Top 7 Mastering Hacks

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[DavidWilliams-ubmt]

Very useful techniques!!!! Thank you so much Sage Audio

[KristohanongBisdakMusic]

How could someone dislike this video? Keep it up Sage Audio! 👍

[paulsnyders]

I've been home recording for forty years, and worked as a repair tech for studio gear for twenty. Soaked up many great recording and mixing tips over the years, and came to respect mastering as the very top level in terms of informed sonic intention and subtlety. This vid is excellent and super-useful. Your clarity and density of ideas are especially appreciated - thank you! Subscribed (and will commend you to others also).

[maxborosiuk]

A lot of tricks described. Thank you 🙏

[effsixteenblock]

RE the cross-talk feature in the Tape plugin - just last week I found that by using extreme amounts of that cross-talk, I heard a sound that I haven't heard since the late '70's - it sounded *exactly* like a Panasonic cassette deck that I had years ago. Instantly reminded me of a tape that I had that had Fleetwood Mac's "Dreams" recorded on it way into the red that sounded particularly cool. I urge everyone to try it. Not something I'd put on a pop record though.

[Stiddo]

There is more bass in your voice than in any of my songs combined lol, good stuff

[Barncore]

Wow, lots of value packed in for such a short vid. Been mastering for years now and this has served as a good reminder for some stuff. Kudos. Subbed

[weststarr]

This vid is 100% GOLD guys...✨
THANKS A LOT..for this one!!

[Keroser]

WONDERFUL TIPS!!!! Literally taking notes right now!!! Thank you very very much.

[marlonkigera]

Honestly, your content is very informative and helpful.Thank you.

[jon]

great tips! as for limiter release, I find shorter than 50s can sound punchier and cleaner depending on the material (especially if its periodic transient peaks hitting the limiter and none of the body of the sound)

[rafalvarezsevilla]

your videos are very underrated, great work dude

[Jisooee]

WOW!! This is the sauce Sage Audio!! This is Brilliant!! Thank U for the Infos it's really helpful!!

Well I have a suggestion sage Audio! Can you make a video called "Mastering With Ozone 9"?? Then you'll walk through how to properly master a song using only Ozone 9.

(Especially cuz we don't have fabfilters, or softube plugins and more, but maybe some of us has Ozone only for mastering, including me, I have only Ozone)

[DominikDale]

Thanks for explaining crosstalk that’s awesome!

[WardogActual]

Cool stuff, my friend! I hadn't heard of many of those techniques before, but I can already visualize their usefulness. Thank you. Here's a like and a sub!

[saricubra]

I use tape compression (Satin and Slate VTM) to smooth the transients.

[TheMonkBeatsOne]

One understands if a youtube channel is good just listening to the audio quality of the videos: perfect voice, pleasant overall Eq and adeguate levels: 10/10. That said, I ask: has the Sonnox Oxford limiter the same features as the inflator? Thanks.

[mrnelsonius]

Amazing channel. So many great tips again. I’m already structuring a lot of my pseudo mastering this way, but I didn’t realize some tape plugins had a genuine crosstalk feature. I thought summing certain console channel strips was the only way to get some of that in a ITB mix. But..that way you don’t ultimately have any granular control over what it’s doing. Have to have a play with some things ;)

[erbavetro]

Please Sage Audio, tips and hacks for mix bus mixing process! Great videos as always!

[erkamoztoprak]

im learned a lot this channel thank you