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TimeToProduce · Post by **TimeToProduce** » Sun May 10, 2015 3:18 pm

Hello everyone and greeting from Denmark. I'm having problems with mastering a vocal, and track in general. I have uploaded on "soundcloud" two tracks. One of them is not mastered and other is mastered .
Now i have a question. Can it be because of mixing or i made it worse when mastering or both?

Not mastered
https://soundcloud.com/greyfuture/not-mastered-yet

Mastered
https://soundcloud.com/greyfuture/mastered

As always, thanks for feedback.

Tarekith · Post by **Tarekith** » Sun May 10, 2015 5:31 pm

What exactly did you do to master it? That might help narrow things down some.

thecontrolcentre · Post by **thecontrolcentre** » Sun May 10, 2015 6:01 pm

The "not mastered" version sounds like you've slammed it with a compressor (or limiter) ... it's very loud. The "mastered" version sounds like you've added more compression (limiting) but no EQ (hard to say) and totally squashed it.

It would help to know what you mean by "mastered" ...

bmanic · Post by **bmanic** » Sun May 10, 2015 6:07 pm

The mastered version definitely sounds more unnatural. It has way wider stereo image.. too much in fact, at least when listening on headphones. You've also lost a lot of dynamic range which means the drums are a lot less punchy compared to the surroundings.. this is one of the most difficult things to "do right" in modern squeeze-it-all-to-death mastering and is always a massive compromise.

You've also lost a lot of punchy bass. Multiband compression or dynamic EQ? Try setting the attack so that the kicks initial bass punch doesn't get lost..

camsr · Post by **camsr** » Sun May 10, 2015 9:10 pm

The first one sounds much much better than the second. Use less compression or whatever you have on there.
The part around 24 seconds, first one, is about right. Whatever happens after that is way too OTT.

TimeToProduce · Post by **TimeToProduce** » Mon May 11, 2015 2:17 pm

Okay guys
what did i use for mastering was Maximus (FL) to compress low,mid,high frequencies and to match the volume.
When i was mixing i was only turning volume up and down so they sound great in the track and i also used multiband compressor to get rid of some mid frequencies because they made distortion i don't know why maybe because i over eq some things.

TimeToProduce · Post by **TimeToProduce** » Mon May 11, 2015 4:27 pm

Does someone knows where i can get eq tutorials, like masterclass?

Passing Bye · Post by **Passing Bye** » Mon May 11, 2015 4:32 pm

TimeToProduce wrote:Does someone knows where i can get eq tutorials, like masterclass?

http://www.dancemusicproduction.com/ind ... ions-06-eq

Check this out also:

http://www.udemy.com/mastering-synth-pop/

TimeToProduce · Post by **TimeToProduce** » Tue May 12, 2015 11:58 am

thanks!!!

Passing Bye · Post by **Passing Bye** » Tue May 12, 2015 12:09 pm

http://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic ... 2&t=438366

Take this chance, there's some EQ and mastering videos to watch

TimeToProduce · Post by **TimeToProduce** » Sun May 17, 2015 11:44 am

missed it so hard :<

Passing Bye · Post by **Passing Bye** » Sun May 17, 2015 5:08 pm

Masterin