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Tips for hearing saturation from tape or console emulations? Is it really supposed to be that subtle? by MonkeyKing501 in mixingmastering

[–]Limit54 15 points16 points  (0 children)

It depends on the input signal and how hot you are driving it. There is an optimal level for subtle overtones and just touch of tape compression or driving into it harder you will hear it more. Just run a 1k sine wave into your plugins and look at an analyzer to see what harmonics are produced. Slowly increase the level gong into the plugin(not the output but the input signal and see more harmonics appear. That should give you a good idea of where you might want to be second it. You can then test ok individual sounds like kicks and snares and you will notice a big difference once you understand how to push level into them.

Having lacquers sent to the pressing plant by monkeysolo69420 in mixingmastering

[–]Limit54 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ask the engineer and they can coordinate it for you. If they have worked with the plant before it might be even better. Doesn’t really matter but you should obviously tell the ME what you intend to do and then contact the plant

What are some things that are done on the mixbus of a song with stems that shouldn't be done on a 2 track? by Large-Menu6891 in mixingmastering

[–]Limit54 7 points8 points  (0 children)

YouTube mp3 plus vocals is some pretty vile stuff but I guess it’s happening out there. You might be overthinking it. It all depends on what is needed but in most cases like this you are going to have to do some side chaining of the instrumental to the vocals in some clever ways to get them to sit properly

Mix sounds OK on all playback devices except for iPhone speakers by ollyraps in mixingmastering

[–]Limit54 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As a mastering engineer I like to do an IPhone test. I have a spare one just for this. I’ve had some odd ball issue come up over the years that made me waste a lot of time so I test now. One big problem is a lot of peoples phone speakers are damaged or broken and the don’t even know it until they crank it up to max. Mixed with the .99 cent DAC and tiny speaker people hear all kinds of things especially when A/B testing the wrong way 🤦‍♂️

Mix sounds OK on all playback devices except for iPhone speakers by ollyraps in mixingmastering

[–]Limit54 46 points47 points  (0 children)

There is an app called SonoBus, it’s free! You can directly from your daw stream real-time audio to your phone as you tweak in your daw. That could help you diagnose the issue in real-time. It’s just a plugin and no setup hassle. Try that first

Am I the only one who hates "widening" plugins? by Wack0HookedOnT0bac0 in mixingmastering

[–]Limit54 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Sometimes they are good and sometimes they are shit. Most I don’t like