How To MASTER Metal Songs Like A Pro

This is how I master my metal home recordings using simple plugins at home.

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Chapters
0:00 - The Process
0:35 - Plugin 1
3:42 - Plugin 2
5:34 - Plugin 3
6:33 - Plugin 4
8:41 - Plugin 5
10:15 - Plugin 6
11:27 - Plugin 7
13:00 - Final A/B Test

[KeyanHoushmandLive]

Are you guys mastering your own metal tracks? Let me know!

[ayeapprove]

My free chain that works for me: TDR Nova, gbSoundlab Tape Bus, Blue Lab Audio StereoWidth (bass focus knob is your friend), OTT Xfer with 50% Mix as a Mastering EQ/Downward compression tool, Loudmax and Youlean Loudness Meter.

[adamsunderland]

The A B comparison was pretty funny. They both sound good. It's really all in the mix and performance.

[MahmoudNader]

Let's be real ... The mix sounds killer even before mastering and that's the point

[ofthefallen]

“You’d don’t need much at all” *first thing on the list is $140* 😢😢

[yeserguitar]

Definitely a good breakdown here. I want Gulfoss so bad :D
Saturn move and features of Flatline 2 my favs in the vid. I better check your reference videos as well to get the ideas in detail. Thank Keyan!

[vitzzhimo]

This was so good. Now a "How To MIX Metal Songs Like A Pro" video lol

[metaltrackmind]

Thank you man. The part about the -1db on limiter ceiling is about the best advice I needed right now, also great info

[cameronneal]

I've been awaiting the arrival of this video for years

[KS-zjou]

I am mixing and mastering our death metal & grindcore songs. I use Studio one, stock plug-ins and EZ-Mix 2 with various addons of it. I usually add pre-fixed set-ups and tweak them based on my liking. EQ, Compressor, Saturation, Binaural Pan, Reverb & Delay, Limiter are my main tools.

[rickneibauer]

That Slate Tape machine is magic/pro sound/3D amaze balls. Went from the 2nd to the 3rd dimension.

[altiusmusic]

Wow, this helped me so much! Thank you!!😍

[josuastangl]

8:53 as you make instrumental music, what do you not send through the instrument bus?

[mileshurst]

why is the limiter in a totally different channel and not just in the lowest spot? love your stuff!

[VMODofficial]

Hey Keyan! Your link to Flatline 2 isn't applying any introductory price discounts, or I'm just confused. Is it because SubMission Audio are running a sale of their own at the same time right now?

[sergeiprimal]

Can you do a tutorial for mastering your drums? Good to hear what you will do with them.

[alanbrucke]

Ermin is also one of my main mastering heroes, and I totally stole his chain from the Northlane video for a while. I've since replaced several things with better alternatives I've found. The main thing is that I've replaced Flatline 2 with the Newfangled Audio Elevate. Try Elevate people! It lends a depth and a sensation of movement to your music. Don't get me wrong I LOVE Flatline 2. But Elevate is what is up.

[AlexSaheli]

Gullfoss does the same thing as Soothe2?

[NickRandall_Music]

Cool, I may have to try this mastering chain. Uses less plugins than my current setup

[slowster]

What kind of LUFS range do you shoot for?