mastering tip for us home types

[giraffe]

Two things should change when using two passes instead of one.

1. The program will be used twice, which makes the signal chain that little bit longer and theoretically worse.

2. The ratio of the compression/limiting will change exponentially - but, given that the L1 probably works very close to a ratio of infinity:1, I don't imagine you'd hear the infinity x infinity, seeing as it should also equal infinity.

In mastering, I usually keep the levels of the rest of the chain somewhere near 0db so the limiter doesn't have to do much work for gain. Some pieces of gear (or software, even) sound better for gain than others.

btw, your place is frikin sweet!

 

[ryanlikestorock]

Joao put a hell of a lot of time, energy and money into building the mastering room of his dreams. Lucky for me, it's the place of my dreams too. I spend as much time in there as possible. Thanks!