In recent recording session, and after bouncing the mixed tracks onto my phone so I could be able to play them in my car, Bluetooth speaker etc... I noticed that the volume of the track/tracks was considerably lower than other track that I listen to on Spotify/Apple Music, etc.
After a brief conversation with Rob G. I was told I was now facing an obstacle called Mastering, so naturally today I decided to research about this by watching a few YouTube videos, these as listed below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C863dVB_7vI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ud0z4NlHcj4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXStJgXpZKc
After this research and after some tips and tricks from Rob I understood the basis of mastering, which has its basis on,
- COMPRESSING
- EQ
- LIMITER
Using a Multi Band Compressor will allow to dampen or give emphasis to different bands on the track, for example give more boost to middle frequencies on a guitar, or dampen the hi hat frequencies to make sure these are compressed so they are not to quiet but also do not exceed a set db (set by the limiter)
EQ allows to Taylor the sound to match your idea and also the give or take emphasis to certain frequencies or interferences.
The Limiter is used to increase the overall voliume of your track and at the same time limit the waveforms to a set DB setting, for example you can increase the gain by +10.0 db but then limit the wave form to -0.1 db to ensure there is no clipping or distortion.
We are aiming to master all of our tracks to a loudness level of around -14db, to make sure they sound consistent with each other, and as Loud as other work already out.
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