Garageband Tutorial - MASTERING MADE EASY!

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  • Опубликовано: 25 авг 2024

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  • @johnzhinin1119
    @johnzhinin1119 3 года назад +7

    I downloaded the MVmeter2 and cant find it anywhere on my garageband. I opened the master track and cant find it in plug ins . any help ?

    • @GaragebandandBeyond
      @GaragebandandBeyond  3 года назад

      Restart your computer and it will be there.

    • @1fam.jxrdii
      @1fam.jxrdii 3 года назад

      @@GaragebandandBeyond its there but not digital

    • @GaragebandandBeyond
      @GaragebandandBeyond  3 года назад +1

      @@1fam.jxrdii If it's on your computer screen it is indeed a digital meter. And as shown in this video, you can read the increments off of a different window than the simulated needle.

    • @1fam.jxrdii
      @1fam.jxrdii 3 года назад

      @@GaragebandandBeyond got it bro thank you man

    • @GaragebandandBeyond
      @GaragebandandBeyond  3 года назад

      @@daniel212212 Restart your mac.

  • @Hildegardvonblingin
    @Hildegardvonblingin 4 года назад +6

    I very very very much appreciate your tutorials. So concise, so helpful!

  • @suyash62
    @suyash62 4 года назад +6

    Even though I'm on Logic now, I still come to your videos. Mainly cuz there's always something to learn, but also cuz I feel connected to you cuz in my starting days when I had just got Garageband and opened it for the first time, you were the one who was kind of the first person I learned stuff from. Thanks Lewin! Cheers!

    • @jameslewis3793
      @jameslewis3793 4 года назад

      Same here.

    • @GaragebandandBeyond
      @GaragebandandBeyond  4 года назад +1

      Awwww thank you soooo much! I really appreciate that!

    • @scottdufour
      @scottdufour 4 года назад

      Same here...I do have a question though...i mastered one of my track ideas the other day and my reference song was at -6 after bringing it in..wouldn't -10 actually not be as loud as what is on the radio or mainstream songs? Thx.

  • @blaisemoritz
    @blaisemoritz 3 года назад +2

    Awesome tutorial, thanks! Plugins were easy to find and use, just as show in videos. The comment below from ARS marked IMPORTANT about the auto normalization was essential to getting the value from the tutorial. But it's a wonderful tutorial and really enhanced my latest garageband project in exactly the way I was hoping for. Highly recommended if you're into DIY with garageband and free plug-ins.

  • @HeirSulli
    @HeirSulli 3 года назад +1

    OMG this tutorial just raised my sound quality tremendously! THANK YOU!

  • @bobbyhallmusic
    @bobbyhallmusic 4 года назад +2

    You're the best, man. I'm gonna support you and my favorite guitar teacher, Jens Larson on patreon soon. You guys are awesome.

  • @MainChannelTX
    @MainChannelTX 3 года назад

    Thanks. This really makes it easier than guessing.

  • @Abheek
    @Abheek 4 года назад +3

    Thank you so so much! I have been looking to improve the volume levels for my songs and this helps!!

    • @Abheek
      @Abheek 4 года назад +1

      Again. Thank you so much for this valuable lesson. I had a query with regard to the first step. How do we determine the initial gain (in your case, you mentioned 16db) and how do we adjust to -1db for the loudest part. If you can shed some light there, would be great.

  • @michaelgin4873
    @michaelgin4873 3 года назад

    Thanks for the video tutorial. Appreciate you sharing your experience and knowledge. Also picked up a pair of IK Multimedia Micro Monitors for my untreated home studio. Sound great so far. Looking forward to mixing/mastering with them.

  • @LloydMajor
    @LloydMajor 3 года назад

    Thank you for getting right to the point! Your the best teacher.

  • @SALTATAKI
    @SALTATAKI 3 года назад

    Very good song! thanks for mastering lesson from Salta Argentina

  • @tylerweb4017
    @tylerweb4017 2 года назад

    very helpful video. thanks for the help man

  • @rlojr
    @rlojr 4 года назад

    Your tutorial videos are fun, informative and gives me a lot of different ideas. This particular video blows them all away. A HUGE help. Thanks!!

  • @ChaRahgung
    @ChaRahgung 3 месяца назад

    Thanks a lot

  • @Benjamenvince
    @Benjamenvince 3 года назад

    I love it, straight to the point and easy to understand. I just started recording my bands songs. So this helps.

  • @komsakksm
    @komsakksm 4 года назад +1

    thanx a lot, help me much to build my christian song, church service from now on. God bless u.

  • @paddysmyth90
    @paddysmyth90 4 года назад

    You are a true hero of RUclips. Thank you!

  • @58frogs
    @58frogs 4 года назад +1

    Great video - I dont think anyone can learn too much about mastering - certainly not me as I get so lazy at this stage.

  • @rsaldana1980
    @rsaldana1980 3 года назад

    Thanks. I just mastered a chillwave track. This helped a lot.

  • @1LIFE2ROCK24
    @1LIFE2ROCK24 3 года назад

    Ty very much , for the excellent informative and concise video

  • @WahPopWah
    @WahPopWah 4 года назад

    So helpful and easy to follow. Thanks.

  • @TheLostTravelor
    @TheLostTravelor 3 года назад

    thanks for the help

  • @evieruth01
    @evieruth01 3 года назад

    My song is now radio friendly now 🙏thanks wow , you are great 👍

  • @EkaterinaBogdanova
    @EkaterinaBogdanova 4 года назад

    Thank you. Now need to download and try

  • @baptisted3591
    @baptisted3591 3 года назад

    This video is fantastic thank you

  • @constancies
    @constancies 3 года назад +9

    IMPORTANT: Make sure to turn off Auto Normalize in Garageband preferences. Neglecting to do this led to no improvements in volume between my song before and after using the tips in this tutorial.

    • @blaisemoritz
      @blaisemoritz 3 года назад +1

      Thank you! This really helped get the value out of this tutorial.

    • @bruhdamartinasty3636
      @bruhdamartinasty3636 3 года назад +1

      Why? What does Auto Normalize do? How did turning it off improve your sound quality?

  • @chaseduncan9760
    @chaseduncan9760 3 года назад +6

    How did you determine to set the dial to -16.5 dB at the first step?

  • @doomvapor5208
    @doomvapor5208 4 года назад

    Love a good mastering tutorial. I'm still going off that 2018 preset video! I'll definitely give that compressor a try.

  • @YasserFallaha
    @YasserFallaha 3 года назад

    very helpful man.. I used to do my thing there and once I play it on my car .. I feel my car is about to explode .. but after this video.. it's just another level .. still high sound and headbanging but my car speakers are healthy again XD .. like they're good now you know what i mean ;) Thanks !!

  • @kaleb5516
    @kaleb5516 3 года назад

    Thank you brother... This was helpful

  • @TCintheMix
    @TCintheMix 2 года назад

    Thank you so much for this!

  • @deadlyninja112
    @deadlyninja112 3 года назад

    This was awesome thanks a ton!

  • @austinedeclan10
    @austinedeclan10 2 года назад

    First of all what is mastering? No one has ever come up with a concrete definition. Every mastering engineer makes it sound like it's some magic trick y'all are performing. Are the universal basic concepts and principles that every engineer needs to learn? If there are, what are they? If they aren't why call yourselves engineers? What are examples of well mastered music recordings? More importantly what are examples of poorly mastered music recordings?
    These are some of the burning questions I as an hobbyist amateur music producer have regarding mastering but no one has ever answered to my satisfaction. Still, I appreciate this tutorial.

  • @garyrandall3059
    @garyrandall3059 3 года назад

    Thanks a ton for this video!

  • @thomascroft5076
    @thomascroft5076 4 года назад +3

    This is, by far, the most informative and easily accessible Garageband tutorial site on the internet - full commendation to Lewin for putting in the time and effort. A few questions (and bear with me, I'm a novice): 1. At the mastering stage, do adjustments to compression settings, etc, actually override all those already made in the individual tracks, or is the result additive/cumulative? I was wondering, for example, what is actually happening to those settings, when something like 'Fast Attack 4 Band' is applied, at the mastering stage, via the Multipressor. Am I replacing my earlier adjustments, or in some way, adding to them? And does it matter? 2. after exporting as an AIFF file, does anything further need to de done with that file? I've seen some tutorials where the mastering is actually done on the AIFF file - or is this just for scenarios where a collection of tracks are being readied for album format? Thanks.

    • @thomascroft5076
      @thomascroft5076 4 года назад

      Found most of the answers to my queries in a video posted by Lewin on Oct 2 2017. Thanks.

  • @danielfoscarini9988
    @danielfoscarini9988 3 года назад

    Thank you, you're great! Saudações brasileiras 🇧🇷

  • @evieruth01
    @evieruth01 3 года назад

    Got it , thanks 🙏

  • @teessidesteve
    @teessidesteve 4 года назад

    Excellent !

  • @inspirasisatumenit
    @inspirasisatumenit 4 года назад

    really helpful. Thanks

  • @jimboggs1041
    @jimboggs1041 4 года назад +3

    Thank you for the super-clear and easy to follow steps. One question: In the second use of the MVmeter2 (RMS), when I turn the knob up to get -10dB RMS max, I get a lot of distortion. Anything above about +5dB on the knob gives distortion, but the max RMS only gets to -13dB. Any ideas?

  • @kcirtap469
    @kcirtap469 2 года назад

    The initial downloading of this plug-in was perfect, however the last time I opened it the only window available was the one with faders. Do not have the option to view the needle meter and don't even have the cool blue panel in the controls area. This is also the case with other plug-ins as well. Have restarted computer several times. Have 2021 MacBook with M1 chip. I could work with fader window, but so much easier with the meter.

  • @collincassady
    @collincassady 3 года назад

    Nice video nice Infos

  • @Jadeline
    @Jadeline 4 года назад

    duuuuude thank you so much!!!!

  • @Velasco622
    @Velasco622 3 года назад

    You didn't include how to make the different song parts go under or over the different levels in the meters/plugins. I assumed it's by changing the volume/volume automation for the loud parts. Great video!

  • @dgrebin
    @dgrebin 4 года назад +1

    I downloaded and ran the installer for the MV Meter 2 but I haven't figured out how to open it in GarageBand.
    I'm a newer GB user and this is the first plug in I've added.
    (Other than purchasing Main Stage and getting all the additional "Logic Pro" goodies that are included in this $30 application)

    • @dgrebin
      @dgrebin 4 года назад +1

      I figured it out! Just needed a reboot...

    • @MEIKEBOLTERSDORF
      @MEIKEBOLTERSDORF 4 года назад

      @@dgrebin Can you tell me how that works, I have the same issue - thx!

  • @ljdsam
    @ljdsam 11 месяцев назад

    I've just come across this, and gave it a try. The sound is good, but the volume is a lot lower than the pre-mastering volume. Have I missed something?

  • @poncegambirazio
    @poncegambirazio 3 года назад

    Muchas gracias.

  • @marktaylor5180
    @marktaylor5180 3 года назад

    I'm loving these tutorials. Super clear and useful. Silly question I'm sure, but I'm not certain how to add this meter 'pre fader' in Garageband as suggested. Could anyone help out?

  • @abundanciauniversal4298
    @abundanciauniversal4298 4 года назад

    Thanks Lewin for all your videos, there is a video that you have but I don't remember which one it is and you mention to go to preferences and on advance settings unclick the export at full volume, if I am exporting AIFF and than mastering, I should un click that or just un clic that always for a better mix and master, thanks have an excellent day and weekend.

    • @GaragebandandBeyond
      @GaragebandandBeyond  4 года назад +1

      If you're asking about the "normalizing" feature in the GB prefs, turn that off before you do this.

    • @abundanciauniversal4298
      @abundanciauniversal4298 4 года назад

      @@GaragebandandBeyond Thank you yes the normalizing option ok Ill turn that off, excellent thanks.

  • @LocsGunna
    @LocsGunna Год назад +1

    When I try to use the mvmeter2 again when i go to factory presets I online get one option witch is pres 0: init ? Im confused can u give me a pointer ?

    • @ameducast
      @ameducast 6 месяцев назад

      any solution for this?

  • @thavarez
    @thavarez 4 года назад

    Nice!!

  • @DaveHobbs
    @DaveHobbs 4 года назад

    Top man.

  • @rianarabenandrasana9215
    @rianarabenandrasana9215 3 года назад +1

    I've mymeter2 and restarted my mac but the plug-in won't appear :(

  • @RTF88
    @RTF88 3 года назад

    When I mute the track, the needles don't move like they do in this video. Does that matter?

  • @attakibmx2940
    @attakibmx2940 11 месяцев назад

    Hi I love your videos and the mixing series that you've made its really helped my mixing sound more professional! i ran into an issue when mastering my tracks, when I use the mv meter it doesn't come up as a scale it comes up as a knobs and it makes it a whole lot more confusing and overwhelming. is there any way to switch the presentation to make the scale come up?

  • @alon1565
    @alon1565 2 года назад

    hey so i followed all the steps provided in the video and for some reason my master track is way quieter than it should be. any reasons that could be? auto normalization is off

  • @jye.acoustic
    @jye.acoustic 2 года назад

    Not available on iphone garage band 🤔

  • @lilsinger7720
    @lilsinger7720 4 года назад +1

    I'm dragging audio in from outside of GB.& was wondering how do I get the levels up to where you already had yours at the beginning of this video. Is that in another video?

  • @rappeurlmt1292
    @rappeurlmt1292 2 года назад

    Thank you very much, I have a question, on the Chanel IQ do you increase the volume ? Thanks man ✌🏼😊

  • @chrismorris1970
    @chrismorris1970 3 года назад

    Any update on MVMeter2 working with macOS Big Sur? Thank you. Love your tutorials.

  • @cwyredman1974
    @cwyredman1974 3 года назад +1

    Doesn’t look like iOS supports mv meter 2 anymore. I don’t see it on the App Store. Is there another meter that I can download that will work with GarageBand? Thanks

  • @musicalfreestyles
    @musicalfreestyles 2 года назад

    I'm seeing 2 Mac version options and am not sure which is right for my situation. "Two versions of downloads are provided: GPU (OpenGL/Metal GFX card required) and no GPU (GUI rendered by CPU)." How do I determine whether I have a Metal GFX card?

  • @EmmxnSxvxgeonyt
    @EmmxnSxvxgeonyt 3 года назад

    Can u show how to mix

  • @calebpowell9826
    @calebpowell9826 4 года назад +2

    I downloaded the MvMeter 2 but I can’t find it in my plug ins anywhere

    • @calebpowell9826
      @calebpowell9826 4 года назад +1

      Restarting Computer completely got it to work !!

  • @DejaAmor
    @DejaAmor 3 года назад

    I couldn’t get the Rms to pull up in mv meter help please ???

  • @lilsinger7720
    @lilsinger7720 4 года назад

    I'm also not ever seeing my signal waveform enlarging ~ as yours is clearly evidenced in compare & contrast images as well as in your sound. Do I turn up the gain in the EQ section? When I do it does get a little louder but I'm still not seeing any difference in the waveform. Will check out your other videos to see if you address that elsewhere. Also, the audio I'm inputting (dragging in), while not clipping should be plenty loud enough.

  • @kgship7684
    @kgship7684 3 года назад

    Hoping you can help me with a basic issue that I can’t figure out or find online. I see the tracks in your video frequently expanded vertically so the content on the tracks can be expanded seen easily. How do you accomplish this? Sorry to ask such a dumb question but can’t figure this one out??

    • @GaragebandandBeyond
      @GaragebandandBeyond  3 года назад +1

      Good question! Just open the automation function and it will happen!

    • @kgship7684
      @kgship7684 3 года назад

      @@GaragebandandBeyond
      Thanks for the info. So I am hoping to use the expanded view to see the recorded data for editing purposes. I presume I can run the editing screen below as well at the same time?

  • @PsycheDolo
    @PsycheDolo 4 года назад

    You are appreciated (In my 2 PAC Voice)

  • @bkpenta
    @bkpenta 4 года назад +1

    How do you load the plugin into Garageband once its downloaded and where do you find the download?

  • @ssavanya
    @ssavanya 3 года назад

    I downloaded the MVmeter2 successfully, I restarted my mac but I still can't find this plug-in. :(

  • @j.flynnmusic
    @j.flynnmusic 4 года назад

    Hi. Still enjoying and learning and alot. Question. Do you mix out ? So share to disk then Master? Or are you mastering within your mix?. Thanks

  • @barneymiller5488
    @barneymiller5488 4 года назад

    Hey Lewin. Thanks as always. No brick wall limiter? Does the dynamics processor do enough to keep peaks from going over? Just wondering if this is good enough to submit to Spotify & Apple music etc.

  • @paulfownes5001
    @paulfownes5001 Год назад

    Hiow do you get "-INF" in RMS standard?

  • @stuartsimpson3149
    @stuartsimpson3149 3 года назад

    👌

  • @paulfownes5001
    @paulfownes5001 Год назад

    How do I know which version to use with Monterey 12.6? I've successfully downloaded MVMeter2 but whilst I can bring it up in my master track, I don't get the visual with the VU meters. Advice below says download an older version, but how do you do that? There's only two options for Mac on the TB download page, and I've tried both. I'm raring to go, but literally getting nowhere.

    • @paulfownes5001
      @paulfownes5001 Год назад

      sorted it. It's in Preferences then Accessibility

  • @evalonious
    @evalonious 3 года назад

    Not available for ipad?

  • @AndyShredz
    @AndyShredz 3 года назад

    Which one do you download for Mac OS Big Sur??

  • @bloomptrl7697
    @bloomptrl7697 Год назад

    anyone know what the song name is for the one used in the video?

  • @erikgalindo710
    @erikgalindo710 4 года назад +1

    I installed the mv meter plugin, but I can't see it in the plugin Audio Units. I have Audio Units enabled. Garageband 10.3.5.
    Any idea?

  • @nrbn8135
    @nrbn8135 4 года назад +1

    this might be a dumb question. What is the last track input? "GB Users Mastering? What is it for and how do I access it?

  • @marcj2651
    @marcj2651 2 года назад

    Do you have turn off all plug ins after?

  • @spider1226
    @spider1226 2 года назад

    hey thank you for the tutorial im such a noob at garageband i was wondering how you put the whole song on one mastering file?

  • @danieltrickey9285
    @danieltrickey9285 4 года назад +1

    I love your vids. Can you help me with a simple thing. I don't have the (line, dot) graph symbol at the top of the tracks list. I have the plus symbol and the scrolling line symbol and that's it. So I can't do audio edits to my vocals. I hope that's clear. Appreciate the help.

    • @irfansyahril8511
      @irfansyahril8511 3 года назад +1

      I think you mean the automation tracks? Pressing “A” on your keyboard while having the workspace selected should open it

    • @danieltrickey9285
      @danieltrickey9285 3 года назад

      @@irfansyahril8511 Thanks, I did figure it out. Maybe this will help someone else.

  • @martydixon647
    @martydixon647 3 года назад

    thanks Lewin - how do I set Master Track back to original pre-set levels (before I made adjustments)? thanks Lewin!

  • @shaqdieselDP17
    @shaqdieselDP17 3 года назад

    So I downloaded the plug-in and I rebooted my Mac and found it in garageband. The only problem is that when I open the plug-in on my master track, it only open the outer window of the plugin and it does not allow me to actually use the software. It is super glitchy and messed up and I am wondering if anyone else has run into a similar problem and if there is anything that can be done.

    • @GaragebandandBeyond
      @GaragebandandBeyond  3 года назад

      That is weird! I have NOT heard of anyone else having that problem. Are you running BigSur?

  • @TractorCountdown
    @TractorCountdown 4 года назад

    Are you no longer using the Fast Attack 4-Band Multipressor? I didn't get a proper look at your mastering chain to see.

  • @juliab9532
    @juliab9532 4 года назад

    The RMS meter on this song I just mastered has a difference in the left and right hand MAX readings. Left says -12.1, right says -11.2. Is that ok? What does it mean? Other songs I've done have been closer numbers on the initial meter and also the RMS one. FOLLOWUP: After too long trying to figure this out I discovered that a vocal track somehow ended up on a midi "background" track. It still had the waveform, but on a green background instead of blue. Couldn't copy paste it onto a blue track, it turned it green. Had to re-record the vocal.

  • @gradyburlsworth7402
    @gradyburlsworth7402 4 года назад

    I started using GB around seven months back. I think I was using an older version, 6.0 I think. I updated to GB 10 and it does not work as smoothly as the earlier version, in particular my Smart Controls. When I hit view smart controls they do not appear. I have went to every tutorial, chat room, etc. to find a fix with no luck. It looks as if my short experience with GB is coming to an end. I think it’s a great and inexpensive way to record my home projects but unfortunately the functionality of the new version is lacking. On another note, your recordings are fantastic. Keep up the good work.

    • @peluchingamarra3127
      @peluchingamarra3127 3 года назад

      Is your system updated too? Your computer, etc. Also, by turning off internet and other functions different than Garageband when you are working in a project, makes the computer focusing just on it doing everything smoother.

  • @chelsealove3775
    @chelsealove3775 4 года назад

    how come my guitar on distorted setting is feeding back and squealing something horrible. Ive plugged in direct and turned down the guitar , checked my cables, and I've tried several guitars and all the same result. So I went and bought some metal plug ins from toontrax and the guitar presets sound nothing like the samples sound on their website. They seem to all sound the same. if anyone has any advice at all I would greatly appreciate it as I'm losing my mind having such limited guitar tones.

  • @mymuses4336
    @mymuses4336 4 года назад

    I have downloaded and tried to install this 3 times but all I get are manuals...where is the actual application? Looked in my Library,Sounds...thank you...still learning. ^..^

    • @GaragebandandBeyond
      @GaragebandandBeyond  4 года назад +1

      Restart your computer and then you will se it.

    • @mymuses4336
      @mymuses4336 4 года назад

      @@GaragebandandBeyond OH Thank you so much! I can't believe I forgot to do that! Whoops! ^..^

  • @radchad500
    @radchad500 4 года назад

    Can you explain how to download a plug in and add it to garageband?

  • @telkelnickel5487
    @telkelnickel5487 11 месяцев назад

    hello boy, how do you create a mastering channel?

  • @marcj2651
    @marcj2651 2 года назад

    Hi. Just wondering if do you have to turn ON or OFF the plug ins after the master editing process to proceed for exporting?

  • @bernhardobermoser6856
    @bernhardobermoser6856 3 года назад

    So MV Meter2 is JUST used on the Master Track right? Not on the individual other tracks?

  • @davidgraham3854
    @davidgraham3854 4 года назад

    Your stuff has helped me out a great deal. I'm a beginner in the world of recording. I have a question for you or anyone who can answer. My band had a friend of a friend record some songs for us 6 months ago and the guy still isnt complete with mastering due to some hard times. We're fed up and I've decided to do this myself. My question is can I take the recordings from his DAW(studio one) and upload them in Garageband for me to mix them?

  • @joshgatesmusic78
    @joshgatesmusic78 4 года назад

    Hey Lewin great video! Question: I have never known how to drag a project back into Garageband as one file. I know you have showed how to do that on previous videos, can you please point me in the right direction on how to do that? Do you recommend doing that before mastering? Thanks Lewin for all you do!

    • @GaragebandandBeyond
      @GaragebandandBeyond  4 года назад +1

      Josh, just find the audio file you want and then simply drag it to the GB window and drop it.
      Exporting first.... it's still a good idea, but not 100% necessary especially following this method here in the video.

    • @joshgatesmusic78
      @joshgatesmusic78 4 года назад

      @@GaragebandandBeyond thanks Lewin!

  • @matthewhuck5437
    @matthewhuck5437 3 года назад

    I notice that GB Master Track and Volume meters show a lot of red after I setup the two MVMeter2 meters on some songs. They sound good and load, without distortion. Have I done something wrong? Or, should I trust the MVMeter2 and what I hear?

  • @lukebuchananlynch
    @lukebuchananlynch 3 года назад

    Do they have a 32 version instead of 64?

  • @evieruth01
    @evieruth01 3 года назад

    Same can't find the meter Aaaa

  • @stillgotyourmom
    @stillgotyourmom 4 года назад

    I dont get the GB Mastering EQ. Made a Rap track and even if I take much out of low in the mix its still showing me and overgoing from like 50-100 lower freq when i analyse it with the master EQ. When I try to cut it with this EQ its still coming out and else I took much heights out of the hats then it shows me no overgoing but a very down level line like they aren loud enough. later when i export the hats are hurting even. i dont get that program overall!