Thanks Pete, just got AutoShare and mastered a song. Even when I was on Logic pro all my mastered song were not the same volume because I couldn't see the wav form. In Audio Share I can. I love this app already
Hey Pete. I'm relatively new to the channel and GB and I have to say I've learned so much in the past few weeks. I purchased AS and found it easy to use. Do you basically use AS to observe the wave form of the song only? Do you ever use the Normalize tool to complete the Mastering process instead of going back to GB? Thanks for all your instruction and help....Mate!
Howdy. I use AudioShare for quite a few things. It’s my go to audio app. This video will show you everything I do. ruclips.net/user/livenQXeCDU5FTg?si=sBzvn0W50-pDxzi1
Thanks so much for the informative video! I also love this song it really resonates with me.. is there somewhere it’s posted to listen to the song itself?
Pete my friend this is an amazing video. I learned how to master from your original Final Touch video. This one is even more informative than that one. Keep up the great work bud.
👉 More mastering videos - ruclips.net/p/PLc8Xg_23Wa57zhEo6aatWubUOzzd8DlvS 💾 Download the apps: AudioMaster Pro - apps.apple.com/au/app/audiomaster-pro-mastering-daw/id1245652090 Grand Finale - apps.apple.com/au/app/grand-finale/id1294979704 Final Touch - apps.apple.com/au/app/final-touch-audio-mastering/id823605276
.. Hi Pete .. final touch is no longer compatible with the latest iPad OS .. I’ve been in touch with positive grid and they say they’re no longer supporting the app .. in fact it’s now been removed from the App Store .. shame .. I spent ages learning how to use it and now it’s gone .. thinking of giving grand finale a go ..
Great Vid!! Learning soo much! Which mastering app would you recommend for cleaning up for podcast? I am recording Twitter Spaces that have multiple people speaking. I want to have the cleanest and most coherent sound, with the correct LUFs... THANKS!
Any chance to have a mastering final mix & fixing vocals with very different volume levels (due to being at different distances from the microphone) in logic for ipad?
@@PeteJohnsMusic I meant to have one of your tutorials on how to do it. But, from your answer, it seems Logic is not the best for mastering a mix, I didn't know that. Thank you for letting me know!
@@PeteJohnsMusic hey Pete just wanted to ask you I’m about to release my very first song. Should I merge the tracks or merge the entire project before mastering in GarageBand?
Hey Pete, thanks for all the great tutorials! I also love the sound and message of this song. I found it on YT Music and added it to my library :) I have a question for you: I recorded and mixed a song in GarageBand for iPad. I’d like to try some of the online mastering tools to at least compare it to what I can do myself. I’m also making a whole album so I want to make sure each track sounds consistent. However at least one of the sites (Cloudbounce) asks for -3db to -6db headroom in the file before uploading. Since GarageBand auto-normalizes, how can I create an audio file with the requested headroom? Is there another app you recommend for me to adjust the level after I mix in GB and before I upload it to Cloudbounce/LandR/etc? I tried uploading a sample of the normalized GarageBand version of my song to LandR. To me it sounds over-processed, but I am new to music production so maybe it’s actually ok. I just want to make sure I cover all my bases and do things “the right” way to be on the safe side, since I’m still developing my musical ear :)
Thanks for the kind words and your question. This video shows a method that will help with this. ruclips.net/video/Ch_Bi77yC0I/видео.html&feature=shares
Great thank you! That worked like a charm. That’s a fun and clever hack. My current song is a classical piano piece so it’s a funny juxtaposition. Maybe someday I’ll feel inspired to make a death metal song and my scream will stay in the mix 😅
Is a professional metering plugin available for iOS/iPad? I have not been able to find one . Something like the free TBProAudio mvMeter2 which unfortunately is not compatible with iPad/iOS.
Unfortunately there is really nothing for metering in iOS which is sad. Maybe ask over at the GarageBand Users Facebook group? Http://studiolivetoday.com/gbu
Ok something new happened in my quest to record video using external mic with my iPad Pro (2021) usb-c. I can hear the recording if I hv earphones plugged into the mic. But once I unplug the earphones I cannot hear anything from the iPad. Why is that? Can you help with this or point me to a primer?
Hey there. So once you have a USB device plugged in, it overrides the built in microphone and audio output. If you want to hear audio, you'll need to plug headphones or a speaker in to the headphone jack.
Can you PLEASE do a video where you SHOW how to use a USB(C) mic to record a video using the iPad camera app. I cannot get this to work, and I’m not the only one. I’ve been able to record my guitar using GarageBand using ur videos..you r very good. But please show the connections (you’ve done this in other videos) but also actually show the recording working. There is very little vids which show this..
Hey there. Thanks for the suggestion. I actually just bought a USB to USB-C adapter to test out my USB mics on iPad with USB-C so will hopefully share this soon.
Hi Pete, I realise I’ve been recording songs without the padding at the start to enable me to allow for the fade in when streaming. I’ve figured out how to add it to a song that’s recorded in one section but can I do it when the song is already in sections?
Yup. Positive Grid pulled the plug. I guess that makes them Negative Grid now? Okay - bad Dad jokes aside, there are still other options. ruclips.net/video/vnENDknBIPM/видео.html&feature=shares
@@PeteJohnsMusic The reason I ask is that I searched for your channel using studio live and it came up with studio live as a channel that’ has Indian content when I searched in the search bar on RUclips.
@@PeteJohnsMusic and I wondered if you had changed it to studio live today because of the other channel having the same name and so you added today on the end.
Hi I’m back…after the most horrendous twelve months ever. I’m here again now and realising just how much I’ve forgotten over that time. Crash course in relearning check!
iOS 16 .3 destroyed it to the point of it crashing when opened on my 2023 iPad Pro silicon with two terabytes of ram! Audio recording and export is ruined also in Korg gadget and GarageBand! 👽
@@PeteJohnsMusic what did you switch to? It’s looking really bad for iOS these days with gadget also taking a major hit as well .and that means apple is disenfranchising folks to the point of affecting our work after going all in with iOS ? That’s criminal. And it shows that apple could care less about folks who use it everyday everywhere. The company’s can no longer be trusted . That’s about as bad as it could get. 😤👽
Thanks Pete, just got AutoShare and mastered a song.
Even when I was on Logic pro all my mastered song were not the same volume because I couldn't see the wav form. In Audio Share I can. I love this app already
Nice one my friend. 👍😎
Great video, this really helped me understand mastering and how to do it! Love the channel, keek up the great work!
Awesome. I hope you get value from the other videos on the channel and consider subscribing if you haven’t already. 👍
Hi Pete! Thanks a lot again for the help and support of this great video. Really helped me out.
You’re very welcome my friend. I hope you get value from the other videos here on the channel and consider subscribing. 👍
Great delivery on this one mate. Enjoyed that one. 👍🏾
Thanks my friend. Appreciate the kind words.
Hey Pete. I'm relatively new to the channel and GB and I have to say I've learned so much in the past few weeks. I purchased AS and found it easy to use. Do you basically use AS to observe the wave form of the song only? Do you ever use the Normalize tool to complete the Mastering process instead of going back to GB? Thanks for all your instruction and help....Mate!
Howdy. I use AudioShare for quite a few things. It’s my go to audio app. This video will show you everything I do. ruclips.net/user/livenQXeCDU5FTg?si=sBzvn0W50-pDxzi1
Thanks so much for the informative video! I also love this song it really resonates with me.. is there somewhere it’s posted to listen to the song itself?
Yup, it's called "Work in Progress" and you can check it out here - ruclips.net/video/0mbKA14KxGQ/видео.html
Pete my friend this is an amazing video. I learned how to master from your original Final Touch video. This one is even more informative than that one. Keep up the great work bud.
Here’s my friend. Yes, we’re all just a work in progress after all! I’ve definitely learnt a lot in the last few years.
I love me some audio master pro!
It’s a solid app and super simple to use.
Especially if you work hard on the mix in the daw before you export it out to audio master
Great overview
Cheers my friend.
👉 More mastering videos - ruclips.net/p/PLc8Xg_23Wa57zhEo6aatWubUOzzd8DlvS
💾 Download the apps:
AudioMaster Pro - apps.apple.com/au/app/audiomaster-pro-mastering-daw/id1245652090
Grand Finale - apps.apple.com/au/app/grand-finale/id1294979704
Final Touch - apps.apple.com/au/app/final-touch-audio-mastering/id823605276
Can you do a video on how to mix songs together and take audio from one and then background music from another and put them together??
Hey there. I kinda show this process here
ruclips.net/video/AllwYUnoLqA/видео.html
FYI, App Store says final touch isnt available in the US.
Yeah they pulled it unfortunately so no longer available unless you have it already.
.. Hi Pete .. final touch is no longer compatible with the latest iPad OS .. I’ve been in touch with positive grid and they say they’re no longer supporting the app .. in fact it’s now been removed from the App Store .. shame .. I spent ages learning how to use it and now it’s gone .. thinking of giving grand finale a go ..
Yeah, it's definitely disappointing. I'll be moving to Grand Finale 2 as well.
Great Vid!! Learning soo much! Which mastering app would you recommend for cleaning up for podcast? I am recording Twitter Spaces that have multiple people speaking. I want to have the cleanest and most coherent sound, with the correct LUFs... THANKS!
Yeah, Grand Finale is good. Or AudioMaster Pro.
@@PeteJohnsMusic AWESOME!!! THANK YOU
Any chance to have a mastering final mix & fixing vocals with very different volume levels (due to being at different distances from the microphone) in logic for ipad?
Compression can help. Volume automation. But if the actual sound is very different that can be challenging.
@@PeteJohnsMusic I meant to have one of your tutorials on how to do it. But, from your answer, it seems Logic is not the best for mastering a mix, I didn't know that. Thank you for letting me know!
Great video Pete. Learned so much from this 🙏
Cheers mate. Very glad to hear.
Awesome video thanks for sharing the knowledge
You’re very welcome my friend. I hope you get value from the other videos here on the channel and consider subscribing. 👍
Great video but final is No longer supported 😢
Yup. Alas all my Final Touch content is now.... well.... useless!
@@PeteJohnsMusic so is there nothing comparable, I watched your mastering in GarageBand and did that . But not the same , I’m all about the process
Hi Pete, whats the link for your fuller video on grand finale please ?
Howdy. Here it is - ruclips.net/video/K4Pa8SVOiqk/видео.html
@@PeteJohnsMusic thanxs Pete
Thanks so much for the vid, I learned so much thanks Pete!! 😀
Very welcome Ashley.
I love this song
Thanks my friend. 🤘😎
@@PeteJohnsMusic hey Pete just wanted to ask you I’m about to release my very first song. Should I merge the tracks or merge the entire project before mastering in GarageBand?
Hey Pete, thanks for all the great tutorials! I also love the sound and message of this song. I found it on YT Music and added it to my library :)
I have a question for you: I recorded and mixed a song in GarageBand for iPad. I’d like to try some of the online mastering tools to at least compare it to what I can do myself. I’m also making a whole album so I want to make sure each track sounds consistent. However at least one of the sites (Cloudbounce) asks for -3db to -6db headroom in the file before uploading. Since GarageBand auto-normalizes, how can I create an audio file with the requested headroom? Is there another app you recommend for me to adjust the level after I mix in GB and before I upload it to Cloudbounce/LandR/etc? I tried uploading a sample of the normalized GarageBand version of my song to LandR. To me it sounds over-processed, but I am new to music production so maybe it’s actually ok. I just want to make sure I cover all my bases and do things “the right” way to be on the safe side, since I’m still developing my musical ear :)
Thanks for the kind words and your question. This video shows a method that will help with this. ruclips.net/video/Ch_Bi77yC0I/видео.html&feature=shares
Great thank you! That worked like a charm. That’s a fun and clever hack. My current song is a classical piano piece so it’s a funny juxtaposition. Maybe someday I’ll feel inspired to make a death metal song and my scream will stay in the mix 😅
Which one of these is the most similar to Final Touch?
I miss all the presets from Final Touch .
Especially "CD Master dither "
Just purchased grand finale 2. A little disappointed how basic it is.
And no support for audio copy? And no reverb effects. 😢
Yeah there’s nothing quite like FT these days alas. Grand Finale is pretty good once you get the hang.
Luckily, I still have my old iPad Pro which can still run FT for now.
Great video 👍👍Nice song also
Thanks my friend. I hope you get value from the other videos on the channel and consider subscribing if you haven’t already. 👍
Great tutorial, Thanks
You’re very welcome my friend. I hope you get value from the other videos here on the channel and consider subscribing. 👍
Is a professional metering plugin available for iOS/iPad? I have not been able to find one . Something like the free TBProAudio mvMeter2 which unfortunately is not compatible with iPad/iOS.
Unfortunately there is really nothing for metering in iOS which is sad. Maybe ask over at the GarageBand Users Facebook group? Http://studiolivetoday.com/gbu
Pete,
The AU PEAK LIMITER has changed and the Audio Master Pro saving features have changed. 🥺. I can’t get things done the same way anymore. 😔
Yeah right! I’ll have to take a look. Maybe ask over at the GarageBand Users Facebook group too. studiolivetoday.com/gbu
Ok something new happened in my quest to record video using external mic with my iPad Pro (2021) usb-c.
I can hear the recording if I hv earphones plugged into the mic. But once I unplug the earphones I cannot hear anything from the iPad. Why is that? Can you help with this or point me to a primer?
Hey there. So once you have a USB device plugged in, it overrides the built in microphone and audio output. If you want to hear audio, you'll need to plug headphones or a speaker in to the headphone jack.
@@PeteJohnsMusic ok, then how do you get a recorded video file?
I’m not at the mastering stage yet but have already used a lot of compression so I assume Compression during mastering is different?
Hey there. Yes, you generally want to go much lighter with any sort of compression or limiting in the mastering process.
Hi Pete, when mastering in GB, what do you reckon is the ideal volume of the master track? I always think somewhere between 0 and -2 dB.
Yeah I set my ceiling at 0.2db just to give a little wiggle room.
@@PeteJohnsMusic oh, not minus 0.2db? Anything over 0db sends me into the red.
@@PeteJohnsMusic lo
Can you PLEASE do a video where you SHOW how to use a USB(C) mic to record a video using the iPad camera app. I cannot get this to work, and I’m not the only one.
I’ve been able to record my guitar using GarageBand using ur videos..you r very good. But please show the connections (you’ve done this in other videos) but also actually show the recording working. There is very little vids which show this..
Hey there. Thanks for the suggestion. I actually just bought a USB to USB-C adapter to test out my USB mics on iPad with USB-C so will hopefully share this soon.
Hi Pete, I realise I’ve been recording songs without the padding at the start to enable me to allow for the fade in when streaming. I’ve figured out how to add it to a song that’s recorded in one section but can I do it when the song is already in sections?
Hey there. Just add a new section of 2 bars, then move it right to the front. ruclips.net/video/qUW6mD5EdQw/видео.html
So obvious unless you’re asking at half past midnight 😀 thanks Pete
What a shame final touch is no longer available to download
Yup. Positive Grid pulled the plug. I guess that makes them Negative Grid now? Okay - bad Dad jokes aside, there are still other options. ruclips.net/video/vnENDknBIPM/видео.html&feature=shares
Pete didn’t your channel used to be called “studio live”, or has it always been “studio live today”.
Always Studio Live Today. But many cal it Studio Live for short.
@@PeteJohnsMusic
The reason I ask is that I searched for your channel using studio live and it came up with studio live as a channel that’ has Indian content when I searched in the search bar on RUclips.
@@PeteJohnsMusic and I wondered if you had changed it to studio live today because of the other channel having the same name and so you added today on the end.
Hi I’m back…after the most horrendous twelve months ever. I’m here again now and realising just how much I’ve forgotten over that time. Crash course in relearning check!
Welcome back. More crash course content here. studiolivetoday.com/garageband
iOS 16 .3 destroyed it to the point of it crashing when opened on my 2023 iPad Pro silicon with two terabytes of ram! Audio recording and export is ruined also in Korg gadget and GarageBand! 👽
Bummer. Yeah it was actually Positive Grid who decided not to support Final Touch in iOS 16+. Sad.
Metering tutorial
If only GarageBand had metering. Logic Pro now does. Http://logicipad.com/
Apple ruined it with iOS 16.3👽
Bummer. Yeah it was actually Positive Grid who decided not to support Final Touch in iOS 16+. Sad.
@@PeteJohnsMusic what did you switch to? It’s looking really bad for iOS these days with gadget also taking a major hit as well .and that means apple is disenfranchising folks to the point of affecting our work after going all in with iOS ? That’s criminal. And it shows that apple could care less about folks who use it everyday everywhere. The company’s can no longer be trusted . That’s about as bad as it could get. 😤👽