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KungFuPro

Thanks for the heads up, it sounds like a good opportunity for someone but I don't think I'd have the time to commit to a proper project.

I enjoy messing about with my own tunes but lose interest quickly, that last video had been on my hard drive for 6 months before I finally finished it, my next one will be ready around Christmas time .

Bill Hicks

Here's the final and re-mastered version of my song London.


                               


I've learnt more about recording & mastering this week working on this bloody song than I've learned in over a year. Firstly to Normalise all audio tracks, then to not get carried away during the mastering process. Just use the Multipress, a little EQ and gain. I was trying to add the kitchen sink on my other tunes & consequently the sound was unbalanced & muddy with occasional clipping. The above is clearer & more sonically balanced.

I'm more than happy with what I've learned & the results.

:arty:

Here's the B Side......

malk

WHOAA!!!,what a lift its been given!!
It wasnt bad as it was,but now,its like hd compared to sd.
The bass is much more punchy,yet still smooth,vocals are shining out,keyboard hook,is more "forward',i think its brighter.
But,i did think it was ok before also,more clean now.
Nice work,i cant wait to get my teeth stuck into doing mine.
Any tips??

Bill Hicks

Most important thing is make sure your pre-master mix is good & balanced. All stereo panning I now believe should be done in the mix so don't add any stereo imaging plug-ins during mastering. Any audio, such as vocals you've recorded & instruments that you've plugged in & played, guitars/bass etc are normalised by clicking on the recording & opening up the sample window and click edit then normalise. After in mastering just use multipress, EQ & gain. But use them subtly.
There's loads of mastering vids on youtube, but focus on the multipresser.

I'm still learning this stuff but what I've found is keep it simple during the mastering stage.

This video is by far the most useful tutorial I have found so far regarding the use of the multipressor on Logic Pro 9. Easy to understand after watching this guy explain how to add compression & gain using this built in Logic tool. Really makes a difference to your finished sound.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VoSfdT_46s"]Logic Pro 9 Tutorial - Mastering in Logic [ProducerPack.com] - YouTube[/ame]

Thanks for the positive feedback.   

KungFuPro

Sounds really great man, I'd increase the main vocals slightly, they sound good. The backing vocals work well too, did you try pitching them any higher? like an octave above what they are now. Might sound a bit chipmunk-like but that's the only thing I would experiment with.

Bill Hicks

Here's some older tunes.

This tune I left un-mastered as it sounds pretty powerful as it is

                               

These tunes have been re-mastered & sound better for it.

http://youtu.be/N7QR-vh9Clg

                               
                               
                               

Will be Re-Mastering these following 3 tracks soon.

                               
                               
                               

malk

Do you apply multipress on each track,or as a whole after?

Bill Hicks

Only at the mastering stage.

After you've finished your song & you have the whole thing sounding correct then you bounce the whole tune as a audio file. Once bounced open up a new project then select the stereo mastering icon. Once opened select the audio file you have just bounced and import it.

Then you introduce EQ, gain and the multipressor.

malk

Oh i see,ive added EQ adjustments,and some multipress,before the bounce,and(thinking about it now),wonderd why,after a little 20sec test ,it still didnt sound right.
It needs to be applyed after the bounce...
It was getting a bit confusing,adding the multipress to ALL the tracks separately,with the EQ also,i didnt know if i was coming or going!!
Right,....back to it!!!
Cheers for the help.

Bill Hicks

Think of your composed & mixed tunes as food that requires seasoning during the Mastering stage so that they taste better.