HOW TO MASTER METAL
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- Опубликовано: 10 июн 2024
- In this video i explain how i mastered my album Neoblivion. I show how i master a metal album and by thought process during the mastering sessions.
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
01:48 Song (Unmastered)
03:33 Virtual Tape Machine
05:29 Virtual Mix Buss (not used)
06:31 Slate FG-Grey
08:44 Fabfilter Pro MB
10:30 Fabfilter Pro-Q 3
12:53 Soothe2
15:17 Ozone 9
19:48 Flatline
24:44 Fabfilter Pro L2
26:00 Song (Mastered)
Mix/Master inquiries: mbdlproductions@gmail.com
Listen to the full album here:
smarturl.it/2fdc4s
Flatline Plugin:
www.submissionaudio.com/produ...
(Affiliate Links):
Waves Plugins I use:
CLA Epic: waves.alzt.net/94374
SSL E-Channel: waves.alzt.net/9430E
SSL Buss Compressor: waves.alzt.net/X0XXb
SSL Collection: waves.alzt.net/b4mqx
L2 Limiter: waves.alzt.net/1nW7x
Rbass: waves.alzt.net/N160b
Rverb: waves.alzt.net/GPke6
MaxxBass: waves.alzt.net/rk2Dy
C4 Multiband Compressor: waves.alzt.net/VzW7j
Linphase MB Compressor: waves.alzt.net/gMVYX
CLA-76: waves.alzt.net/LAZmL
Rvox: waves.alzt.net/2b3ZA
H-Delay: waves.alzt.net/1nWPa
PIE Compressor: waves.alzt.net/jxQQe
API Collection: waves.alzt.net/omy5n
CLA Signature Series: waves.alzt.net/b4mPP
CLA Compressors Bundle: waves.alzt.net/LAZmo
Horizon Bundle: waves.alzt.net/xVNQd
Mercury Bundle: waves.alzt.net/Erj7D
My Cab IR Pack: tinyurl.com/yybz3rdf
My Tab books: mendelian.bigcartel.com/
My Kemper Profiles: www.drumsandtones.com/
My Merch: tinyurl.com/y2d9k3ub
Bass Plugins i use:
Inferno Bass: tinyurl.com/yxmknot2
Nuclear Bass: tinyurl.com/y45okphp
Avalance Bass: tinyurl.com/yyyj277j
Bass Bundle: tinyurl.com/y4ldtx5g
Mixing Tools I use (Affiliate Links)
Boz Digital Labs Bundle: tinyurl.com/yx9oufbv
Slate Virtual Mixing Rack: tinyurl.com/y6faqorc
Slate Virtual Tape Machine: tinyurl.com/y3g48ona
Hollywood Strings: tinyurl.com/yyfa3cno
Hollywood Brass: tinyurl.com/y2ldzulf
Sonarworks: tinyurl.com/y2yj92my
Guitar Pro: tinyurl.com/yybmvkmd
Socials
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My Music:
mendelian.bandcamp.com
sptfy.com/5ioi 
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For the entire duration of the video I was like "please don't let the noses of those guitars touch the wall". It kept me up all night.
No worries, there’s 5-8 cm between the wall and the guitar ends :)
Dude the difference between the original mix to the remastered is huge!!! Awesome!!!
Would be awesome to see your mix session!
I subbed last year after hearing your amazing guitar shred on spotify. I really like your mixes. Please keep the mix engineering videos coming. Thank you senpai
EXTREMELY helpful video, my man. Subscribed and liked for your in depth explanations.
Just started to see your vid, and i am impered to say that this song, visions, in my opinion are the most ever epic intro for a song. I learned to do it seeing 320 times your playthrough of this song. I had to say it. ok, I continue watching the video :D
You are for sure my number one guide and recommendation to others for production and synthesis you give us incredible and inspiring videos and thank you very much for that Mendel.
I just purchased Ozone 9 to make my life a little bit easier.... Please Mendel give us your light How to master metal with Ozone....
Salute from Greece...🇬🇷
I listened to Oblivion a lot back in 2019. The fact I came across your channel like this is pretty hilarious. Great content man!
Thanks! Curious what you think of the remixed and remastered version Neoblivion!
great vid. thanks for these tutorials. it would be great to see a video about your orchestration, not just in the classical beats, but also in how you layer melodies.
good job to you man! Your productions sound great! Thank you for these videos. Keep up doing production videos!
Your videos are always great! Thanks for this one!
Love your stuff Mendel! Thank you 🤘🏻
Amazing, thank you so much for putting this together. Finally mastering is starting to click for me
why are you so good at everything? composing, riffing, soloing, mixing.. not fair :)
Setting goals, Pizza and Donuts.
Flatline is an awesome Plugin, currently one of the greatest at all ! The shape knob and the overall transparency are magic ! I use it on every Master !
Absolutely a great video for metal mixing help. Thanks really appreciate it. Keep it up 👍
Mendel, this sounds gorgeous fantastic... it would be very appreciated sharing the mix insight (or session) for this same song, drum library used, processing on all tracks... Keep up the good work man !!
Great Stuff Mendel...This helps a lot. An Ozone Master would be appreciated as well...Thanks!!!
SO helpfull! Love this vid Mendel! Clearly more on mixing and mastering i would signed for!
Thanks!!
I love the video. I usually just put ozone and let it do its things. Thanks a lot for the amazing videos. Stay safe and keep being awesome, Mendel! :)
Great video man. I really opened my mind. Ozone full master yes...!
Sounds amazing! So many great info in this video! Super bedankt man, lekker bezig ;)
Can't wait for the Mendel Ozone Mastering masterclass :)
It’s coming up :)
you prolly dont give a shit but if you're bored like me during the covid times then you can watch pretty much all the new movies on InstaFlixxer. I've been watching with my girlfriend for the last days :)
@Titus Arthur Yea, have been using InstaFlixxer for months myself :)
Same here, can’t wait!
Really cool. Your tricks for mastering help me a lot. Keep going... Thanks...👍
Awesome video Mendel :)!
Wow loved the intro of the track ❤️😍
Thx man for the vid, a full Ozone Signal Chain would be really cool.
I've been telling everyone to just make a bedroom producer series showing the process of everything from start to finish dialing in amp sim tones, bass sims, midi drums, editing, routing, and mastering that would be huge because there's way more bedroom producers using these softwares
Would love to see an Ozone Master too!! I love your videos Mendel!
Great tutorial Mendel! Would love an Ozone run through. I just got the monthly producer pack & am slowly figuring it out, but definitely would like to see your work flow.
NICE MAN.. LOVE IT.. KEEP IT UP
Heb zat videos gekeken van je en kom er nu pas achter dat je uit Nederland komt 🤣! Netjes gedaan! 🔥👏🏼
Neo! Oh I get it!
Very nice work!
Thanks! Interested by Ozone Master too !
Commenting for the algorythm. Big fan btw!
Dude, I know this is an older video, but I never touched this shape button! I've been using this plugin for a while! Definitely will try this trick later! Thanks!!!
Fantastic, really fantastic video. Ozone would be awsome too :D
Hey man! It sounds awesome! But please.. at the end of the video... do an A/B... before and after!
Anyway.. the result sounds incredible.. I loved the way you tamed the snare!
/Nomy
Love the unmastered version!
Great vid. A final A-B with the full fx chain at the end would be a good to include too.
Agreed, but you could use the time codes to switch between them.
@@Mendelian Absolutely mate, that’s what I did! Thanks for the great video.
Just finding this video in 2024 and it's still relevant! Sounds HUGE!
Did you have any sort of 2 Bus processing going before your mastering processing?
Awesome. .. I'm always looking for something or someone to show me correctly how to get things done.. thanks
Hi Mendel. Great video as always.
There is quite a few people on internet saying that you shouldn't master your own mix, what's your view on this?
When you master your own stuff do you usually do it "the next day" after finishing mix or would you rather wait a week or two to distance yourself from it?
I kinda agree, but i also master it myself because i’m a control freak with these kind of things.
But i always wait 2 days minimum without listening to the mix so i have a some sort of fresh approach.
Hey man, wonderful tutorial and I just learned a new way of using the same plugins I've been using a long time..
I don't have the Flat plugin, but I was wondering if you do have a Clipper and I'm using Reaper, can't you make the same or almost the same effect by turning the wet/dry knob down? 🤔😊🤷♂️
Again, awesome tutorial man..
Greetings from Sweden 😊🤘
Good stuff as always. What SD3 pack did you use if any for the drums?
Yes please make the ozone video!!
I just got Ozone 9 standard and would love a video on you mastering with it stand-alone!
In the works!
THANK YOU
Hi Mendel, love the Kick sound. Would love to know where you get it and if it's available for purchase.
Sick song :)
You are too kind!!!
Great video Mendel!! have you ever use scheps omni comps for drums or as bus compresser on stereo?
Nope! I will try it
Awesome video! do you always leave de True Peaks at 0 dB ? music plataforms recomends TP at -1.0 dB , i´m loosing 1dB of power 😅
Love the videos! I'm having some trouble with removing some piercing sounds in my guitar tone. The only way I've gotten rid of them is through really deep and narrow cuts in EQ, but most tutorials advise against that. Any suggestions?
Jup: change your tone :)! When i need to cut a lot i just change cabs.
Yup, go back to your source. :-)
Thank for some good insperation of mastering. I would like to see how you would mix Doom Metal.
echt super vet dit man!!! echt heule vette muziek!! jammer dat je geen studio one gebruikt ..dat dan weer wel ;)
Hahah thanks! En Studio One: kots 🤢
It already sounds so good without mastering
That’s the goal
PLEASE ttell me what kind of tool you use to get that guitar sound on the recording ??? Quad Cortex ? Kemper ? vst ? Mesa Boogie ? ty :)
Ozone video please.
Really enjoyed watching this one so far.
It’s in the works!
@@Mendelian Please make it before my upgrade deal runs out!
Only kidding. ;)
I'm planning to buy something in the summer when the electricity bills here in Norway aren't so fucking expensive.
Look forward to some Ozone tips and tricks.
@@MartinvonBargen I just got myself Ozone 9, (the Standard version is for $99 down from $249 at the moment) and I'm totally confused by this tool.
It keeps adding a lot of high frequencies to whatever I throw at it. Even professionally mastered stuff from CD's. It makes me wonder what am I doing wrong? :D
An Ozone video with a few tips would be nice indeed.
:)
thumbs up!
Did you try ‘valve’ boost &cut @30hz ? Also does magic for stuffed mixes like metal music.
What do you do for Export settings? I noticed streaming platforms turn my song down alot and also downgrades the audio quality
Very interesting video, thank you! Your song sounds dope! I just have downloaded Flatline with 7 days trial to compare with the ozone vintage limiter (preset fast and edgy) and I don't ear any difference
whats your drum vst! Awesome video
Hey there..great video...so the cubase plugins I guess are useless huh?
are you using Mac or PC?
The cubase plug-ins are amazing! It’s just during this master i didn’t use them. I do use the Cubase stock eq almost on everything.
🙌
Also love flatline and use it before Ozone .. They updated that plugin recently ... BTW
🤘
More magic please!
Deal
hella pro
what did you use for drums?! sounds sick mate!
Death & Darkness SDX + Slate and own samples
Can you do a video for mastering with free plugins?
What did you use for drums on this? That snare is killer
Superior Drummer 3 and Death and Darkness SDX.
I am surprised that I didn't knew your chanel before. Great and useful stuff! Maybe you would like to try one of my guitar for metal and make some test video of it? I would send it to you once it's done.🔥
hey man my mix when i export it and load it into my master project the wave form already looks pretty crushed. the mix is about -14 lufs. is this allright, i never seem to get as lound as other songs
MENDEL!!!! Are these all plugins that are available through Cubase?
You can get them from different stores :)
No, he's mostly using slate plugins
How do you stop from ruining your ears during during mastering? I start getting sensitive to certain frequencies and it messes everything up. Forcing me to stop and come back much later on.
Take 10 - 15 breaks every 45 minutes, leave the room itself while doing it.
Hi. Can you make a video on how to make a master with Ozone ?
Already did: MASTERING METAL WITH OZONE
ruclips.net/video/9q6kcactA5A/видео.html
Hey Bro, I have to request an important thing that nowadays streaming platform normalised our loud songs after upload they ask to put at -14//-16lufs and -1 true peak, it's hard to us specially like metal music, so can you please do a video about how to mix/master metal song with full loudness that can uploaded loudly in RUclips,Spotify etc. 🙏
Ignore those guidelines completely. That means going to -5 lufs and 0db peak on your limiter. The thing is that those guidelines dont matter at all. At all. All your favourite metal bands that releases their stuff before spotify did it this way. And when spotify came up did they remix and remaster just for it? No. They dumped their catalogue on there and that's about it.
I'm no pro audio guy, but realize I do everything in the opposite order. When I master, I EQ, then multiband, then compress.... :| Could you be so kind as to explain why you proceed in that order?
Great question; so i mostly mix into a bus compressor, and if i EQ later before that it could change how the compressor reacts to the mix. So i EQ after it.
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-Mendel, 2021
In short, EXCELLENT. A brutal sound. You don't need anything. Did you think about creating a PATREON?
Jup, it’s coming :)!
21:07 How limiter works
Great job Mendel as always! I have noticed that your drums are midi during the mixing and mastering proceedure,,,,Why??
Why not haha?
@@Mendelian how do you process it ? panning,leveling,compression,limitting,eq,fx etc..... ????
Which cubase works better on mac or pc?
Both great
I think it's Gullfoss that is based on how the brain perceives sound.
You’re right! I got them mixed up.
not bad
On the master bus it as showing when you were using clipper and limiter. Isnt that bad?
Nope, i like how it sounds :)!
Me: Maybe 10 LUFS is too loud to master i don't have Dynamics
Mendel: 5 LUFS! and still have dinamics :D
Awesome stuff dude! Maybe you can do a video about how you do Gain Staging :)
This sounds great unmastered as well 🤣
God bless you Jesus loves you!
This overview of Flatline wasn't very useful. It was super much louder than the input, so of course it's going to sound "better". Also, it became louder the harder you turned the clipping, so of course harder clipping was going to sound better. They really should have been volume matched even a little bit in order for us to be able to properly assess what exactly it is doing and how well.
Similar criticisms with most of the stuff you did, a lot of it was just making it louder. Then you made it, what, -7LUF in the end? Spotify for example is going to turn that down by 7db to get to -14 LUF, so you didn't even compare how the mix would sound 7DB quieter vs another mix at -14LUF, or in comparison to a -21LUF master that's played 14db louder than yours. To my ears this sounded completely overcompressed and entirely void of any character, and I assume the reason it sounded so "good" is because it just was so loud. AKA, an outdated "Loudness war"-type master, before the loudness normalization of platforms like Spotify. Mind, these masters tend to sound VERY weak with volume normalization.
Here's something to think about: How much better would it sound if you had just turned the original song up by 8db or so in comparison to the final master, without any processing? Without comparing them like that, you have no way of knowing how good your master actually is - if you don't perform volume normalization. So let's say your original mix is -15LUF and your final master is -7LUF: turn your original mix up by 8db and then compare it to your final master. Would you even prefer the mastered version if you did that?
Also, there should have been more variety with the actual music, now you just showed one little section. I'd be very interested in what happens to active melodies, quiet and gentle sections, perhaps heavy slow power chords etc. although I think I know the answer - it's just so overcompressed.
Anything you did like about the video?
Plugin drums a suck!!!!!
Yeah, i love plug-in drums too!