3D Mixing Part 7: Mastering, The Final Chapter (Part 2)
Phil Lelyveld
Entertainment Technology Center
[Philip Lelyveld comment: the links lead to a series of articles on 3D audio mixing.]
[AudioTutsPlus]
- An Introduction To 3D Mixing
- 3D Mixing Part 2: Panorama
- 3D Mixing Part 3: Equalization
- 3D Mixing Part 4: Compression
- 3D Mixing Part 5: Creative Routing
- 3D Mixing Part 6: Depth
- 3D Mixing Part 7: Mastering, The Final Chapter (Part 1)
- 3D Mixing Part 7: Mastering, The Final Chapter (Part 2)
Master EQ
For EQ on the master bus, ‘gentle’ is the word of the day. By the time you are ready to even begin thinking about mastering, your frequency control should be almost, if not completely solid (one of the reasons I went back and did a bit of remixing in the previous chapter). The master bus EQ is meant to be a gentle and wide band EQ which balances overall frequency bands as opposed to individual sounds and instruments. It is a bit of a mental shift from mixing, but a necessary one all the same and a good one to practice. …
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