If I composed differently, using fewer instruments, more compression or more widely spaced bands then I would use less metering.įor mixing I remove the Pro-Q equalizer as it still seems to delay the track, turn off the mastering equalizer, turn off the compressor (if used), turn off the gain and mix the master to -6dB. As a result I get lots of loud transients and so my master bus has lots of metering to look for transients. I don’t use a lot of compression on my tracks, I like them to be dynamic. I don’t put reverbs on a Track unless its an effect. I put all my ambient reverb on a separate bus. I try and get the individual tracks right first, then check for conflicts when I may, in order, set volume, alter velocity of a note or two, equalize, add a side-chained high pass or a side-chained compressor. If I do find a problem I go back to the individual Track and fix it. I am looking for peaks, dynamics, max and min volumes. I turn this up until a little clipping occurs.Ī Utility that I switch to mono to check for phase problems.ġ - Nu Gen Visualiser used as a level meter.Ģ - Fast Spectrum analyser to look for peaks that may cause clipping.ģ - s(M)exoscope Waveform visualisation so I can watch the waveforms. The most important part is a hard Limiter set to -0.3 dB which I use as a gain control so I can get a decent volume without too much clipping. It works on some tracks not on others, so use with care. Its a very light compression but can gel the mix together. Remove this for composing as it causes a delay.Ī final mastering equaliser for some gentle boosts and cuts.
On my master bus I put a FabFilter Pro-Q set to 48db/Oct slope, at 22Hz and 19KHz to remove inaudible frequence, set to Linear Phase.
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