That’s it for today guys, remember to leave the rest of the mix bus processing to the mastering engineer. For those who are wondering what the hell is a mix bus? It’s basically the master channel, that’s the simplest definition I can give you. Only use EQ and compression on the mix bus. If your mix bus needs more processing then go back to the mix to fix the problem. Other stuff I think you shouldn’t add to the mix bus chain is reverb, saturation, modulation, exciters, de-esser any multi-band and other effects except for EQ and compression. Including mid side processing, leave that stuff to the engineer. Remember that loud doesn’t mean it will sound good.Īlso avoid adding stereo image processing tools to avoid any stereo image balance issues. You also don’t need to bring up the volume of your mix using a limiter. You don’t need to add a limiter to your mix bus because the compressor takes care of the loud peaks. For instance, you can’t use Hip-Hop mix bus eq settings on a Dance Music song. Unfortunately there’s no EQ Chart or Guide for the mix bus as genres are all mixed and equalized differently. Don’t do any boost or cut that is +/-3dB, rather go back to the mix to fix the problem. This is where you need to listen to your mix very careful, if you don’t have much experience with equalizers then I would advise you to leave this part to someone who’s going to do the mastering.īut what you want to do at this stage is remove any mud, rumble, harshness and any other problem frequencies. One other thing, always A/B test your processing. Add compression if it’s needed don’t just add it because I said so. Lastly, any ratio setting less than 2:1 will be fine. Remember, you’re not mastering, all you’re doing is gluing the song together. Use a really small amount of gain reduction on the master bus, there are no certain rules but anything above -3dB will be too much. A medium to long release time works well on the stereo bus. You’ll need to use a fast attack but be careful not to ruin the transients, so you want a fast attack yet not too fast. You don’t need the compressor to squash the track, you just want to tame out the loud peaks and keep the track at a constant level. When you insert a compressor on the mix bus then add a subtle amount of compression. Get started on your creative journey with the best in creative education taught by. If you’re reading this, I assume you’re done with a mix and just want to add some final touches. Join Adam Nolly Getgood, Matt Halpern for Lesson 26: Mix Bus. So let’s jump right in and see what we can do to make a mix sound better and ready for mastering. That also makes it easy to spot any problems then easily go back to the mix and fix it. Processing your mix bus also allows you to get a feel of what the mastering is going to sound like. So I always do minor processing to the mix bus and in this tutorial I’ll show you how to process your mix bus but still keep the mastering engineer happy. All I can tell you is that every time I sent a song or an EP to a record label to master without doing anything on the mix bus I always regret why I didn’t do it. Some people have asked me if I add any processing to my Mix Bus before sending a mix to the mastering engineer.
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