Mastering and ReMastering means that the stereo file is usually processed with Compression or a Limiter, Equalization, an Exciter, and sometimes a Sonic Maximiser, among other plugins. The Exciter and Sonic Maximiser doesn’t work with PreSonus Studio One program. I had to buy the Ntrack DAW software to use these plugins.
I don’t need to put extra treble (16khz) during the mastering stage because the drums already have enough treble during the mixing stage.
It is common for the bands to mix the songs down to 2 track and mail it to a professional mastering Agent, in the old days. I imagine they email them now.
The BBE Sonic Sweet contains four plugins: The Loudness Maximizer, The Sonic Maximizer, the Harmonic Maximizer, and the Mach 3 Bass.
The Loudness Maximizer is another Limiter. It Stinks. The Harmonic Maximizer is another Exciter, and it works well, I like to use it on vocals and sometimes drums, especially high hats and cymbals and entire mixes. I will use it on the entire mix for this recording. The Sonic Maximizer is the best and I use it on the final stereo mix.
The Sonic Maximizer corrects certain phase and amplitude distortion problems. All speaker systems have a certain delay in high frequency response, and this program corrects this by creating a slight delay in the bass frequencies.
Ntrack also works well with the Direct X software & VST Plugins. There are a lot of free plugins out there, and Ntrack is well worth the $70. You could forget about Presonus Studio One and only use Ntrack if you want to, if you can find a way to get you audio interface box to work with the Ntrack software. I don’t know if it could be done. I like the setup of Studio One better than Ntrack and the software is made for the audio interface box anyway. You can do a hell of a lot more will both DAWs than you can with either one alone.
Sonic Maximizer
Select [New Song]
Select [Import Audio File]
This window opens up.
Select [Better Time Comp] WAV file
Use the equalizer in the Ntrack system.
It starts with a flat equalizer.
We pull down the bottom end to keep the bass from being loud enough to bother the neighbors. I like extra bass for the double bass drum action on some of the songs.
You can turn the bass back up by using an independent equalizer program after the program is already mixed. I would shoot for 63hz. Winamp is a free music player that I use to run playlist all the time.
click [open]
Select + to add software plugin.
Select [Sonic Maximizer]
Play Music and turn up and down the Input and Output knobs until there is no red lights, max yellow lights. Set the control knobs like I Did.
Select [Mixdown Song]
- Select [Desktop]
- Select [Home]
Select [Better Time] Folder
Select [Mixdown] Folder
Name it [Mix_Master_5.wav]
- Window opens up
- Right Click on [Mix_Master_5.WAV]
- Select [Open With Cool Edit 2000]
This is Cool Edit Software; Audacity Software is free.
Normalize and save as an mp3 & WAV files.
Normalize Audio
Save As
Save As WAV file
Save As
Save As MP3 File