Klick detection in audio materials. An easy method. In Shorta. use a Gain Plugin,b. invert one channel,c. make it mono.Result: clicks are better to hear. You may useGain from Logic Pro,4U Meter Fader MS-Pan from hofa,PHA-979 from Voxengo (use mono mix, not force mono),and others… What and Where:On fresh tracks, […]
Stems
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Mastering can be done in different ways. Bus mastering. Making the best from a (stereo) bus.Stem mastering. Having some more (stereo) stems to go even deeper. The classic way to master a track is from its stereo sum. Making subtle adjustments to width, tonality, distortion, and dynamics will make a […]
What to put in a stem and how. Make a stem of one tonal entity.Lead vocals, background vocals, drumset, percussion, FX, guitars, keyboards, pads etc. all make good stems.Every stem is made of parts belonging together, that are not to be mixed or mastered separate.Stems consist of tonally similar parts, […]
What to remember when bouncing your mix to stems. Different DAWs use different terminology.Bouncing stems might be called bouncing, exporting, saving, rendering, stems, tracks, groups.On some DAW you have to bounce one subgroup after the other, other DAWs allow to select multiple subgroups and bounce them in one go. Regardless […]
How to prepare your files and sending them to us. Make time aligned tracks or stems.Include all FX.Do not normalize when bouncing. Use a lossless file format (e.g. WAV) and full bit depth.Send your rough mix.Send up to 3 reference tracks. Put all audio files in a folder „audio“.Put additional […]