Great video. Have you ever tried Wavesfactory Spectre? It's a great plugin as like an Aural Exciter for Mid Side with its Mid Side matrix capabilities and dry/wet mix knob. Sounds really good too.

I loved the sound the Portico II added on your previous mastering chain video (which really helped me understand building a mastering chain with purpose far more than anything else - the best on YT) so wanted to find something that at least did similar and was disappointed that nothing I tried came close. However, I recently demoed the AA Snow after finding out it has the MBP II - set it to Silk Red, LF Depth, HF Width - and bought it after 5 mins. I'm under no illusion there isn't the usual difference (however small) with the hardware, but it's the best I've heard by a mile ITB.

@AudioAnimalsStudio

Жыл бұрын

I will have to try out the snow.

@Lewis_Emblack

Жыл бұрын

@@AudioAnimalsStudio Would be interested to hear what you think.

@AudioAnimalsStudio

Жыл бұрын

@@Lewis_Emblack I'm equally interested to hear what I think. It sounds good from what you are saying.

@Lewis_Emblack

Жыл бұрын

@@AudioAnimalsStudio I will say you can't apply the texture individually per channel as you can on the H/W unfortunately, but I figured I can always use it alongside the VSM-3 if I wanted the harmonics a bit more targeted.

Good video, however, my professional advice TIP is! In your DAW never mix your song down with the mastering chain eq's on or mastering compression on with extreme settings. Rather use your limiter loudness maximizer only to get the gain you need while mixing. Even the vast majority of so called pro's are making this huge mistake. That's why so many mixdowns and masters suck. My mastering chain never goes on fully now until I am happy with the mixdown.

@PereRevert

9 ай бұрын

This is debatable.. most mixers nowadays deliver also masters at once, so a mastering chain (top-down approach) is crucial to get your proper balance and processing and transients in place during the whole mixing process from the very beginning.

@music7arts

9 ай бұрын

​@@PereRevert There is no debate! I am right.

I had this question in my mind today.. How many plugins on my masterbus !!!

For setero imaging. I would suggest try TRacks Quad imager For air i would suggest to use "fresh air"

Love the video Paul , what are your opinions on vintage hardware gear such as , vintage pultecs ext. As opposed to modern mastering hardware

@AudioAnimalsStudio

Жыл бұрын

I would always prefer the modern unit over vintage for a few reasons. Warranty, VAT deduction on new gear, lifespan of valves etc. I'll shoot a video on this question.

For transient designers. Do you just bring up the transient or increase the attack

Is it good to use the VSE 2 WHEN YOUR LIMITER ALREADY TURN THE SONG Up, CAUSE I ALWAYS GET A CLIPPING LIGHT WHEN THERE IS NO CLIPPING

Hi Paul, so you have your outboard dynamic eq after the limiter? Won't the dynamic eq post limiter bring out the peaks that the limiter just kept in check, before going back ITB?

@AudioAnimalsStudio

Жыл бұрын

I will come back into the box to set my true peak. There are a few benefits to this. My limiting is taken care of out the box using the Hum Audio look ahead analogue limiter. Then back in through the Burl B2.

@Sance21

Жыл бұрын

@@AudioAnimalsStudio Thank you. I currently have my Neve MBP II before the Burl B2.

Hello Paul. How do you feel about the widener on the Bettermaker Limiter( the hardware)? In case of a Lynx Hilo that doesn’t like it to be hit too hard on the way in how would you recommend using an external to make it work with the Hilo, when using the Hilo purely for AD conversion? Thank you.

@AudioAnimalsStudio

Жыл бұрын

The bettermaker limiter isn't bad for widening. It has brilliant saturation. Mid side processing too so you have a lot of good options for widening. I'd have a limiter before you go back in. I have the LAAL last in the chain before I hit the burl converters. I find a limiter at the end of the analogue chain essential.

@ChestermereTimes

Жыл бұрын

@@AudioAnimalsStudio Thank you.

Where in the chain would you put transient designer right before limiter? Also have you tried Newfangled Punctuate? I think it's quite magical multiband transient designer.

@AudioAnimalsStudio

10 ай бұрын

I like to have my transient designer just before compression and limiting. I like to pull the transients out and then control them with compression. In my chain I have the transient designer last in the mid side chain after EQ. Try a transient designer just on the mid. You get a lovely punch to the centre image.

@danielkisel5661

10 ай бұрын

@@AudioAnimalsStudio hmm I see I also like the Luca Pretolesi tip for parallel blend of signal of mid section (of M/S) using transient expansion and saturation or soft clipping but only applied to mid frequencies for punch and clarity especially on drums basically.

Hi Paul, don't you use saturation when mastering? Thanks in advance!

@AudioAnimalsStudio

9 ай бұрын

Yes, lots of it.

@gerardomerino6418

9 ай бұрын

Thanks! @@AudioAnimalsStudio

Do you ever use a clipper? If so, analog or digital?

@AudioAnimalsStudio

Жыл бұрын

We will use the Burl converters as well as the Bettermaker Darthlimiter for clipping.

I'm looking for a limiter, do you think the Fab Filter L2 is better than the Sonible Smart Limit?

@AudioAnimalsStudio

Жыл бұрын

I personally prefer FF L2 over smart limit

@zanza_the_rewolverine

Жыл бұрын

@@AudioAnimalsStudio thanks

@darotm7628

Жыл бұрын

@@AudioAnimalsStudioHave you tried the Ozone Maximiser? What do you think of it vs the FF Pro L2?

@AudioAnimalsStudio

Жыл бұрын

@darotm7628 personally not a huge fan of ozone. I've always found izotope products to be a simplified for beginners. Which is great if you are a beginner but I've always found other tools to do better jobs. Rx 10 is a great product though.

Have you ever use the nvelope as an eq, that eq function it have ? …..

@AudioAnimalsStudio

Жыл бұрын

I have very briefly but didn't keep using it in that way because I had the Elysia MusEQ.

WHAT DO YOU REALLY THINK ABOUT THE FUSION STEREO PLUGIN

@AudioAnimalsStudio

10 ай бұрын

It's OK but massively over priced. It's a simple widener but has It's place.

@TicscoCampbell

10 ай бұрын

You Have turn me into a M/S Monster lol @@AudioAnimalsStudio

You shouldn’t need 10 plug-ins on a mastering chain (obviously there are exceptions to the rule) When I looked through the comment boards, and I see people questioning whether they should use a certain type of stereo, Widener on their master chain I know that that person is not even close to being ready to master. Much much much more important than your master chain. Is your actual mix. If you need a stereo, Widener on your master chain, it is because you have failed to mix your sound appropriately. The greatest producers in the world have said repeatedly, that when a mix is done perfectly, they have very little to do on the mastering end And they know more than all of us combined

@AudioAnimalsStudio

10 ай бұрын

But as a mastering engineer do you get the perfect mix sent yo you every time?

@13thJ

10 ай бұрын

@@AudioAnimalsStudio perfection being defined objectively or subjectively? I’m not gonna try and master some thing that hasn’t been delivered correctly If you give me a turd, I am not gonna spend my time trying to polish it

@AudioAnimalsStudio

10 ай бұрын

@@13thJ you shouldn't be calling your clients music turds. They will get offended and not return.

@13thJ

10 ай бұрын

@@AudioAnimalsStudio I am not worried about a client who creates turds not coming to me for work Just like Ferrari is not gonna sign an F1 driver, who doesn’t know how to drive And I am not rude to my clients. I just let them know that they have to become more educated in understanding the sound. They are trying to create and presenting them away or somebody who knows how to master can actually do the work. I believed you were highly skilled and educated about mastering, however the very fact that you just tried to spend this into me not caring about my clients as a way of defending mastering music that is not ready to be mastered makes me question that

@AudioAnimalsStudio

10 ай бұрын

@13thJ just advice as one mastering engineer to another. I don't want you to learn the hard way. But I will give you one last piece of advice while I'm here. Your clients are not beneath you if their music isn't what you consider good. You have to respect that different clients are of different abilities and you shouldn't turn them away because of that. If in future you find a client that isn't good enough to work with you. Send them my way. I will be happy to help them achieve their goal.