best to stay around -15dB RMS unless you actually know what you are doing and how to pump it to higher levels.your limiter will likely be set at -3dB to -5dB depending how hot your signals are. if it starts to pump or or the sound starts going out of whack, go back about a dB. Set the limiter to fastest release possible. you want to try and equal the lows, mids, and highs out, else you will get a very strange sound (if you compress mid too much it will sound like an overscooped stereo system). you want each to only be shaving a few dB off at most. set the settings similar to how i said earlier for the regular compressor. those are the areas you want to capture in low and high bands (you dont need more than 3 bands). look at where there is a lot of activity in the low end, and in the high end. you can really screw stuff up with the multiband, so if you dont get it, dont worry agbout it and just use a regular compressor (set to shave a few dB off at average volume parts, set to about 1.4:1 compression, about 30 attack 100-300 release or auto if it has it, rough figures).įor the multiband.
theres a great guide how to set up the waves multiband on some site (dont remember which one sorry).
dont do it solely on it, just use it to get an idea of where your frequencies are lying. flatten the frequency response out a little. You might keep reverb handy just in case, the verb unit is good for mixing to liven up very dry tracks. you can also use a master chain for mastering.Īny of the 4+ band EQs (lin phase EQ is good) Its suggested that you export the song then load it into a new 'mastering' project, and import it in there. if youre micing, back up the mic a few inches, or try and find a better mic (a more ambience effect). try an acoustic processor pedal if youre doing DI and roll off some of the low (if it has a shelving EQ, use it). its either from DI (without correctly adjusted processing) or from using a bass heavy mic too close to the instrument. there's alot of 'boom' like a bit too much of the low end.its not EXACTLY bass.(its in the low end so there's that bass factor, yes) but i dont know how to describe it.but it feels like a 'boom'įirst off, thats sub. įlavy wrote: Secondly, when i record acoustic guitar.
Sorry to waste soo much time for you guys.but i'd really appreciate it if you helped me out.i'm like the napoleon dynamite of mastering rite now.
& the trial has ended.is there anything in the above plugins regarding that particular thing? & it came out REALLY REALLLLYYYY good.but i've no money so i cant buy that. to get rid of the boom i'd set the Low end to 0% & the high to abt 50%. sorry for my inability to be articulate.i downloaded this trial version of 4Front 4 in 1 did have this thing called 'Contour Max'. there's a lot of 'boom' like a bit too much of the low end.its not EXACTLY bass.(its in the low end so there's that bass factor, yes) but i dont know how to describe it.but it feels like a 'boom'. This is the list of plugins that are included in that packĪnyway, a bunch of questions i'd like to ask you guys.Įveryone's been talking abt limiters & Compressors.& i have NO idea what they really are.i'm really dont.what do ppl use to give their 'studio' sound.is it the compressors & limiters? what do they really do? keep in mind i'm not just asking abt the vocals.i heard there's somethn called the 'exciter' thats used for that. so i figured why not learn abt it or teach myself how to do this stuff.
so my uncle gave me a Waves Diamond Bundle v5.2 s full of plugins that sound 've never mastered anything as such before cuz i never had anythign to master with.but since now i do have this thing. I am TOTALLLLLLY neI'm newer than you can imagine.