Mastering Music with the Pros: The Lurssen Mastering Console - Warren Huart: Produce Like A Pro

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Hi friends, I hope you’re doing marvelously well!

One topic I frequently receive questions and emails about is mastering, especially how you can craft great masters at home using plugins. So today we'll try to shine some light on it for you!

I'm excited to sit down with the incredibly talented Gavin Lurssen and Reuben Cohen from Lurssen Mastering. I've been blessed to work with Lurssen in the past and in my opinion they are doing some of the finest analogue mastering work out there. Their
credit list seems endless and they've won five Grammys!

In this video, they give us a detailed breakdown of their thought process behind mastering and show us the exact workflow and processors they use to craft brilliant analogue masters.

But what's even better: They also show you how you can apply the same principles inside of your DAW using their 'IK Multimedia Lurssen Mastering Console'. This plugin was specifically designed to give you their exact processing and mastering chains, with a sweet sounding, easy-to-use software!

I have to admit I was very impressed by the performance of this plugin. It preserves the integrity of the music while making it louder, fuller and more impactful. Even if you are not planning on using it as your final mastering stage, it’s a great way to get a quick sweet-sounding master to send to your clients or the label.

I'm excited to hear what you think!

to try it out on your own music!

Have a marvellous time recording, mixing and mastering,

Warren

[joeharling]

Calm, measured confidence in their process, without an ounce of arrogance. Absolutely fantastic. Wow.

[josephanderson]

I came here to get a honest review of this plugin before buying it. Warren you should be proud of how well you discussed this plugin with the creators of it. You asked the right questions and let them tell you the answers without interrupting them. So many YouTube creators always talk over the people they interview. It is so refreshing to see Lurssen mentoring Reuben and teaching him how to master mastering. This is a dying art these days. I call it tribal knowledge. If we don't pass on the things we have learned to the next generation the we have failed them as well as ourselves. This was truly one of the best videos I have watched on YT. I would like to thank all three of you for the information you presented on mastering. It will always be an artform where using your ears, your gut, and your brain can bring out the magic of a final mix. Well done... 🙏

[TheIArocks]

I haven't watched the whole video yet (how could I, it's been posted like 25 mins ago) but I just have to say one thing: Thank you so much for the amount of valuable and well produced videos you put out here on Youtube, Warren. I can only imagine how much time and work goes into producing these and I'm very grateful that they're all available for free!

[Producelikeapro]

Hi Everyone, I hope you're doing marvellously well! In this video I got to spend time with Gavin Lurssen and Reuben Cohen at Lurssen Mastering. They show us around the Mastering Studio and demonstrate their Mastering Software they developed with IK Multimedia. I am behind this, because I believe we can learn Mastering techniques and improve our abilities as opposed to spending money every time on online services! After using an online service a handful of times you could have bought great mastering software like this! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren

[samuelellringmann]

This plugin sounds absolutely fantastic! I love how it adds loudness and impact without making things harsh. Looks like Lurrsen have done an incredible job replicating their analogue mastering chains.This is definitely on my list!

[GregManningVideos]

I had the pleasure of working with Gavin on my first CD. There is a zen-like approach to his mastering. I think for him it's not about frequencies anymore. It's all about the energy and feel of the music. Great mastering!

[Smurf]

I am a IK Multimedia fan-boy, and am not ashamed of it. Out of all the companies out there I am continually amazed at their stuff.

I use to us Mixbus to do my Mastering because of the sound of it. As a DAW I can not stand it, but for running tracks thur it to get that "something" it was perfect...and this is IMHO, YMMV, yada yada.

After trying this plugin a month or so after it came out Mixbus has been removed from my system. Seriously folks, we all know that when 1000 people gush about a piece of software it is usually a let down, not this one!

I would LOVE to see a few more presets from these Masters of Mastering to get me started (especially Classical) but that bottom line is this software ROCKS!

[enriqueolivares]

After a long long day of recording Its almost 5am and haven't sleeped yet just to watch your video. I just love that you do this because you love it not because it makes money, anyone trying to be a producer should watch your videos not only because they will learn so much from the best but you have a way of making people honestly just fall in love with the art of recording mixing mastering, music in general. I thank you warren for taking your time to make all these amazing diamond worth videos. Huge fan over here For life

[pclairoot]

You know what, your videos are becoming more and more interresting, Sir. Thank you. More of this!

[capturelightmedia]

I've used Reuben on a couple albums now. Great mastering engineer. I am continually blown away by this dude.

[noone-ty]

I've been using this software for quite some time now, and it is a truly great app. I use it in stand alone after I have printed my mix, and can say with absolute certainty that it sounds sweet, warm, and clean. Glad to see you take a hard look at this.

[ianhooley]

Absolutely brilliant to hear engineers talking about the importance of how the music FEELS. Much more interested in the Feel and "energy coming out of the speakers" than some mythical perfect eq curve or loudness level. A fantastic video that all aspiring engineers, mixers, musicians should watch and digest.

[killingjar]

I bought the plugin when it first came out, the demo sold me. It is one of the very best plugins I've ever bought, it really does what it says it does, and it sounds GREAT! Very happy with it!

[rayrecordings]

IK Lurssen is one of the smartest and musical plugins of the last 10 years. A game changer for me.

[TonjuwelenDeAgentur]

After seeing this video I bought the Plug... It´s great. So much fun and the mixes sound better after mastering and have a professional quality. Hard to describe - check out for yourself.

[dimocka]

I am coming back to watch this video again and again. And i want to share my thoughts and my experience with The Lurssen Mastering Console plugin, after a year of using it. Honestly: i have a ton of plugins, and i have tried to get close with them to the sound, loudness, warmth, and musicality of the Lurssen Mastering Console ( that i get usually just in few minutes ), - the result is : 1 from 10 mixes sounds a bit kinda close to it, but Lurssen Console still sounds better. I like to tweak the knobs on different plugins while mastering to reach the sound i want, but after composing, arranging, singing, recording, and mixing the whole song, - human ears needs to rest. And the feeling of the songs needs to "restart" before mastering. Yes, after some time with fresh hearing, the final touch - mastering, - can be done ( hardware/software ) very well, but in most cases it needs the most important things: the TIME. Especially, if my files are named, like : " Master Song 1 ", " Master Song 2 ", " 3 ", or " 10 ". I noticed, that with every second step is worse than one before. So, now, to avoid this never ending master-story, i can say for sure: The Lurssen Mastering Console - is my to go plugin for QUICK mastering. But in this case the word " QUICK " is equal to the word " GREAT ". 1: Quick, intuitive, musical, and good right from the box. 2 ) How hard you can try to do this - but it never ruins or interrupts in the structure of the song 3) It has two " Q " : Quick Quality. Great plugin and great video! Thank you!

[EricGPLAP]

Fricken awesome insight from mastering engineers! The plugin looks great and easy to use! Next one on my shopping list forsure

[shelterarea]

Love watching your channel Warren. I got into trying to record my own projects a few years ago and relatively later in life . sure we strategically put a boombox tape player in the room to record ideas but I eventually started making mixes from an analog sound board using a couple mics, rack EQ and compressor and a line out to a Sony mini disc player. Then I bought the Roland VS1680 and finally about 2yrs ago I got a Mac some Focusrite gear and jumped into ProTools and Logic with some nicer mics. Last year I even spent some time being mentored at a local studio with a guy that has 30+ years in the business and well, I still have a lot to learn and I'm not even sure where it's gonna lead me to.  I know it sounds corny but I just love making music and being proud to say I made this. Hopefully people enjoy listening to it ...   I find your topics interesting and you come across like super cool dude that is just sharing some useful knowledge. I've been meaning to comment for a while ... So anyway, Thanks ... This plug in seems pretty awesome ... I'm gonna shut up now and just pay attention.

[nisarahmed]

Knowledge of sound is a beautiful thing & walking along with similar understanding is a blessing …

[mrallgood]

I have the plugin already and I love it guys. Great plugin I suggest you demo, it will change your work flow.