mastering plugin - Help

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hey, i was wondering. you know those plugins that you can get that use a wav file to find how loud like each frequency is and u can apply that eq to a song u have, so that u can use a professionally produced and mastered song to get the levels of frequency the same. I have one of those(ME freefilter) and i was wondering, is there a way to make it where it like scans the whole song and gets the average equalization for the whole song instead of just the second or whatever when u click the learn button?
 
Click on the learn button and allow the entire song to play.
 
Freefilter is about the lamest, most waste-of-time and money plugin/tool I've ever heard of.

What a joke.
 
Just trying to do you a favor, and steer you away from bad stuff. Sorry if I came accross harsh.


In a real world application, you can't borrow an EQ/frequency curve from one song and apply it to the other one and expect it to sound natural.

Your song and the one you are comparing it to are completely different songs with different instruments, different notes and chord patterns, etc. etc.

Trying to make your curve like theirs is a crap shoot at best. You might get lucky, but you'd be better off trying to bring out things that are already in your mix, rather than things that aren't necessarily even there (or don't even belong there). :D
 
bradthefattest said:
im sorry
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It's Ok Man !! LOL

He was only trying to help you before you get deeper into poo poo.

Hang around for a while and read through some of the previous posts ( by doing searches ) and you will get all the answers youll need.

Concentrate on your mixing first before you jump into mastering or processing or trying to make your stuff sound like the stuff out of the store.

good Luck

Malcolm
 
ok, sounds good, if any of yall have any suggestions for mastering, i am happy to hear it, in this post or i started a new one asking for help mastering. I am pretty good at mixing now. have recorded 5 bands i think now. but do keep in mind i am only 16, so i am not amazingly good yet. and i have only been recording for 3 or 4 years
 
bradthefattest said:
ok, sounds good, if any of yall have any suggestions for mastering, i am happy to hear it, in this post or i started a new one asking for help mastering. I am pretty good at mixing now. have recorded 5 bands i think now. but do keep in mind i am only 16, so i am not amazingly good yet. and i have only been recording for 3 or 4 years
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Thats Cool

What is it that your not hearing in your processing (EQ wise) that you would want to scan a pro mastered song and apply it's Eq settings to yours,,, using a Plugin?

IOW,, what is it that you hear in the pro stuff that your stuff is lacking?
 
hey, trying to reply really fast, i am at school in a computer class, teacher doesnt allow internet. but i just think when i get everything mixed it alwasy sound overall a little more dull than commercial cds. I will post a song or two when i get out of school at 3:30. maybe u will see, or maybe you all will think it sounds good, whatever.
 
but i just think when i get everything mixed it alwasy sound overall a little more dull than commercial cds.
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You could compare your frequency analysis with a few pro mixed ones. Take a closer look at the each section of frequencies. If you think your mixes sound dull look around the 7-20khz frequencies. Try boosting and see what happens. Also another thing to remember is that cutting frequencies in the lows will be the same as boosting them in the highs. So you could try cutting some lower mids to give your mixes more clarity.

The only way you'll improve your mixes is not by copying pro mixes eq's but by practicing on your own. Try drastic eq's and compression and see what happens. Don't use the same eq or compression preset for every song. Every song is different and will require different techniques.

I am pretty good at mixing now. have recorded 5 bands i think now. but do keep in mind i am only 16, so i am not amazingly good yet. and i have only been recording for 3 or 4 years
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I'm, 16 as well. I think you'll need a few more than 5 bands to get good at mixing but saying that I bet if you compared some recordings you did 3-4 years ago to ones you have done now you'll be impressed by the improvement you've made. And in another 3-4 years if you compare with the stuff you are doing now you'll be even more impressed. Doesn't matter what age you are everyone is always improving and getting better.

Remember to have fun and enjoy what you are doing.:)

Tukkis :)
 
yeah, i guess i woudlnt say i am "great" at mixing but i consider my self decent. also i didnt mention, i have also recording a lot of smaller projects i didnt count. Numerous acoustic players and singers. some pianists. a 2 song demo for this band. stuff like that. so that add a little. but yes i guess i wouldnt be a great mixer yet.
 
oh, and thanks for all the replys and info all of you all
 
bradthefattest said:
i just think when i get everything mixed it alwasy sound overall a little more dull than commercial cds.
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when you say dull, are you talking about brilliance, presence, sizzle (eq) or it's punchiness and dynamics (compression)? or maybe both?

Both of these elements are huge factors in the overall clarity and discernability of recordings... try to differentiate first.

also - commercial recordings don't necessarily sound the "best," just commercial. Sometimes all they want is LOUD.

depending on what kind of music you are producing, what sounds good will vary greatyly.
 
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