Twist those knobs, see what happens and hear how it’s affecting the sound of your mix with each turn! Insert the plugin on your master bus as-is, or you can even try interchanging the plugin’s modules to customize the chain and yield unique results yourself. Modeled after the EMI TG12410, this console features the magic chain of modules used at Abbey Road’s mastering suites since the early 70’s to this very day! If you are new to this process, start by experimenting with the presets right inside the The Abbey Road TG Mastering Chain. There are also different schools of thought on the use of limiters on the master bus, (more on that below). Typical master/mix bus treatment includes a processing chain with gentle use of EQ, compression, spacing/stereo imaging and perhaps a bit of saturation. In terms of mastering, it’s also a great way to relay the sonic direction of the final mix to the mastering engineer. Use mix bus processing on the master bus to further shape and enhance your mix. Once you’ve brought your entire mix to an appropriate level, you can then go back and adjust individual channel levels where needed. This allows you to adjust the overall level of your mix without ruining headroom. If your mix is too loud, instead of pulling down the master fader, try assigning all your individual channel faders to a VCA fader or a group. The overall level of your entire mix should be hitting at least 75%-80% on the master fader. Leave your master fader at 0db, or ‘unity gain’. Otherwise, there will be no room for the mastering engineer to do anything to help your mix. You don’t want to smash the mix or send it out too hot. You want to give the mastering engineer room to work. Learn more about putting the magic on your mixes with the Abbey Road TG Mastering Chain-featuring personal presets from Lu Diaz and many other top industry mixing & mastering engineers. Multi-platinum producer/engineer Lu Diaz (Jay-Z, Beyoncé, DJ Khaled, Pitbull) shows you 10 vital tips for getting loud, clean and dynamic mixes and preparing your mix for the final mastering stage with the Abbey Road TG Mastering Chain.
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