Mastering Loud But Not Squashed

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[Juddha]

This video has convinced me thoroughly to send my mixes into a pro because I cannot hear a damn difference

[dyonissiszoes]

Finally someone who touches the many aspects of « loudness » and shows how it is a complex interaction. The next big step would be to show that it’s during mixing that you can prepare a track to be loud and dynamic. Great work as usual. This is one of the few no BS audio engineering channels. Thanks Sage Audio.

[alienhalfbreed]

so much of high value information, I just want to cry tears of joy

[thundermonk]

bro i love how you show what doing it wrong sounds like! what an excellent vireo 10/10!

[mathyoooo]

5:25 I just did a quick test and if you're not changing the freq response pro-q 3 in linear phase mode does not affect the signal in any way (perfect null)

[vj]

Finally, I'm learning how to master properly... THANK YOU!

[GloveBunniesVideos]

Great video! This helps so much. That tip about separate limiters for left and right really makes a big difference.

[AudioAssassin]

Haven't seen a mastering video this good in a long time. You've covered some things that many others haven't. Thank you :)

[nannue]

By the time we get to almost at the end, this demo song has lovingly took a good place in my mind. Nice work!

[RyanGarris]

Pro tip: Always Cut: 160, 315, 630, 1225. and 2525 (Cut with 9 - 13 Q and down -6 to -9 dB) with a slight shelf at 83Hz. Hope this helps. And get rid of 3, 000 kHz. And boost 450Hz while you're at it.

[uwimanasamuel]

Thank you for giving these incredible knowledge. I love you my teacher. I'm from Rwanda

[abrotherinchrist]

Yep. I've made a couple of these mistakes. Thanks for showing me a better way!

[manoloB]

Wow, many thanks. It worked very well in the details, especially to use 2 limiter with less treshhold and the eq. <3

[toastroaster]

I find it funny that i actually still learn from this, even tho i have to do the opposite most of the times with my music lol. I make uptempo/hardcore

[englewoodmusic]

I wish I had better headphones and monitors to hear what I'm doing better. Thank you for making my masters better! 🙏

[screendrem]

Thanks especially for the Pro L2 tips! I've never tried the Left and right separation trick.

[OperculumAudio]

This is some of the best information I've ever seen on mastering! Thanks Sage!

[thewarhammer]

This video was so helpful thank you!!!

[jimshomestudio]

I’ve been logged in with my GoogleTV account and always watch on my worst TV in the house. If audio sounds good on this POS, something must be right. So when I can hear differences as described in the video, I consider it good advice. 😊

[AyushRockstar-jdos]

amazing dude like legit god level techniques and explanation