Start by balancing the first and second songs and then the second and third, and so forth. Make sure none of your upward level or Bite Gain adjustments introduce clipping. If a song is much louder or quieter than the others, you might consider changing its Bite Gain to bring it more in line. Use the volume faders on the individual tracks to make adjustments. While a song is playing back, click above another in the Timeline and the transport will jump to that spot. That will move the Playback Wiper (DP’s term for playhead) to the spot where you clicked, and DP will start playing there.
Right now, you just want a relative balance.Īn easy way to do this from within the Sequence Editor is to hit play and listen to the first song briefly and then, without stopping the transport, click in the Time Ruler anywhere above another song. You can deal with the final levels later. That way, when you’re making comparisons between songs, your ears aren’t fooled by the ‘louder is better’ phenomenon. Level The Playing Fieldīefore getting any deeper into the project, adjust the relative volume of the tracks to make them roughly even. DP offers all the features you need to master your music successfully. Make sure you leave enough space at the end for your audio to ring out completely. Now is a good time to trim your files, getting rid of unwanted space in the front and back and add any fades you want to include. Adjust the songs to be in the correct order - even though you’re going to bounce them separately, you’ll want to hear how the songs sound in the order they’ll be on the album. Once they’re imported, drag each one from the Soundbites window into the Sequence Editor and put one on each of the tracks you created. Next, use the Import Audio command (Command/Windows+F1) to bring in all the songs you’re mastering. If the project has a lot of songs, you might have to use the Narrow View to see them all. Drag the right Sidebar Divider to the left to extend its horizontal size so that you can see all your tracks in the Mixing Board. Open the Left Sidebar (Shift+) and show the Mixing Board. To configure it, split the Main Body of the Consolidated Window into two sections: The Sequence Editor on top and the Meter Bridge on the bottom. The opening screenshot (above) shows a window configuration you can use throughout the mastering process without the need to do any switching.
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(If you’re only mastering one song, you can skip the Master Fader and do all your processing from one track.) Watching Windows Make enough duplicates (Option/Alt+ Control+D) of that track so that you have one for each song in the project.Īdd a Master Fader track which you’ll use for any global processing. Next, create a stereo track (Command/Windows+Shift+S) and insert DP’s MW EQ, MW Compressor and Spatial Maximizer on it, but bypass them. To get started, open a new session in DP at the same bit depth and sampling rate as your masters. If you’re only mastering a single song, most of the same concepts apply, but you can simplify the setup where appropriate. This article will focus on setting up a multi‑song mastering project.
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We show you how to set up a multi-song mastering project.ĭigital Performer offers a robust environment for composing, scoring, tracking and mixing, but it’s also excellent for mastering. This window configuration is a convenient workspace for mastering.
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