There’s so much great freeware out there that I felt like I could get a better sound using the FREE VST’s that are available as opposed to the FREE RTAS/AAX plugins.I chose to use these VSTs for this article for a couple of reasons: That said, there are still some great tips here for those situations where maybe you don’t have access to a full breakdown of the track, like when you’re mixing vocals into an instrumental. That way I can make tweaks as I’m mixing the song, in real time. I actually prefer to do any “pseudo mastering” while I’m mixing, just in case something sticks out that I may not have noticed before. The difference with this track, that I “mastered”, is that I’m applying the plugins to a two track and not to the master bus of a mixing project.
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In my post How to Treat the Master Bus, I showed a fairly minimalist approach on how I treat the master bus and to be honest I still approach it very similarly today. If we can’t get it to sound even somewhat competitive than chances are that our mix may seem inferior to everything else. Even though I think that the final stage of mastering a track should really be left to a mastering professional, us mixing engineers canget a “pseudo master” ready for the client to listen to.
Be sure to see my latest post regarding how I like to master my mixes: How to Master a Song (My Current Technique)ĭepending on your role in a particular project, you may get to a point where you have to squeeze just a little bit more from the record.
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