Its obvious every one got their own M&M pattern well without wasting time, let me drop mine, this is to help those who starting out.


first on channel

denoiser/gate/ns
autotune/wave tune

then creating group for the vocal

EQ to cut the lows 100 to 150 n any remove unwanted frequency

first compressor to remove peaks and level the vocals

Desser

Second compressor bringing out the volume

Another EQ to remove boom n unwanted frequency standing out

saturation

vintage EQ to remove harness (3k) and give it some air 10 to 12k

Imager bit of wideness (i dont like putting this on mastering)

limiter removing peaks


send
reverb, add eq after reverb, removing the highs n lows and delay add eq after delay

mastering
eq for mid side and subtraction
saturation (mastering preset)
ssl compression
limiter to finish


well this is mine
lets read urs, peace

 

bruh I always get skeptical when they mention specific frequencies
It's the same thing as when they say "never boost +12 dB that's ridicilous" it just kinda weirds me out

I would suggest an alternative: think in your head which plugins can replace other ones (analog modelled compression vs. saturation is a common one, those comps usually have some kind of saturation algorithm anyways) and make some kind of mind map so you have more options when working with the material and never run danger of getting "headless chicken syndrome" when something doesn't work

 

SSL Native Channelstrip v6 on every track. my music uses so few tracks (4-12) that i rarely use buses. reverb send uses SSL Native FlexVerb which has eq and comp built in. i drop an SSL Native Bus Compressor on the master. guitars : neural dsp gojira.

for mastering i use weiss eq1 -> ds1mk3 -> deess-> mm1. or tc finalizer

3 eq's 2 comps, limiter?????? on single tracks? nahhh. well, probably works for the overprocessed, heavily autotuned, whispered but in your face-all sound the same- cheesy pop music we hear on the radios nowadays.

your method works only for busses/groups

 

Last edited: May 18, 2021

There is no one mastering or mixing chain that works for everything, unless you are always producing/mixing/mastering very similar songs with very similar instruments and audio tracks in it.

What I'm trying to say, my master channel chain for EDM wouldn't work for classical music, rock etc., also I almost always tweak something in it or add something to it.

 

¿Why Autotune/Wavetune on every track?

 

Max random midi to AI synth to Gender Bender
Dr Rhythm to Rat Rro 2
3 SM 58's on my Castrati Chorus
all to the main in of a Cameltoe.
and yes autotune on everytrack including post Cameltoe.

 

Vocals: SSL Native Channelstrip v6, Magic Death Eye, SPL DeEsser, SSLComp, Ensemble, Flanger and Slate Digital VCC.

Mastering Chain: Acustica Preamp (usually the Pensado EQ Preamp 2), Black Box HG-2, SSLComp, Dangerous Music BAX Mastering EQ, StageOne (if mix isn't wide enough), bx_digital V3 (if corrective EQ is needed), Soothe2 (if there is any harshness) and FabFilter Pro-L2.

 

The pro music industry's biggest mastering secret is actually done in the mix. The only way to fit more than 10 tracks into a slapping mix is: bitcrusher on each track. Set the bit crusher on each track to how many tracks you have. So if you have 24 tracks, bit reduce by 24x.

 

do you do stem mastering or just export the complete song and load it back into daw and master it
i just slap fabfilter mb izotope imager and invisible limiter set it -1 then the fabfilter l2 or ozone on my master buss
i also mix into the limiter
turn it on and off while producing just to get an idea how it sounds after mastering
and i need to finish more tracks to do the real mastering

 

@Lieglein whats youre chain on your last project , since every project is different ?

 

and even then it only works like 20-50% of the time
little fx chains and/or a good template are prone to working compared to mastering chains or ozone assistant

 

My chain was a lot of stuff.
But if you mean the plugins on my mix bus it lately is weiss comp and sometimes a little bit very basic parallel saturation like those Kush audio things.

But the most important tool is to nod with the head to a cool groovy sound.

 

I suggest you to watch video tutorials and more re-searches about whatever you want to do

 

and thats not even a joke in the end

 

it tend to work better, few of the times it on point sometimes u will end up wanting to pitch bend or try another key to compliment some vocal takes. so best u load em individually. i use autotune access or artist it doesn't cramp my memory

 

depends on the work. if i activate my mastering plugin n daw is clipping i have to export n master else i do it directly

 

am good thanks

 

mix mastering chain make us think you talk from masterbus plugin chain but you only talk from vox all the time

 

For any kind of edm mastering,
Pro-Q
Waves SSL Compressor
Ozone imager
Pro-L

Never got disappointed. Sometimes like to use little bit of saturation or Ott

 

Somtimes i just put a fabfilter saturn on my master without a preset just default setting
and the rest of the chain
I like to experiment with different plugins on my master