you and yours.
@NikMwra90
2 жыл бұрын
Help, super confused here. Spotify suggest to master at -14db intergated LUFS, but as you're using the frontier limiter you're looking at short-term and short-term max. The integrated index in MLoudnessAnalyzer isn't the same with the intergrated LUFS Spotify refers about ?
@liamsavoini4729
Жыл бұрын
Brilliant video! Really helpful and informative, without feeling patronised at any point, as someone who's recently started making music as a spare time hobby, this video's really helped me with how to approach mastering 😊 Love your content, keep up the amazing work!
@Walid.OnTheTrack6725
Жыл бұрын
1:45 is that heaven? woooooooooooooooow man, i didn't expect that at allllllllll 😮
@screendrem
9 ай бұрын
OTT is one of my favorite Free mastering plugins. I know that's nuts but I also know what it can do to tighten up the mids and punch if used sparingly. Love this video!
@SuperJonSluggo
2 жыл бұрын
Great tutorial, and the music choice was easy to hear ten times, not so with some similar vids. Ty
@timbushong4387
2 жыл бұрын
Dittos on the Kotelnikov comp - it really is a great plug, and it usually finds its way onto most of my mastering busses.
@rautshsale1948
2 жыл бұрын
i would love for you to get into dither, and all the other nerd stuff you mentioned here, that you could go into at some point in the future. especially lufs - how it relates to true peak, to different platforms and mediums, etc. ie, when mastering my own music, should i export it several times, at different lufs values or find a balance between all requirements, and make one export only? this is all still too confusing to me lol
@SG-ix3ly
2 жыл бұрын
I make a lot of Drill beats and honestly frontier is the best thing ever for that. Its literally mt secret weapon
@isajoha9962
2 жыл бұрын
Cool video, fade out (nostalgia trip) I have not used that for a long time. 🤔 Using LoudMax a lot, thanks for the IPS scenario exampel.
@FaceBing
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Cameron. You are a Gem.
@akagerhard
2 жыл бұрын
I'll make it short: Makes no sense whatsoever to master to -14 LUFS. Always master to whatever sounds best - that means as loud as possible without sounding crap. Now when it comes to true peak that's different. You have to actually respect what the streaming services ask for - in case of Spotify that's -1dB. Explaination: The LUFS DOES NOT matter because they just turn it down to -14 LUFS afterwards - using CLEAN gain reduction. Your track will still sound better and louder, if you mastered it to say -8 LUFS, after they turned it down to -14 LUFS - compared to a track that you mastered to -14 LUFS. That's not wild theory.. that's a fact. You can test it out yourself. The -1dB (true peak) on the other hand you need to respect, because if you don't that can lead to artifacts/distortion when they convert your audio to different codecs. Again: DON'T master to -14 LUFS. They will just turn down your music accordingly. You lose NOTHING by mastering to the best sounding target. But DO respect the True-Peak they request.
@Zaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaap
2 жыл бұрын
^ this
@Minimellow
2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely true. In fact, go listen to songs on streaming services that are mastered LOUD (like -6 to -4 LUFS). They'll still sound *loud* compared to more dynamic ones even after loudness normalization.
@kingo5940
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@AlbertSirup
2 жыл бұрын
yes! not caring about the -14 has made it so much easier to get the sound i want (which is usually around -7) and i agree i never hear the difference on streaming (besides the general compression they do anyways)
@JordonRenn93
2 жыл бұрын
This reminds me of "mix loud and it will sound good loud" argument which has been widely agreed that that is not the case.. I say, in theory what you say makes sense, but I'm not sure there would be any noticeable difference and if there was I would (imho) blame the engineer for having a slightly different mentality when mixing trying to keep levels low. I would love experiment with this for myself. That said, I do not even look at the LUFS when I am mixing/mastering.
@calebbright8289
2 жыл бұрын
This was an incredible video, I just discovered your channel and it’s been inspiring the hell out of me. When are you gonna release this song? I’d like to listen to it on repeat ASAP!
@VenusTheory
2 жыл бұрын
Really glad to hear that! Always good to know the channel is a helpful resource. No release plans quite yet on that one, working on a new album that I want to finish before revisiting some of these older projects that have been sitting on my drive.
@mikeparks3154
Жыл бұрын
Great video - love all of them and always look forward to the next instalment. I also love the track you were working on. Is it available to listen to now?@@VenusTheory
@blattymeow
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video. Very helpful mastering chain to start learning!
@forsale313
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for making things simple. A few of the VST's you mentioned I already have and had no idea they could be used for mastering. LOL
@BorisBarroso
2 жыл бұрын
Wow thanks it's great to see a tutorial for mastering this is the skill I really need to work more and with these plugins I think you can get a really descent mastering
@krishnungshugangopadhyay7144
2 жыл бұрын
LET'S GOOOOO
@karadytube
Жыл бұрын
Omg, your voice is Hollywood voice ❤
@Redonkeyulous
2 жыл бұрын
This is such a great lesson.... thank you so much for helping us with the knowledge..... thank you so much!!!
@DeltaWhiskeyBravo13579
Жыл бұрын
Excellent tutorial on free master plug-ins. I'm going to load up Limiter No. 6 to try it out, along with MEQualizer, and since it's free Frontier. It did sound great. PS I didn't know mixing and mastering required losing a limb. Signed peg leg 🤪
@RyanHarris77
Жыл бұрын
Your voice sounds great. What mic do you use?
@jackpepe2140
2 жыл бұрын
damn just every plug in is here this was so useful thank you
@ArchimedesWoo
Жыл бұрын
Excellent video. Really clear and concise, with loads of useful information. ;-)
@rivagesfm5018
7 ай бұрын
I really would like to know the name of this song you were working on here. Sounds great.
@neilbiggin
Жыл бұрын
Superb guide, thank you!!
@smujohnson
Ай бұрын
I’d be curious about non-free plugins that Venus Theory uses. Stock DAW plugins? Ozone?
@5kings.mp3
7 ай бұрын
This really helped, thank you so much.
@dawnofreality
2 жыл бұрын
Kotelnikov and Youlean's free plugin work pretty well for me, but I had no idea melda and loudmax... or frontier for that matter... shall be downloading forthwith
@nox-modus
Жыл бұрын
Thank you!!! Great Tutorial, very helpful!!!
@ivm70
2 жыл бұрын
I'd love to hear how you would apply Chow Tape while mastering. Evidently it's amazingly versatile.
@sonkanabones6052
Жыл бұрын
Ozone 10's AD:"A new set of ears that never get fatigued" This dude with Kotelnikov on the master:
@futur_sunds
2 жыл бұрын
So I noticed that you didn’t bounce the project out into a single WAV file, is there a reason for that? Dose it matter either way? A lot of other tutorials, people have already bounced the track.
@stephenroldan5107
2 жыл бұрын
Guessing his computer can take all the tasks. Without bouncing
@VenusTheory
2 жыл бұрын
Not really other than it just didn't seem necessary. Some folks may bounce to a single file beforehand if it's too CPU intensive to do otherwise, or when mastering a full album and needing all the full tracks in a single session.
@dekoningtan
2 жыл бұрын
This video was very informative, thanks!
@peterelfman
2 жыл бұрын
Excellent video!
@thorstennesch1
Жыл бұрын
I use Klanghelm mjuc Jr. , singersongwriter/indie stuff.
@debarjo
11 ай бұрын
Which DAW are you working on?
@Mixjaker
8 ай бұрын
За битвиг студио - Лайк 👍
@patbreacadh
2 жыл бұрын
That was amazing. Thks!
@2009jazzman
Жыл бұрын
Dam dude, you are good...keep up the Greattttt work...👋👍
@Brutuscomedy
9 ай бұрын
If one spends a bunch of time recording music, I wouldn't advise then finishing it off with free plugins. Professional mastering can make a big difference.
@TimOost
Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@KevinJohnsrude
Жыл бұрын
What's the freaky video tool for 0:29?
@noahrathje8976
2 жыл бұрын
@0.26 LMFAAAAOOOO!! :D
@MuzixMaker
Ай бұрын
How do you deal with dynamic music styles with traditional instruments and complex arrangements? You can’t just set everything for one spot on the track.
@ildafons
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!!!
@tyabrahamse2461
Жыл бұрын
I'm a bit late to the video but I loved it
@575motocross4
Жыл бұрын
All these plugins worked great except for the A1 Stereo Widener, i couldnt for the life of me get it to load into Mixcraft after installing. If anyone has any tips or insight id appreciate it!
@jimmylennon3088
2 жыл бұрын
super.thank.you.so.verymutch
@Lokkodog
2 жыл бұрын
great Vid , thankyou ... one issue though ive downloaded Melda pack but Loundess Analyzer does not appear in my daw is it an effect ?
@5kind253
Жыл бұрын
Isn't SoundCloud limit -14 lufs?
@djGreenALERT
2 жыл бұрын
Hi Cam, very informative as usual. I do have a question though.That bass sounds particularly exquisite, even before the mastering. Could you tell me what plugins you used just on that as a starting point please? (The bass sounds like it came from Legend or Diva perhaps?) Sorry if that's a bit of a cheeky question.
@VenusTheory
2 жыл бұрын
Yo! Glad you enjoyed it haha. Not really anything special to talk about with the bass - it's just a couple detuned saws with a square an octave below fed into a 24db/oct keytracked lowpass with some filter drive. Made in Dune 3, which does have some super fat filters though. Should be able to get a similar sound with just about any plugin though - I think the real key is adding dynamics with velocity, and using a low (or 0) sustain value for almost an '808 bassline' approach to really let the notes punch.
@saizoku2665
2 жыл бұрын
Gone through u r plugins which u recommended they were changed my sound to loud and good but I'm getting +12 or +16 range reading u getting -2 or -1 so what way we should get - readings which suits streaming platforms
@TheTonyTitan
2 жыл бұрын
Gotta say... thanks!
@Chris-cf2kp
Жыл бұрын
This track makes me feel like Solid Snake infiltrating Metal Gear
@_DRMR_
2 жыл бұрын
Too bad none of these fully support the VST spec. Interesting that LoudMax has a LADSPA build though (but no LV2 or native VST3 ..)
@souissihadjdz
2 жыл бұрын
What is the name of this genre ?
@baymax001
Жыл бұрын
True peak limiting is not good because it sounds flat
@Jettoxication
2 жыл бұрын
Bitwig? Cubase? Both? even more DAWs?
@vahidarba7915
2 жыл бұрын
n9ce
@ThereAtGM
2 жыл бұрын
feel the pain at 19:29
@maxsmart9116
2 жыл бұрын
What DAW are you using?
@vidarhjal
2 жыл бұрын
Bitwig
@stephenroldan5107
2 жыл бұрын
The best one!
@BatuKhan-vt9ki
6 күн бұрын
What's that voice 😭😭🙏🙏
@ibrajimenez2098
Жыл бұрын
Damm what would be my excuse to not finishing music now?
@roberthuxoll8500
2 жыл бұрын
With talking about free I miss absolutely programs for Linux.
@bananermat3798
2 жыл бұрын
-4 to -6 LUFS? What are you, a future bass producer?
@VenusTheory
2 жыл бұрын
I prefer 'trash master'.
@bananermat3798
2 жыл бұрын
@@VenusTheory I was surprised how loud you could get this track before it started breaking apart. Loudness is in the mix as they say.
@Herr-Lefe
2 жыл бұрын
Why did my comment disappear?
@VenusTheory
2 жыл бұрын
Ugh is that still happening? Been dealing with that for weeks now, I think KZitem adjusted their spam filters or something as quite a few people have asked about that. Weirdly enough the missing comments don't get 'held for review' either - they seem to just never get posted to begin with. Unfortunately I have no idea what is causing that or why it's happening, and my channel is too small to ask KZitem about it haha. Guess the only thing you can do is try again?
@Herr-Lefe
2 жыл бұрын
@@VenusTheory No problem. For a while I thought that I might have misspelled "I love Span" and accidently written "I love spank" ...
@arupsircar6620
5 ай бұрын
No way... Offline installation
@MikeyAfterDark
Ай бұрын
unfortunately a lot of these downloads no longer work but still take donations (ahem Stereo Widener)
@kippster_muc
2 жыл бұрын
Was that a side blow to Underbelly? ('You can't polish a turd.') ;)
@Walid.OnTheTrack6725
Жыл бұрын
For both Mac and what? narcissistic son of a ... 😂
@mudi2000a
2 жыл бұрын
Regarding available plugins it could maybe help to use a different DAW for mastering, Reaper recenly got some nice additions, e.g. a loudness meter and brickwall limiter which also supports True Peak limiting.
@ileryon4019
2 жыл бұрын
what about Loudmax
@kighyuga
Жыл бұрын
“Today we’re going to be talking about life, about love, about LUST … I mean lessons learned and limbs lost!”
@mithrandir404
2 жыл бұрын
Mythbusters proved you wrong. You can polish a turd: Episode 113
@KozmykJ
2 жыл бұрын
Some Limiter plugins, usually not Free ones, have dithering of one form or another set to ON in their default state. That's fine IF you're placing them last in your Mastering FX chain BUT Not Good if that limiter is being used for something else, like on a Sub bus. And/Or , as you point out VT, if your DAW is going to dither for you ...
@DJBuglip
2 жыл бұрын
Man, you just touched on the thing that had just impacted me while watching: that its helpful to listen to the entire range at which a control affects a parameter, and then listen for the "sweet spot". I'm horrible at getting good mixes, that helps a bunch. Thanks man!
@stalmeseto
2 жыл бұрын
Gotta say, I love the subtle humor you’ve been weaving into your content recently. Love you channel, keep it up mate.
@BillyBatsonMarvel
2 жыл бұрын
Someone has a voice for radio. 😂👍🏽
@bobrobertsNotUrBob
2 жыл бұрын
I always hear Howard stern when I hear Venus speak
@robbe4711
2 жыл бұрын
You rock! Made so much progress!
@iaintnovirus
Ай бұрын
When working with the -6db Target, do you change the Loudmax setting or use the same as the one for -14db? When working with the -6db target my true-peak goes above -1db. Thanks for the tutorial!
@illatraxzz103
Жыл бұрын
This is the video that I’ve been waiting for
@TheCelestineProph
4 ай бұрын
Great video. Of all the videos I've seen on mastering one's own tracks I like yours the best. Q: Most of the others say you should use the INTERGRATED LUFS range (and true peak of course ) to make your adjustments. In your video you talked about the short term and short term max ranges to make your adjustments. Any particular reason you dont use the Integrated range? Cheers
@starnak1389
2 жыл бұрын
nice job and very pleasant to watch because of the good chill tracks, and your chill standing. Thanks you man, musique is share and you know that.
@Itsruffyouknow
11 ай бұрын
Hey man! i have a question: If the samples you use on your projects are in 44100hz and 16bit it's beneficial after finishing the track render it in 48000hz and 24bit?
@The_Answer_Is_Within
2 жыл бұрын
You should’ve def made a before and after…so that we could’ve listened to both versions of the track:) Btw Frontier is a true workhorse/powerhouse and I like the design as well.
@JamesAlphaz3ro
5 ай бұрын
Man imma listen to your music now , THATS SO INSANE
@MartHommes
2 жыл бұрын
Omg I've been looking for something like this for a while. I haven't even finished watching it yet but I already wanna thank you for doing this
@jonatanjankowski4244
Жыл бұрын
why is it so hard for me to hear most of the changes that he makes ? is it something to do with youtube compression ?. i do mixing my self and i know that i should hear something but i usually didn't 🤔
@michaelahanti9189
Жыл бұрын
Big thanks for this and all your other videos. Helping me to take my production to new levels
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