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You almost have it, ..but it's best to forget the idea of "any" templates at all.. and none would be genre or even song specific. One basic eq starting in the flat position and a limiter is a good place to start. Listen to the song and learn to use and adjust the eq to shape the sound to how...

The only template you really want to start with is "flat" Only because there is no way a plug would know ahead of time what you're feeding it. Mastering is about learning to develop your critical listening skills and trusting what you hear and do. It's hands on and takes time. gl

If the mix already sounds good,..as Mo suggest. "ease up on the processing" Specially if you mixed the track and it's right there, you shouldn't have to do to much in mastering. A dB or two of broad strokes on Eq to tilt it a bit in the right direction and level. done. I'd start with one EQ...

In the past, I've used mid/side eq maybe 5% of the time, if that, but I just picked up a new eq (Knif Soma) that has a matrix built in and makes it easy to solo m or s (you can also change the gain on m or s to alter width) and also switch back to conventional L/R eq. .. so I've been leaning...

I agree with MJ, although you can certainly come away with ok results, experimenting and running a quasi master in the same room that you mixed in. Getting good at mastering comes with the experience of just doing it over and over again, in a room that you trust. ..Sorta like learning to play...

I have a faint memory of hearing Pink Floyd in quad. It was close to 31-32 years ago. I still do have the Hafler 101 pre and power amp and also the Crown D150 in storage.

The speaks in the pic are most likely Altec 10 or 12" dual concentric 604's or the like. I wasn't big time, but when I was 16, I had 4 Voice of the Theaters in my basement (2 bought with paper route money and 2 were my brothers). One in each corner. Fun to play Black Sabbath "Paranoid" or...

A lot of mid-fi cassette rolls off around 15-16K. Probably a matter of adding a shelf and a little creative eq. gl

I'd keep it clear, intelligible and sibilance free as possible. The lossy encoding will take care of any low and high pass filtering so I wouldn't be concerned with that. A lone vocal/narration is easy to get level so conservative compression/limiting to keep everything even and judicial eq to...

If you're looking for a box to use that does eq, comp and limiting all in one without having to use a daw, ..you could grab something like the TC Finalizer to go between the source and destination and stay in the digital domain. You can find find them pretty inexpensive used.

Part of getting a de-esser to be effective is to make sure you have the right frequency to reduce. You can go through with the listen function on the plug, but I've found it to be quicker and more accurate is to throw an analyzer on .. it's pretty easy to see where the frequency area is and...

Either of these is good, as is the Ozone 5 limiter. Pick your poison ; ) I like Pro L L2 is a little old skool, but could work too, but ime, isn't as transparent as the limiters mentioned above. If the material is too dynamic, it might help, and I'll often write in volume automation to bring...

Learning to master your own tracks with satisfactory results is possible, but just like learning to play the guitar or mixing proficiently takes a lot of time and energy to really get to a place where you feel confident. Getting your levels right in the mix stage is/was a huge step in the right...

Another thing to consider is that the files really need to be level matched to make a fair decision. Just checking the files above briefly, the bottom one is a bit lower in level and I've seen this a lot as even a sales pitch to sell virtual things. Louder is always better ; ) people will...

I haven't checked out the mix yet. But often the answer is if you're unsure about it, .. send each mix with and without and then communicate with the ME, about which works best. I've run into this a bit and usually would do a test master of one song and send them back unlabeled, and see what...

I tend to mostly go light with compression when needed, ..usually not much more than 1 dB of gain reduction with a med/slower attack to let the transients through and a quicker release with around a 2 to 1 ratio. Limiting, usually 2 to 4dB in gain reduction. Eq mostly wide bells and shelves...

I see this as a common issue with a lot of people that try to master their own stuff. The answer to me is balance.. frequency and level balance within the mix and then proper massaging and gain staging at the mastering stage. The ideal situation is to have a full range tuned system so you can...

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Maybe we can do a swap,.. I'm getting pretty good at diy/home dentistry, but my kids still tend to run for the hills when I pull out the dremel.

One peanut butter and jelly sandwich .. That's my final offer.....