Whether you’re mastering something for the first time, or you’ve been mastering for a little while and want to improve your masters, the information here should be useful.
Although we didn’t cover everything there is to know here, hopefully, these steps can get you closer to making the masters you want to make. Mastering involves a lot of steps and variables to consider. If you’re mastering a track for someone else, it’s always courteous to export an MP3, a 44.1kHz, 16-bit WAV, and a 48kHz, 24-bit WAV file.
If your master will be distributed using a streaming service like Spotify, you can export it as a 48kHz, 24-bit file, as most distributors will accept this larger file size. These are the correct settings to export your master if it will be uploaded for streaming. Make the slope of this high-pass filter 24dB per octave. Sub-step 2: Use a high-pass filter up to 135Hz on the Side image. By cutting out these frequencies, you’ll have more headroom, and in turn, can make the signal louder in the long run. Since frequencies below roughly 20Hz aren’t perceivable, and can’t be played back on most speakers, the frequencies aren’t needed.Īdditionally, the energy these frequencies have takes up headroom. Notice the cut up to 15Hz.Īlthough this won’t be perceivable, it achieves more headroom. Make the slope of this highpass filter 24dB per octave. Sub-step 1: Use a high-pass filter up to 15Hz on the Mid image. Here’s what I do when using subtractive equalization on a master: That’s why it’s important to attenuate excessive frequencies first, before causing any amplification. The response being, the next few forms of processing will amplify the signal, and possibly make any issues with the mix worse. With this equalizer, we’ll be performing subtractive equalization, meaning, we’ll only use this equalizer to attenuate aspects of the frequency response. For our example, we’ll be using the FF Pro-Q 3. Insert a mid-side equalizer as the first plugin on your stereo track. Now that your session is prepared, you’re ready to begin processing the signal and shaping it in the sound that you want. Step 3: Insert a Mid-Side Equalizer and Use Subtractive Equalization In other words, you give yourself enough room to work and protect your master from unwanted distortion. By reducing the gain with clip gain, you ensure that the amplitude of the mix is reduced prior to any processing taking place. With that in mind, it’s best to turn down the gain of the track, instead of using the channel fader, or another method. Only do this is you cannot get a revised mix. Use clip gain to reduce the gain of a mix if its too loud.
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