Make sure you adjust the loudness of your mix before entering the chain. Of course, this chain has its limitations - but we found it a good way to start with a basic master for your Ableton productions. Note: don’t push it too far, Ableton’s limiter starts distorting the sound quite quickly. We are increasing the loudness of the sum of our track.

We are flattening out the mix a little bit (in order to be able to make the sum louder in the end) EQ8įinal touches, we are pulling up the bass a bit and adding a little bit of brilliance in the top end Limiter We are adding punch to the mix, emphasizing the dynamics Compressor Sustain We are balancing the low, mid and highs with 3-band multiband compression Compressor Punch We are flattening out some unwanted resonances Multiband Dynamics We are catching some of the peaks over the entire frequency range EQ8 That way we have a clean low cut and our bass is operating in mono Glue compressor We are cutting out frequencies below 100hz on the side and freqs below 35 hz in the mids. Lowcut - This EQ is operating in mid side mode. When “mastering” on this basic level, we are trying to accomplish 3 things: Therefore its highpassed:Īnalyses adjustments made before applying the limiter. Slightly overdriving the higher frequencies for a 'crisp hihats' effectĬompressor focussed on adding a bit of punch to the track: Multiple instances for surgical and balance control over the frequency range. +13dB (track dependent), Attack 118 ms, Release 500 msĪdditional subtle limiting (-2.1 Threshold) Used by Deadmau5 as Dynamic EQ - for one band at 59.462 Hz, +3.42dB,Īllround Limiting (increasing general loudness of the track) Multiband Compressor, Compressing our different frequency bands (low, mids, highs) with different intensities, depending on what the track needs

Widening the stereo spectrum of the track, achieving a richer stereo image. Removing low frequencies we can hardly hear on most playback systems and gaining headroom for our other elements. Low Cut: roll-off below 32HZ (depends a bit on input track) Get the free download of our Ableton-only mastering rack in the free section Deadmau5's Mastering Chain These racks come in handy when polishing up your tracks - that’s why we have included them as a free download. We will also show you our PML Mastering Chain, made with Ableton stock plugins. In this article we’re going through the mastering chains of pro producers like Deadmau5 and Laidback Luke.

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