For something similar to the SplitEQ you could use the MRatioMB with the Noise/Tonal or the Quiet/Loud settings to separate the transients and the tonal part of the sound, and then eq both parts. Also, for a free de-esser I recommend TB Sibalance v3, and TB Equalizer v4 is a good -demo- free eq :D
Thank you for the suggestion! I always feel bad showing those plugins as free, since they're demos, but they make great plugins regardless! SageAudio.com
An overwhelming number of tips again. As an (more or less) advanced beginner in mixing, I'll go first with number one and two for mastering and then, I am sure I need to watch this video a couple of times, make some notes and check every tip one after another.
Thanks for watching! Out of curiosity, is it overwhelming in a bad way - in other words would it help if the info was presented in a different way? SageAudio.com
@@sageaudio No! Absolutely not! It is so amazing to recieve so much information compressed and condensed in such a short time, it feels like receiving a gift. There is nothing wrong with videos that e.g. explain the usage of a specific tool in depth within 20 to 30 minutes, but to get an overview of methods and options together with a short description of the Intention, what and why and how, helps to build that mindset that is needed for mastering and of course also for mixing, just by observing what problems could occure before my listening skills and my awareness are trained enough to recognize it by myself. It helps to learn what to listen for and provides a solution before I actually know what problems a mastering engineer could be confronted with. For me as a learner, it feels like I would have spent months in a studio as an apprentice. All the tips must be checked by oneself for usability and Integration in his own workflow and listening skills, sure, and for some tips I fear I am not progressed enough, but it is a huge help to see the way, the next steps to climb necessary to reach the following higher level. Only my opinion.
5:30 Alternative is making a channel fx in bitwig, removing the sustain part with transient shaper and the attack part with another parallel instance of ts, then just eq /fx separately and compress to glue this parts again. A bit different approach is using multiband fx and midside processor. 7:57 a 5k Hz airband works great on drums a 20k Hz airband works on leads / vocals during mixing. Slate air can be oversampled with DDMF metaplugin if this makes sense. Alternative to a deesser which could muffle the top end is a dynamic eq in that range and some dynamic notches which are ducked by dry or sidechain filtered peaks for more control. While mixing it is way easier to fix that problems by gain automation or a gate threshold automation. Fixing such problems with SPL dual band deesser could work but could also take away some weight.
Thanks for watching Alex! That's a cool technique - thanks for sharing it. Funny you mention DDMF for oversampling Fresh Air - I mentioned this in our last video. Thanks again! SageAudio.com
@@sageaudio forgot to mention the attack sustain part separation can also be created by flipping a gate. Standard ableton gate is sufficient. The first instance of the gate is capturing only the attack / transient part which can be set depending on one shot sample. Then duplicating another instance with the same gate settings but marking the flip option will give the sustain part. This will allow more cleaner signal than a transient shaper combination. The oversampling technique I got from one of Dan Worrall videos.
Great video! I'd love to see an updated version to vocal stacking where you include the lead vocal chain so we can see the clear difference between the lead vocal and BG vocal chain. Keep up the good work.
TDR Nova GE is a good alternative for Split EQ as it is fraction of its price when on sale and give lifetime updates. It has an upwards expansion function that can help to work on transients. Please correct me if I am wrong.
Thanks for watching and for the suggestion! I think it's more of a dynamic EQ, but it can work to expand transients like you said. So they work differently, but the result should be similar. Thanks! SageAudio.com
excelente! son muy buenos los videos de este canal! y también la música que usan para el ejemplo de mastaring...cual es el nombre de la artista y canción? Muchas gracias por todo el gran aporte que hace Sage Audio! Saludos desde Argentina
I hear what you're saying on the 1st tip, but if the track just needs a little eq push in one direction to make it sound better it shouldn't be a concern. Just check with your client if it's all good.
Hey Sage Audio. can you guys create a video about the ways to about mixing a piano? there's a ton of piano mixes out there, and I think it be really cool to see the most popular ones as tricks in a video
Thanks for watching! You insert it, then insert the plugin you want to monitor like your EQ, then insert the EQ analyzer again. The first one is a generator, the second one reads the changes. SageAudio.com
Can you please do a video on how to master a song with Maximus the right way .. I feel like it’s a really powerful plug in that’s taught wrong almost every time
@@sageaudio while I will say this video was well worth the watch and excellent, it did not answer my question other than I assume after watching it that linear phase should typically be used on master unless you observe some detrimental effects like pre-ringing.
There's no definite yes or no, you have to follow your ears and consider those detrimental effects and listen for what sounds best to you and translates well!
You asked if listeners can hear a difference in your EQ edits. The first three tips I couldn't so I gave up on the rest which is typical for these kind of tuts. Listening on Sony MDR V6 Studio Monitor headphones. Software interface clutter as complex as an airline cockpit control board. Why? It's just sound.
This channel is primarily focused on mixing and mastering! There's plenty of incredible channels throughout RUclips that offer in-depth tutorials and explanations of hands on recording, perhaps just optimize your key words while searching for videos!
Damn, thiese videos are infodumps… Looove it! So much good stuff, that I have to watch them twice
That's awesome! Glad to hear they offer a lot of useful info.
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You’re incredible man. Always straight to the point, rarely do you ever waste a word in a sentence. Stay up.
Thank you! Great to hear you enjoy the videos.
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For something similar to the SplitEQ you could use the MRatioMB with the Noise/Tonal or the Quiet/Loud settings to separate the transients and the tonal part of the sound, and then eq both parts.
Also, for a free de-esser I recommend TB Sibalance v3, and TB Equalizer v4 is a good -demo- free eq :D
TB sibilance 3 & 4 are excellent
Thank you for the suggestion! I always feel bad showing those plugins as free, since they're demos, but they make great plugins regardless!
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It would be nice to have an album of all the songs mixed and mastered by Sage Audio :)
An overwhelming number of tips again. As an (more or less) advanced beginner in mixing, I'll go first with number one and two for mastering and then, I am sure I need to watch this video a couple of times, make some notes and check every tip one after another.
Thanks for watching! Out of curiosity, is it overwhelming in a bad way - in other words would it help if the info was presented in a different way?
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@@sageaudio No! Absolutely not! It is so amazing to recieve so much information compressed and condensed in such a short time, it feels like receiving a gift. There is nothing wrong with videos that e.g. explain the usage of a specific tool in depth within 20 to 30 minutes, but to get an overview of methods and options together with a short description of the Intention, what and why and how, helps to build that mindset that is needed for mastering and of course also for mixing, just by observing what problems could occure before my listening skills and my awareness are trained enough to recognize it by myself. It helps to learn what to listen for and provides a solution before I actually know what problems a mastering engineer could be confronted with. For me as a learner, it feels like I would have spent months in a studio as an apprentice. All the tips must be checked by oneself for usability and Integration in his own workflow and listening skills, sure, and for some tips I fear I am not progressed enough, but it is a huge help to see the way, the next steps to climb necessary to reach the following higher level. Only my opinion.
5:30 Alternative is making a channel fx in bitwig, removing the sustain part with transient shaper and the attack part with another parallel instance of ts, then just eq /fx separately and compress to glue this parts again. A bit different approach is using multiband fx and midside processor.
7:57 a 5k Hz airband works great on drums a 20k Hz airband works on leads / vocals during mixing.
Slate air can be oversampled with DDMF metaplugin if this makes sense. Alternative to a deesser which could muffle the top end is a dynamic eq in that range and some dynamic notches which are ducked by dry or sidechain filtered peaks for more control. While mixing it is way easier to fix that problems by gain automation or a gate threshold automation.
Fixing such problems with SPL dual band deesser could work but could also take away some weight.
Thanks for watching Alex! That's a cool technique - thanks for sharing it. Funny you mention DDMF for oversampling Fresh Air - I mentioned this in our last video. Thanks again!
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@@sageaudio forgot to mention the attack sustain part separation can also be created by flipping a gate. Standard ableton gate is sufficient. The first instance of the gate is capturing only the attack / transient part which can be set depending on one shot sample. Then duplicating another instance with the same gate settings but marking the flip option will give the sustain part. This will allow more cleaner signal than a transient shaper combination. The oversampling technique I got from one of Dan Worrall videos.
Great video! I'd love to see an updated version to vocal stacking where you include the lead vocal chain so we can see the clear difference between the lead vocal and BG vocal chain. Keep up the good work.
Thanks for the recommendation - that's a good idea!
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Use shelf or Bell instead of lowpass or Highpass filters. They're much saver in terms of phase shifting.
Very true! Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
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If you have issues with Phase just turn the linear phase on , it’s simple . I also turn it on on very eq or plug-in that introduced phase issues
@@StormbreakerYT I prefare to use saturation plugins like spectre or Saturn to manipulate sound. Then the phase is no problem anymore.
TDR Nova GE is a good alternative for Split EQ as it is fraction of its price when on sale and give lifetime updates. It has an upwards expansion function that can help to work on transients. Please correct me if I am wrong.
Thanks for watching and for the suggestion! I think it's more of a dynamic EQ, but it can work to expand transients like you said. So they work differently, but the result should be similar. Thanks!
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excelente! son muy buenos los videos de este canal! y también la música que usan para el ejemplo de mastaring...cual es el nombre de la artista y canción? Muchas gracias por todo el gran aporte que hace Sage Audio! Saludos desde Argentina
Thankful my teach you improve my career since I start following you
Thank you so much for watching!
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How did ya’ll know I was busy mastering?
Omnipresent
A lucky guess! Thanks for watching!
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I hear what you're saying on the 1st tip, but if the track just needs a little eq push in one direction to make it sound better it shouldn't be a concern. Just check with your client if it's all good.
Thanks for watching Jerome! That's fair - if the engineer is cool with it then small changes should be fine.
Great video tyvm for your video!
Where's the whole song of the example track? Would like to listen to the whole thing.
thats a great video dude, thank you!
Thank you so much!
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Excellent video. Very helpful!
Awesome! Thanks for watching!
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Hey Sage Audio. can you guys create a video about the ways to about mixing a piano? there's a ton of piano mixes out there, and I think it be really cool to see the most popular ones as tricks in a video
Thanks for watching and sharing an idea for a video! That may be hard to make a full video on but I'll keep it in mind!
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Your voice got low and chilled over time homie 💥💥💥
Haha I must have gotten tired. Thanks for watching!
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Thx fr the EQ tips , nice!
Thanks for watching!
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What is the name of the song in this video??
Great . Againnn 🤘
Thanks for watching and leaving a comment!
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Hey! How do you use the EQ curve analyzer? Do you have to pass through a simple sine wave? Or what?
Thanks for watching! You insert it, then insert the plugin you want to monitor like your EQ, then insert the EQ analyzer again. The first one is a generator, the second one reads the changes.
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Good stuff. Thanks man
is “side/mid” almost like an eq way of saying “stereo/mono” ?
Kind of! Just imagine the mid as everything that's completely in the middle, and the side as everything that's only in the far left and right.
@@sageaudio exactly how i was thinking of it. thank you!
Can you please do a video on how to master a song with Maximus the right way .. I feel like it’s a really powerful plug in that’s taught wrong almost every time
I don't think I have that plugin, but I'll check it out!
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Artist and song title of the first song you used? I kinda want to hear the whole song now 😊
Excelent
Thanks for watching!
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What is the name of the song?!
biggest question not covered here... linear phase on mid/side on master???
Check out this video we did:
ruclips.net/video/2_v4VrPkzec/видео.html
@@sageaudio while I will say this video was well worth the watch and excellent, it did not answer my question other than I assume after watching it that linear phase should typically be used on master unless you observe some detrimental effects like pre-ringing.
There's no definite yes or no, you have to follow your ears and consider those detrimental effects and listen for what sounds best to you and translates well!
Roller Coaster… weeeee
Thanks for watching!
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ozone has one
can't understand the last one
Thanks for watching Zhang! This video might help explain it better than I can in a comment: ruclips.net/video/SHxih1xc5yM/видео.html
@@sageaudio thanks bro
"dont rely on the mastering stage to make these changes" depends on who i have mastering it right? lol
Lol thanks for watching!
Just in time weird
Nice! Thanks for watching!
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You asked if listeners can hear a difference in your EQ edits. The first three tips I couldn't so I gave up on the rest which is typical for these kind of tuts.
Listening on Sony MDR V6 Studio Monitor headphones.
Software interface clutter as complex as an airline cockpit control board. Why? It's just sound.
Thanks for watching!
what even is this comment? 😂
Ugh....does anyone discuss hands on recording anymore????
This channel is primarily focused on mixing and mastering! There's plenty of incredible channels throughout RUclips that offer in-depth tutorials and explanations of hands on recording, perhaps just optimize your key words while searching for videos!
Thankful my teach you improve my career since I start following you
That's awesome! Thanks for watching and great to hear the videos have been helpful!
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