Mastering is the most misunderstood part of the audio production chain! If you need big sound, this video will show you how it's done ... Finally, the tutorial we've all been waiting for - Logic's Mastering Toolbox! Watch as our Star Logic trainer, Steve H, demonstrates deep and fundamental concepts in the proper use of plugins to Master your tracks like a pro. But that's not all ... This program starts with an overview of the history of mastering, and how the unique trade of the "Mastering Technician" grew as audio transitioned from wax cylinders, to the phonograph, tape, compact disc, and now digital files like MP3s. With a solid understanding of the history, you will next move on to the present day...
Mastering is the most misunderstood part of the audio production chain! If you need big sound, this video will show you how it's done ... Finally, the tutorial we've all been waiting for - Logic's Mastering Toolbox! Watch as our Star Logic trainer, Steve H, demonstrates deep and fundamental concepts in the proper use of plugins to Master your tracks like a pro. But that's not all ... This program starts with an overview of the history of mastering, and how the unique trade of the "Mastering Technician" grew as audio transitioned from wax cylinders, to the phonograph, tape, compact disc, and now digital files like MP3s. With a solid understanding of the history, you will next move on to the present day and learn how to master great sounding music in Logic. Along the way, you'll explore all of the important mastering plugins in Logic, including compressors, limiters, and EQ. But this isn't just a simple "point-and-explain" tutorial ... Steve provides comprehensive detail not only on how to use these powerful Mastering DSP plugins, but also WHY you want to use them to achieve certain effects with your sound. If you need to make BIG audio, this tutorial will show you the way. Drawing on over 30 years of experience as an audio engineer, and drawing on incredible input from his stable of industry friends (including Grammy award winning Mastering Technicians like Phil Magnotti), Steve H has provided macProVideo.com with his Magnum Opus tutorial on Mastering with Logic. This tutorial is MANDATORY viewing for anyone creating music in Logic. Table of Contents: 1 Brief History of Mastering 2 Sample Rate and Bit Depth 3 Looking at Dynamic Range 4 Headroom Demystified 5 Distortion During Live Recording 6 Distortion Internal to Logic 7 Listening for Distortion 8 Toolkit Overview 9 The Multimeter 10 Phase Relationships 11 Gain Plugin Toolkit 12 Multiband Compression Overview 13 How Compressors Work 14 Logic's Single Band Compressor 15 Compression in Action 16 Frequency Ranges of Instruments 17 Multiband Compression in Action 18 Peak vs RMS Detection 19 How Limiters Work 20 Limiting in Action 21 Analysing a Limited Waveform 22 Micro Vs. Macro Dynamics 23 Macro Dynamics Listening 24 Macro Dynamics Mapping Out 25 Macro Dynamics Gain Automation 26 Finalizing Wheels 27 Surgical EQ 28 EQ Shoot Out 29 EQ and Perception 30 EQ Midi Focussing 31 Ready to Rumble 1 32 Ready to Rumble 2 33 Hissssss 34 Hissssss Hi Cut 35 Stereo Spreader 36 Direction Mixer 37 Exciter 38 What is Dither 39 Simulating Dither 40 Mastering Guideline 41 The Bounce Master