Unit 48 Brief 4 - Rather Be Mixing and Mastering

Mixing

Firstly, I selected the project Rather Be. Then I coloured the tracks and limited them and I cut any

section of the track that had to no sound with the scissors tool and coloured.

SOUNDCLOUD :  https://soundcloud.com/user-4824654/rather-be-mixed-and-mastered-clean-bandit-tilly-wellard

  

Grouping

I then created FX Channels to group specific instruments. I did this for strings, synths and piano and vocals.

  Strings FX Channel

To add the tracks to the FX Channel I had to add each track that I wanted to group to the string FX bus.

EQ

I then added EQ to the a few tracks including the synths and strings and piano and drums. I increased the high frequencies to make them sound crisp.

Effects

I added reverb to the vocals via RoomWorks. This simulates space and helps the ambience of the track.

Mastering

I had to lower the individual sound levels of each track to ensure the track didn’t clip when I put the stereo out on 0db.

Stereo Out level 0db, which is a radio, edit level. This is done so the listener doesn’t have to adjust their volume for each song.

I then added MultibandCompressor to by clicking the ‘e’ on the stereo out, circled below. The multiband compressor compresses every track instead of individually.

I then exported my track at high quality. I used a .wav file and CD quality 44.1kHx sample rate and 16 bit, which is CD quality.