Remember that a master fader lowers the gain AFTER it hits the limiter, not before. The limiter is still flattening the mix, the only difference is that it’s now flattened and quiet. While adding a limiter to your master channel will allow you to increase the volume without clipping, it’s harming your dynamics by flattening all of your transients.Ī common mistake is to place a limiter on your master channel and then pull down your master fader to give -6db. When producing it’s far too easy to fall into the trap of thinking louder is better. Notice how the level on the master fader is peaking around -6dB. This provides ample room for the mastering process. The trick here is to record and mix at sensible level – most mastering engineers will recommend you have your peak levels hit around -6dB on your master fader. HOW CAN I MAKE ENOUGH HEADROOM FOR A LANDR MASTER? You will be able to see the waveform for your track when you upload it to Label Engine – make sure there is enough headroom and that the volume is never at maximum. Here’s the same track mixed with lots of headroom. You can see that in the image below there is very little space left (the darker area) for the mastering process to take place. Headroom in a mix means the physical space left for the mastering process. They are the lifeblood of punch and groove, and are necessary if you want your music to have maximum impact.Īnd here’s the same hit, this time slammed with compression. It’s what gives a snare its crack, or a kick its slap or thump. Transients are the attack portion of a sound. Leaving room for dynamics in your mixes is easy - the key is understanding transients and headroom. Mixes that are dynamic and have a lot of transient activity sound better, punchier, groovier, less fatiguing, more interesting, and exciting to the ear. Remember that volume within a track is relative – if every sound within your track is at maximum volume then each sound is going to have less impact than if the sound before it was quieter.
This does not mean that mastering will fix any problems that exist in your mix, or that it will improve the sound quality of your mix, it simply means that it will attempt to present the sound that already exists in the best possible way. The mastering process is intended to make your mix sound as good as it possibly can within that wav file. In our case the required audio storage format is a 16-bit 44.1KHz wav file. Mastering is a form of audio-processing that transfers the source signal onto the required audio storage format in the optimal way. The purpose of this post is to help you prepare your tracks for the best possible LANDR master, however these rules generally apply to all mastering techniques.īefore beginning, lets define what mastering actually is.
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