Mastering A Complete Album (Tips for Consistency)

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Essential tips for mastering a cohesive album with consistent levels, tone, balancing and delivering with ideal loudness for streaming platforms!
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@sebastiandavila9122 3 года назад

PUT ALL THE TRACKS IN THE SAME PROJECT 👊🏻👊🏻😎

@Alfernav 7 месяцев назад

I was going to say this 😅 is this doable? Hahaha

@Nosh69696 Месяц назад

@@Alfernav I think your computer would explode past the second track

@ikinami 2 года назад

You're helping me so much being "independent" in my music, thanks alot Sean !!

@samuelnelson2556 4 года назад

I don't know how is it that everytime I want to learn something about a project, you have a video for it, but what I do know is that you are AWESOME. Thanks man, greatly appreciate it.

@SeanDivine 4 года назад

Samuel Nelson thanks so much Samuel! Glad to hear it 😊

@markmendozamusic 4 года назад

Damn, the consistency in your mixes is GOALS! Thanks for the tips Sean!

@SeanDivine 4 года назад

thanks Mark 🙌

@ChampHarvey 4 года назад

Great video! Quality of the songs are awesome. Can't wait until I'm on that level.

@citizensgate1135 4 года назад

Love your work homie ... look forward to seeing the vid.

@BosomNogomPanjIzvali 4 года назад

Just what I need right now, you read my mind man! Love ya :D

@Nottsoaverage_ 4 года назад

Listend to your whole album i love it! Mix sounds great. Im busy on my album and this is very helpful much love from amsterdam♥️💯

@SeanDivine 4 года назад

Awesome 🙌 Thank you!

@jimspirit4486 4 года назад

You came at the perfect time ! Thank you and thank you for all these clear, precise and very nice tutorials !

@SeanDivine 4 года назад

Glad it was helpful!

@aaztheog8074 4 года назад

Pause

@SMOOTHFUNKYONE 4 года назад

Great info. Thanks for sharing. I appreciate it.

@le6muzik339 3 года назад

sound so good ! nice job

@bikesnbeerz 4 года назад

Great topic and delivery.

@skylinetigers4450 3 года назад

This is excellent, thank you. I am mastering my first album and you are really clear and concise with your advice.

@SeanDivine 3 года назад

glad it was helpful

@ConTejas 4 года назад

Amazing stuff brother. The transition from Highs and Lows to Off the Wall is beautiful. Great work

@SeanDivine 4 года назад

Thank you :)

@jamalbrown126 4 года назад

Great tutorial Sean keep up the good work broski I’m following ya journey

@SeanDivine 4 года назад

Appreciate it!!

@capntar 3 месяца назад

Thanks for what you do sir.

@pickeu 4 года назад

Thanks for this bro, I am a big fan of your work, keep safe and healthy

@srosh218 4 года назад

Same here! The best on youtube no doubt.

@grantedbeats7871 4 года назад

super helpful thank you!

@YanickFM 2 года назад

I really appreciate this. I'm still kinda lost but making my way through trying to release an album. Videos like this help.

@hanlyrivas 4 года назад

Welp, this video answered every question I had related to this topic. You're the man!

@SeanDivine 3 года назад

Glad I could help!

@debralove5891 Год назад

Thank you, I enjoyed and appreciated your tips! It’s made a difference! 🙏🏻

@SeanDivine Год назад

Glad to hear it Debra!

@pinkhorse8838 5 месяцев назад

Exactly the kind of video I was looking for. Thanks dude! Your tracks sound great btw

@SeanDivine 5 месяцев назад

Glad to help and appreciate that!

@surreal8zero475 3 года назад

Good video dude, just what I needed!

@SeanDivine 3 года назад

Glad to hear it!

@thebletproject7887 Год назад

This is so helpful! Thanks so much for sharing.

@SeanDivine Год назад

So welcome! Glad it was helpful.

@srosh218 4 года назад

Yoo! Sean Divine in the studiooo! 2:32 That synth in the background is catchy.

@131slash 3 года назад

super to wymyśliłeś

@LifeisLyrical 2 года назад

Great work homie

@DJSidhu24 4 года назад

Very informative brother 🙏😘😍

@fadagab Год назад

Thank You!!

@zacksymes 2 года назад

Good work my man! Yay :)

@SeanDivine 2 года назад

🙏

@CHUCHOMERCHAN 4 года назад

dear sean.....thank you so much from colombia...great video

@SeanDivine 4 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@fromzerotohero6122 2 года назад

Nice content bro bis thanks

@realityhurtsrcspaced6017 Год назад

New subscriber over here thank u for spreading the knowledge my guy

@SeanDivine Год назад

Absolutely and welcome to the channel! 🙏

@DreErdna 4 года назад

Great great video!! Answered some questions ive had for a while now. Especially with track order and if it feels right...That was a dope tip. Thanks so much man!! *Question* : when u measure loudness integrated, do u take the measurements after listening to the whole track or just the loudest part/hook? I used to do the whole song but now just the loudest part/hook. I want to make sure I’m getting an accurate measure. Thanks in advance!!!

@SeanDivine 4 года назад

to get the full integrated LUFS measurement (which is what the digital platforms use), you should measure the song start to finish

@DreErdna 4 года назад

Sean Divine Oh, Interesting! So i had it right the first time. Hahaha. Appreciate your knowledge and wisdom & creative genius. Stay blessed SD!!!!! ❤️✌️

@mej.6162 4 года назад

sean is knowledgable af. listen up peeps!

@eelam_hiphops 4 года назад

omg your kick and bass so thick and create some space what a quality mixing

@srosh218 4 года назад

I know RIGHT!

@chrisb4907 7 месяцев назад

thanks

@dizzymushroom-officialchan6438 4 года назад

gracias maestro! me gustaría que hiciera algo parecido pero para plataformas digitales saludos desde gdl

@geebandz3967 4 года назад

Do you master in the stereo panel ? Then export each track you track out individually while each time changing the mastering settings to suit each track ? Or do you add the plugins you using for mastering to each tracks individual panel then use the master panel to level them all out to the similar volume ?

@DJBURLAK 3 года назад

Hello, why your Logic Pro Analyzer shows up frequency on 16 Herz? How you cut your low frequency? Who needs that for which audio device? Example 3rd song 5 min ( place 5 min video )

@zevolabz 4 года назад

Thank you for another helpful video.. jw, do you use the normalize option when you bounce a track??

@SeanDivine 4 года назад

no :)

@FlyNonsense 2 года назад

About to mix this chrome album I’m doing with my nft release

@apshinn 3 года назад

Good stuff Sean! Question for you... what’s your thoughts on single versions vs album versions as it relates to differences in mastering? Are you okay with a single version sounding different than an album version (in the case of “Off The Wall” the album version is brighter to match the feel of the other tracks). Do you think that is common and has been going on for a while? I never put much thought in having the same song floating out with different EQ curves even though that happens all the time on remastered versions. And surely only some people would notice anyway I guess.

@SeanDivine 3 года назад

Good ears man! Pretty sure you're the only person to notice that :) I made a slight top end boost to match the rest of the song masters (didn't initially plan to have that song on the album). I wouldn't want to make any serious sonic changes though, regardless... Ideally, you'd love to have the entire album done and mastered at the same time, THEN release the singles... the industry as a whole moves at a different pace now with single releases, not to mention just all the different platforms and streaming standards - much more common now to come back to mastering the album if needed and good practice to make sure it's as cohesive as possible

@apshinn 3 года назад

@@SeanDivine Haha you’re too kind man! Yeah... I guess that definitely used to be the case with the album complete months out and a buzz single coming out shortly after the mastering session, then the lead single around the time of the release. You’re right about the industry changing things. With it being more important for indie artists to release consistently and singles being more attractive and faster... I guess it’s common to have more single releases that aren’t part of a LP, EP, mixtape, or in the case of Drake... a Playlist LOL. But then the moments like you mentioned above when you didn’t originally intend to have a track on an album but it gels so well with the other tracks that you feel wrong not throwing it on there. Tricky stuff!

@JohnKesselChannel 4 года назад

Hi Sean. I am in the dark about positioning the sequence of songs for the mastering. I have seen some people line the mixed songs on one track. I have seen the mixed songs left on separate tracks, positioning the beginning of the next song at the end of the preceding song on the timeline. In your video, you have each song on separate tracks, but they all start at the same point on the timeline. This confuses me, as I imagine upon rendering, all the tracks may play at once. Did you forget to mention anything? Please explain how this works. Please tell me about the metadata input. Do you program these in the DAW, or in iTunes? Thanks.

@SeanDivine 4 года назад

each track is being processed differently for the mastering in this case, hence the different tracks. I usually will line them up in sequential order in the arrange window to get a feel for intros / outros, prior to export. Metadata I typically leave to do in iTunes, depending the final format.

@taiwodairo5061 4 года назад

You exported the project at wav 24bit 44khz at what point do you compress it to mp3 (and at what kbps rate) for distribution. And for sites or platforms that require some particular or various LUFS does that mean you have to remaster at those respectively various LUFS?

@SeanDivine 4 года назад

Most of the distribution platforms create their own lossy format version after you upload the WAV to distribution (i.e. Spotify and Apple Music). No, you do not need to create separate versions, as long as you’re adhering to proper mastering standards and avoiding excessive clipping. The LUFS standards are to simply to create consistency for listeners, not change the way masters are fundamentally delivered.

@nimblefred2932 Год назад

What about if you're mastering for CD and you need to send it to a production facility like Disc Makers?

@danielvasquez2488 4 года назад

What's DistroKid priority artist?

@soundsfrombeyond89 9 месяцев назад

Thank you so much! Tell me what plug-in do you use to check the RMS?

@SeanDivine 9 месяцев назад

RME Totalmix

@younessbonn 4 года назад

Great Video once again! For me there is only one thin left and I honestly have this question. Do you bounce the Album track by track or is it just one bounce with all tracks. I really don't get it....

@SeanDivine 4 года назад

it depends on how you have the sessions laid out and your setup. I bounce track by track since I have some outboard gear being used, so it must be a realtime bounce, of course :)

@younessbonn 4 года назад

Thanks for that Sean!

@crisrose521 3 года назад

What’s the piece of outboard gear used to adjust the shape and depth of a mix ? I think it’s grey with a few knobs to “ widen “ a mix and another knob to control the “ depth “ . Thank you 🙏

@SeanDivine 3 года назад

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@eldar_windycity 4 года назад

Hello, hope you will respond to my question. Can you leave your plug ins on Logic Pro instead of studio reck?

@SeanDivine 4 года назад

If you mean my Chains presets, yes, they include channel strip settings (.cst format)

@Produced_by_matusi Год назад

Hi Sean, great video. I am re visiting this vides! I am struggling to comprehend the sequencing process. So from what I understand… You bounce your final mix to a separate project, do your sequencing and transitions in a separate project. Then bounce a final time as a master. If you do this do you keep the same settings of your projects the same when bouncing a track twice. Do you not loose quality this way? Thanks

@SeanDivine Год назад

Hi James, there's no right or wrong way to do it really. I prefer to sequence in a separate session to get the transitions spot on. And yes, you want to keep the export settings consistent across the tracks and retain the settings for each at the highest possible quality.

@Produced_by_matusi Год назад

@@SeanDivine thank you for your reply, would that still have degraded the song if bounces twice at the same settings ? Thanks so much

@chrisjoshua5463 4 года назад

Hey Sean what's up? Those yamaha speakers what exactly do you run them into? I'm pretty sure they are the vintage ones ..

@SeanDivine 4 года назад

they're ns10s... I have a hafler amplifer and they're connected to my rme interface

@chrisjoshua5463 4 года назад

@@SeanDivine I would really appreciate it whenever you have some free time for you to make a video on how to set that up.. please and thank you

@nando4185 4 года назад

Can you show how did you export the whole album please a quick video on that would be great 👍🏼

@SeanDivine 4 года назад

I'll see what I can do :)

@nando4185 4 года назад

Sean Divine Thank you

@nucentury08 4 года назад

Tc Clarity M 🤫😎 love mine

@walayina 2 года назад

i wish you reply to my question , if i drop it from distrokid on youtube music , am i going to get paid for the views on youtube videos that use my song ? and is it going to give someone a copyright claim to those who use it ?

@realiam1am 4 года назад

how should your master fader look level wise? I have the luff levels right but my master fader is still going in the red

@realiam1am Год назад

I have the same question but I've master 50 albums in the last two year and no one has complained 😔

@tornsoul2577 4 года назад

Hey Sean...ive only done singles up until now but u pretty much upload all wav files to iTunes or what ever media u use and then create a Playlist and name it what ever ur gonna call the album ep etc ? Just a lil confused 😕

@tornsoul2577 4 года назад

Nvr mind Sean... lol I figured out 2 secs later

@fuondjingamietee4884 4 года назад

Do you bounce your masters out as .wav files or another file type before upload them to the stores? I noticed when I send my masters via email they are too large, even when I zip them up. I’m wondering how to combat this.

@TatzMaven 4 года назад

Just use google drive. Wav files are large files.

@fuondjingamietee4884 4 года назад

Tatz Maven Appreciate ya🙏🏿

@SeanDivine 4 года назад

you should upload the highest quality WAV possible for distribution. 24-bit 44K WAV is common these days. bounce a 320k MP3 for everything else :)

@fuondjingamietee4884 4 года назад

Sean Divine my guy💪🏿thanks

@tnstudio510 4 года назад

Like!

@spmusicalofficialpage 4 года назад

Hi sean so LUFS level commonly -10 we want to set for all platforms or ?

@focaalexandr7536 4 года назад

It all about preference, but people likes nowadays loud ass bass music, so i do -9LUFS)

@SeanDivine 4 года назад

there's no definite rule - whatever sounds best for the song, keeping in mind the loudness standards for streaming (at least referencing at -14 is good practice)

@anirajck7245 3 года назад

Offline bounce or printing - Which is better

@Glow0110 4 года назад

Do you bounce the master to a single audio file, then master it? Or do master in the given project file itself?

@SeanDivine 4 года назад

it depends - if I'm also mixing the project, I will sometimes master in the same session if I have the CPU resources available. No right or wrong there though!

@Glow0110 4 года назад

@@SeanDivine cheers brother, thanks for the insights

@drdhruvagulur 2 года назад

Do you know of any services that you would recommend for this?

@SeanDivine 2 года назад

Hire a good mastering engineer! :)

@INFINITESoleCustoms 4 года назад

Who's the artist? Are these songs available on DSP's?

@SeanDivine 4 года назад

it's my album :) bit.ly/sd-highs-and-lows

@jordanbenson2980 2 месяца назад

Quick question, if your first step is managing the songs long term LUFS to ensure they are around the same range. When you adjust the frequencies of each track, wouldn't you then need to go back and manage the long term LUFS levels as they will change?

@SeanDivine 2 месяца назад

These aren't listed in a particular order. For accurately measuring LUFS and matching effectively, you would do that post-processing.

@jordanbenson2980 2 месяца назад

@@SeanDivine super. To be clear, that wasn't me trying to have a dig because I knew the answer, wanted to confirm my understanding. Mastering an album of mine for the first time properly and my process has been as you described which is good news. Your video confirmed what am doing is correct

@brandonwolf6702 Год назад

curious, if the songs are different tempo and you bring them all in one session. will it mess up anything?

@kraken7177 Год назад

nope they should keep their original tempo

@HUMZMIC1 10 месяцев назад

Nice songs....We're can I get my hands on your album?

@SeanDivine 10 месяцев назад

Thanks! It's available on all digital platforms - spoti.fi/3yBSO2Z

@yanivbalas1 3 года назад

HI EXPLAIN HAW TO MAKING DDP///

@DreErdna 4 года назад

That l8ly n highs & lows are special

@SeanDivine 4 года назад

🙏

@Songwriterbehindthecurtain Год назад

Vinyl and casette tapes deals with intermission that’s what it’s similar between vinyl vs casette the difference vinyl don’t have a skip ⏭ while cassette tapes does have a skip ⏭ button. But vinyl and cassette tapes does have intermission but cd 💿 don’t have any intermission but to me I think album sequencing is not lost but according to the article I think everybody should stay on the song not skip ⏭ the track but Grant Norsworthy from pc3 told me that I don’t believe album sequencing is a lost art. I still listen to albums from beginning to end and I am not alone. It’s super important!  But it is true to say that fewer people are listening to albums from beginning to end. Many seem to prefer listening to single songs, or a playlist created by themselves or other people. Aka commercial or ads and that’s true Sean Divine.

@ankitkar2772 4 года назад

max true peak should be -1db or -2db ?

@SeanDivine 4 года назад

I typically aim for -1 TP, no rules though :)

@JohnnyRock 4 года назад

What is that little visualizer screen you have in front of your monitor?

@SoulBap 4 года назад

Its a TC Electronic Clarity M

@SeanDivine 4 года назад

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@sheltersonic5499 2 года назад

hi,so I need to put all mixed tracks and mastered together, or all mastered and remaster them

@SeanDivine 2 года назад

Yes, ideally you would have all the mixed tracks together and master them at the same time for consistency

@TEEZR 2 года назад

@@SeanDivine can i have a limiter on my mixes for an instrumental album?

@amankalra5949 4 года назад

Which software are you using

@SeanDivine 4 года назад

logic pro

@myrio1 2 года назад

I absolutely hate rap music but I love the way you teach and deliver what you are trying to say. No offense. I just want to let yo know that you are doing a great job regardless of the music genre prop you are using!

@SeanDivine 2 года назад

Thanks Danny!

@notezmusik Год назад

chill u said windows media player lmao classic

@SeanDivine Год назад

😂

@MonsieurVersatile 4 года назад

Excellent thanks. I would recommend using a new project for mastering, however. Import your high quality tracks into the project then you can hear the tracks in direct comparison with each other, literally flicking between each one to compare the levels and eq curve. Also, it you move the tracks along the time line you can try out different fades, gaps etc without having to export the tracks to iTunes or whatever. And of course switch the order around simply by moving them backwards and forwards along the time line. Much quicker and easier, for me at least. Cheers