How do I master my tracks as loud as commercial EDM tracks?

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Sorry I didn't listen to your track so take my comments as general and not specific about your mix you posted. :)

As for Ozone: I never use presets for Ozone! ;) I am talking about 3rd setting on the limiter - IRC 3.
This is THE ONE. :hihi:
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jeffb01 wrote:
Sendy wrote:Dynamic range looks roughly the same, only yours has less gain. Try a limiter to chop off some of the errant peaks, if that doesn't work, go back to your mix and make it cleaner but cutting more frequencies.
I thought this was a pretty good answer. try this...

heck. what happens if you normalize the track?
OP, why you no read?
1. Clip
2. Normalise
3. ?
4. Beer
"I was wondering if you'd like to try Magic Mushrooms"
"Oooh I dont know. Sounds a bit scary"
"It's not scary. You just lose a sense of who you are and all that sh!t"

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That's better than most of the tutorials I've seen. But usually it's being presented by a vanilla ice wannabe.

-Sam

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faun2500 wrote:In my experience it is the mix that is loud and not the master.
Mix your track loud from the start and it will be easier to achieve a competitive master.

Pay attention to your mids and make sure your kick is peaking the mix. :)
The opposite is true !
Your mix should be peaking around -6 DB and make sure you're kick is NOT too loud so that the rest of the track can't breathe !

The answer to OP's question is to spend about $100 and use the same mastering house that your favorite label / producer is using.
It's that simple.

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@Robin, if you pay me one million dollars* I can make your song competitive loud.

*The price is negotiable.

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zlatan wrote:
faun2500 wrote:In my experience it is the mix that is loud and not the master.
Mix your track loud from the start and it will be easier to achieve a competitive master.

Pay attention to your mids and make sure your kick is peaking the mix. :)
The opposite is true !
Your mix should be peaking around -6 DB and make sure you're kick is NOT too loud so that the rest of the track can't breathe !

The answer to OP's question is to spend about $100 and use the same mastering house that your favorite label / producer is using.
It's that simple.
Not at all.
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Yes faun2500 got it right, the mix should already be loud from the start if you want ultimate loudness. -6dB? In what scale? That doesn´t mean anything actually..

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sonicpowa wrote:Yes faun2500 got it right, the mix should already be loud from the start if you want ultimate loudness. -6dB? In what scale? That doesn´t mean anything actually..
You only have to click the links in his sig to realize that he doesn't know what he's talking about.

Do yourself and everybody else a favor and educate yourself a bit before spreading these nonsense.

Here are some helpful tips from a credible and decent mastering house :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pN9_FnK ... ded#at=115

Here is the mastering house you want to go to if you want to have the exact same master as your (EDM) favorites :

http://www.wiredmasters.co.uk/home.html

They will tell you the exact same thing though.... that your mix should be peaking around -6db !

Good luck !

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What a troll! :lol:

Please everyone click the links in my sigs. I don't know what I am talking about.


And if you missed the links check my crap not loud music here: https://soundcloud.com/donteatmyname/orb


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Just updated my sig so you can all check out how much I don't know.

Thanks!
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faun2500 wrote:What a troll! :lol:

Please everyone click the links in my sigs. I don't know what I am talking about.


And if you missed the links check my crap not loud music here: https://soundcloud.com/donteatmyname/orb


:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:


Was that an attempt to shamelessly boost your 153 plays in 10 days ??
:hihi:

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Btw Robin. I listened to your track "Immense" and it sounds really good. Can't really hear what you're having problems with the loudness, sounds pretty loud to me! ;)
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faun2500 wrote:Btw Robin. I listened to your track "Immense" and it sounds really good. Can't really hear what you're having problems with the loudness, sounds pretty loud to me! ;)

Yes , Robin should advice you instead !
His music and sound is of a much higher level than yours ....even the soundcloud audience agrees !

:lol:

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Not so loud, guys! :x

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I don't use a preset. And actually use the stripped down version that comes with Soundforge. But it's great. I tried the big Ozone, but it's real easy to get lost and really easier to mess up a good mix with all those choices....
The stripped own one has: Maximizer/Reverb/EQ/Widener/ and Exciter. What else do you need?

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