Stem Mastering: WHEN and WHY To Use It
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- čas přidán 9. 11. 2020
- By request! In this video, we’ll compare stem mastering vs. standard mastering. I'll also share experiences from my own sessions and tips for best results.
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Ima be honest, I did this in the mix stage but NEVER thought about doing this for mastering. Seems pretty innovative if u ask me. Thanks Sean!!!!
First one to watch... So educative
That is great man i like your work with plugins
Interesting Perspective!
Thank You!
thanks David!
As usual you were great in your approach to mastering with stems. Don't give up, keep it up!
thanks Ange
Hi Sean, thank you for the video, really appreciated!
Sure thing Ollie 🙌
Thank u Sean! 👍
130 plus tracks... only in my dreams!!!
I've been doing this since I first started music. It just seemed like an intuitive approach, especially for my own music. Great explanation! At this stage, I listen very critically for collisions and sonic imperfections. This way, as I said, seems so intuitive...but as you insinuated, it's not a definitive way.
i do too
Thanks helpful info!
Hmmm once again great video.. I thought about doing this and then I backed out.. Now I know what I was thinking after seeing this.. yeah just wanted to have the beat separate from the vocals period. Thanksss bro Peace Stay Up
Wow... excellent... cheers from Canada...
Thank you! Cheers!
Such an interesting one! Amazing mixing though! :)
im trying this
Hey Sean! Please make a studio tour video and tell us the equipment you have and how you use it
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I'm kinda have a plan to change my PC. What processor that you suggest which suitable for a music post production that will use a lot of plugins? Intel or AMD?
Nice to see your take on this topic since I was one of those people requesting a video about this. Few questions, thou. I've seen more scenarios another way around where you have all the vocals as one stereo track and the beat as multiple tracks; kick, other drums, bass, melodic instruments, etc. What would be your preference for how many and what steams would you ideally export from the beat? Also, did you already do a video about exporting stems for mastering at some point, or would you do one in the future?
It depends on the track but I prefer to have the kick, snare, bass and melodic tracks separate for the beat if possible. I posted an exporting tutorial (approach is essentially the same for stems) czcams.com/video/Scq4rsMfbwA/video.html
I know that when you're ready to export a single-mixed WAV file to be mastered, you would typically drop the master volume on that project to -6db, before exporting it. To allow a good amount of headroom when mastering.
So using this stem approach, would you also export each individual stem with -6db on the master volume of the project? Or would you just export each stem with the master volume left to a flat 0db and adjust accordingly during the mastering process?
The best option there is to use a VCA fader. That will maintain all your send / aux relationships and drop all channels the same amount. czcams.com/video/D3LhWEFiICI/video.html
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I say it every time. The best videos for learning. Producing. Mixing. And product reviews. You deserve way way more subscribers. Sean can I ask your opinion. Im thinking of getting either sublab which Ive seen your review. Or loopmasters khords. Do u have an opinion on which is better for producing lofi and hybrid trap. Thank you for your time
Appreciate it James! Can’t go wrong with Sublab... have a few videos on it and helped with the factory presets. Has every kind of 808 / sub you can think of and can get grimey with the distortions!
Hey Sean! What external monitor do you use for your MacBook Pro? Love the vids, always super helpful!!
thanks Ron! It's an LG 32 4k... not sure the exact model :)
Thank you!
How did you got the mixing and the mastering project in one file?
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I learned a lot.What about mastering in the mixing session is it adviceable?
I do it if I my cpu isn’t about to blow up
@@DreErdna i see. Thank you..
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@@BrokenStringBohol thank u
Ok so on one of my vocal mixes . When I use words like “honestly “. The ON part is louder then it needs to be is that part of the mids ? And then do I need to add more compression if I do the stem mastering
Sounds like a compression issue to me… try a faster attack time / higher ratio to smooth it out. You might also want to try some multiband compression to dial in certain frequencies.
How did you make these exports and retain bus processing ... just how did you successfully export the files with all the mixing effects
Vca faders! Makes it super easy to export stems / retain effects
I only have a vague idea of how to master and I am quite sure that i don't have a sensitive enough ear to be a mastering engineer. It seems by common sense that having stems for the song is a definite bonus for certain scenarios and necessary for some. I guess that a mix engineer who is quite satisfied with his mix and has no particular problem would not want to send stems for mastering for fear of changes being done that are too directed at tracks that could change the feel of the song too drastically after the client has shown excitement and is satisfied. Is that basically the idea?
yep, exactly! 🙌
wich was your RAM in this session?
Hey Sean,I want to buy an audio interface but I can’t decide between either the UAD solo or the focusrite 2i2 , what would be the best in your professional opinion? Cuz based off what I’ve read some say you can’t really tell the difference in quality but some say there’s a drastic difference
personally, I would go with the UAD 👍 I have an RME and the difference between that and all the other "budget" interfaces I've had is seemingly subtle but actually major
@@SeanDivine thanks for the advice much appreciated
@@updown6814 no problem!
Hey man, what’s your recording setup for doing the voiceover/video and screen capture (with audio) simultaneously? Trying to set it up myself but Mac doesn’t make it easy!
Yea, it’s not as simple as it may seem :/ I’m using screenflow for the capture and totalmix to route / mix all the audio
@@SeanDivine Thanks mate, I'll check that out! What about the voiceover whilst you're in the logic, playing through the music? I was just wondering how I can record a VO track which I can edit separately before merging with the video?
Cheers
dammmm 138 tracks b lot CPU used bro man strong PC ✌✌👍👌
It was struggling but we made it! 😅
my man
can you use stems to master a track into one file ?
are stems only for live events , and movies , or can you make a full song with them ?
@@simcard4296 Each audio track is a stem. A stem is the audio file on a channel.
Ah I see. I always gotta do this cuz my laptop is a shitter
Ozone 9 Is good to mastering , with only 1 plugin bro ?
yep, one of the best "all in one" mastering options out there!
did u already upgrade to big sur?
not yet
Sean.
I have write you on instagram but without answer. Sorry maybe i ask in the wrong place now.
I can't find tutorial to create music visualizer.
Bless from italy my friend
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@@SeanDivine you are the best Sean.
Thank you🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Ok! So that's for bad or unfinished mixes...
Just Recorded from a DVD ONLY the Vocals, as one PC fed into my Home Theatre, and, Audio Out, went into a SECOND Desktop. Did the Audio Out recording on Audacity and again on Nero 6 on my old XP, the Files were Exported as Mp3, MP4, WMA types. BUT, sent the MP3 out via Whatapp and the other ones by Gmail. My Apple Mobile users cannot open the ones sent by Gmail, except for the MP3 one sent by Whatsapp? Any idea why?
are you 100% in the box?
Other than the ssl fusion, yep :)
can you use stems to master a track into one file ?
If I understand your question, yes, that’s the point :)
heck ya, thank you fr , i was overthinking that it was only meant for dj sets and films n stuff i just wasn’t 1000% sure , lol 😂
@@simcard4296 no worries! 🙌
This was great! Question: did you have any plugins on your mixbus when your bounced all the stems? Thank you!
Good question! No, stereo bus was clean before bouncing
@@SeanDivine Thank you Sean!
Hi Sean D, I just drop you an email today asking you the download links for Divine Mixing Vocal Chains V3 and Mixing Template, can you please resend it to me?
I sent it :)
many Thanks
Smh whatever happened to less is more? Sheesh 138 tracks had you laughing during mixing..😂
Am I on heroin or does the vocal run go out of key when he says “eVeRy BaDi”