How To Master Vocals In Fl Studio
It’s also preparing a song for the proper medium (i.e. “mastered for iTunes”). After mastering, your song should be ready to go public. What Mastering Isn’tKeep in mind that mastering goes hand-in-hand with mixing.
The truth is, if your song is not mixed properly, amateur level mastering isn’t going to do you any favors – in fact, it’ll probably make it worse.Mastering isn’t a way to fix major mixing issues and also it isn’t “magic” that will turn an unbalanced mix into a polished, commercial song. You need to achieve the “commercialism” as much as possible during the mixing stage.So, before you consider experimenting with mastering, it’s essential to learn how to mix first. Your song needs to sound balanced and as good as possible before moving into to the mastering stage. So if all that sounds a little too familiar, I recommend checking out some of. And even though I’m do not consider myself to be a professional, they might help you.
Do I need to Hire a Mastering Engineer?A lot of producers and professionals say that mastering should be left to the professionals. They say that you shouldn’t master your songs by yourself if you don’t know what you’re doing.I wouldn’t disagree because mastering engineers have the skills, professional equipment, proper listening environment, and trained ears on top of years of experience. So they pretty much know what can be done (or shouldn’t be done) to enhance the quality of your mix.But, we’re also living in the new age of modern music production where artists and producers are choosing to do a lot more on their own – this includes the mastering phase. There are many reasons to want to take on the mastering yourself including (but not limited to): limited budget, referencing your tracks at a “mastering level”, making music for fun (not profit) and don’t need to hire anyone, and the list goes on.Whatever your reason, I think it’s good to learn the basics and get your head around what mastering can do for your tracks. My general rule of thumb is when I’m producing a track for fun or experimentation, I handle the mastering duties. Once I feel like I have something ready for release, I’ll bring a mastering engineer on board.But let me also preface by saying that I’m NOT a professional – I’m just a hobbyist so what I’m writing here may NOT be the best practice. If you are serious about mastering your song, I STRONGLY advise you to contact a professional mastering engineer.
And for some excellent advice on mastering, check out by Ian Shepherd or from Modern Samples).So with that out of the way let’s move on! A Bit of Info on Mastering ToolsThere is a broad range of VST plugins that can be used for mastering: brick wall limiters, single band compressors, multi-band compressors, equalizers, stereo enhancers, etc. And there’s even a bunch of presets to get you started.I have to say though, that while presets can be a great starting point, there isn’t an FX chain or “preset” that’s going to work for every mix. There is no shortcut to mastering.Each mix is different, which is why the mastering tools need to be picked and tweaked according to each unique situation.
Everything depends on the audio material you have and what you want to achieve with the mastering. Sometimes, you may only need to add a limiter to get the job done, whereas other times you may need 4-5 different plugins. The thing is, you just need to learn to use your ears and pick your tools based on that.So with that in mind, I’m going to show the method and the tools that I used to master the song in this tutorial. Thank you, Bala!I gotta say making these tutorials benefit myself too: I’m learning new little details almost every time I create tutorial 🙂Now to your question: unfortenately I have only little experience on dealing with analogue devices. I’ve heard also that they add the kind of warmth that software isn’t capable of.I once “test mastered” one of my songs using mastering service and I have to admit it sounded really good. He’s using analog and digital equipment.So with that said, if you got the $ to put it, it might be a good idea 🙂. Hi Petri, thanks for the wonderful tips!
I’ve downloaded your.flp and will certainly play around will it!I do however, have a question that I’ve always been trying to figure out – when you first export each of your channels in the mixdown, do you also export the kicks/ drums of the entire song? Or do you just export the melodies without the kicks, and then master your individual wav files on top of the drums?Also, during the mixdown or prior to exporting your channels for mastering, do you put a limiter to each of the individual channel?And once again, thanks a lot for your time and effort, Petri. I hope to hear from you soon!Take care! Hey Lawrence, glad you’re finding this tut useful!Now, to your question: I don’t export individual tracks. Instead, I export the whole song.You see, the way I produce my songs is that I do the mixing while I’m composing – I set the levels in balance, use eq, etc already in the composing stage.After that, I’ll export the whole thing – drums, melodies, etc – to a single WAV file, import it back to FL Studio and then master it.Some producers like to export all the individual tracks to separate WAV files, import them back to DAW and then do a more precise mixing.I think it’s jus a matter of preference.
I like to mix while I’m composing.As for individual tracks / channels, I rarely use limiter. Sometimes I may use compression, but that’s about it.Hope this answers to your question 🙂. At 01:21Hey man great post! I’ve been using fruity loops for a while now, a little over ten years.
This has just broaden my expectations on how wide I can spread my creativity with creating different variations of mixing within fl studios. I have ProTools, Reason, Logic, and audacity but Fruity Loops is what I’ve used for the longest.sticking with what i know but the only thing I would like to see is that you actually start to make video tutorials.I’d be your first customer. Best believe that!!
Hi Bepophunk, thanks for reading this tutorial 🙂I think you need to go back to the mixing stage of your song and start by checking the levels: can you increase the levels of your bass and synth tracks without causing distortion to the whole mix? Also, is there some sound that competes with the bass or lead? If you find a sound that does this, try to decrease it’s volume level or use equalizer to attenuate the frequencies that overlaps with the bass/lead.Also, you can use layering to make the bass/lead sound stronger/fuller.
Thanks a lot sir,All the info worked for meeven for all my mixesI really don’t know how to thanks you.you are really very nice Sir. Hahah I have asked many other producers to help me in the mastering and mixing.but all of them got some ego and attitude, but you damn! You are greatI really can’t believe that, you even shared your preset settings. Thanks a lot sir. And a little help sir. Can you tell me which can be a good synthesizer vsti for funky house genre(dutch genre).
Because now a days, I am attracted towards that genre and hoping to produce in it. So if you know any, please tell me. Thanks sir.RegardsDJ Sez+Ve Wave Productions. Hi Sez, I really appreciate that so thanks a lot!VSTi for funky house? I think quite a lot of synths are capable of producing sounds for practically any genre. It’s all about how you program them, what effects you use and what production technique you use.
For free synths I recommend checking out, it’s a very versatile and synth and it’s not that hard to program either and there’s tons of presets with it for starters. And commercial recommendations,.
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But really, I think you can use lot of synths for whatever type of music.Hope this helps! Hi Petri Sir,I have just seen the tutorials on “How to creat electronic music on computer” by you and it seems very benefital and easy to understand.
I thank you sir for posting such a wonderful tutorial on creating computer.We are in the village and we are not having access to the huge costly studio for our Christian worship songs. We thought of studying how to make our own electronic music and record our songs using computer.I will try to study your tutorials regularly and learn. Sometimes can I ask you doubts if I do not understand somehting?May God bless you richly!With prayersSharaad NirmalIndia.
First off, I just wanna say thanks a million for such great info. The tutorials on this site have really helped me alot when producing electronic music, one of my favorite genre’s of music. And this entire tutorial for mastering is great knowledge!I was wondering though, could this same process be applied to mastering hip-hop music? I am quite good at mixing my own tracks, but mastering is another issue itself. I tend to send my tracks off to be mastered, but I do want to learn myself.Would this tutorial help master hip-hop tracks?-Thanks a bunch again for such great info. Hey Kaj, and thanks for checking the tutorial!That is a good question and I’m not actually sure about the difference I checked on some of the audio production forums and it seems some manufacturers calls their products “maximizers”, but they are just normal limiters (TLs maximizer seems to be limiter as well).
“Maximizer” seems to be somekind of marketing term (?) Also, the difference in sound seems to depend on the manufacturer.Here’s topic around the subject on KVR:And on Future Producers:It seems the answer kind of depends 🙂. Hey Leo,Thanks for checking the tutorial!To your questions:This tutorial should apply to hip-hop as well though keep in mind that it is only a starting point and kind of insight to tools you can use for mastering.With more uptempo tracks you might want to try a bit faster attack/release timeThe thing is, every mix is different so the settings should be tweaked case-by-case -basis you need to use your ears to decide what settings works best with your track.In the Mixer State file I’m sharing, I have tweaked the settings according to one of my own songs. Its tempo is 100bpm and its actually a bit of hip-hop style track. However, I’m pretty sure the exact settings wont work as is with your track as everything depends on what kind of sounds and frequencies you’re using in your mix.You just need to tweak-and-listen, listen-and-tweak 8). Wow, I’m simply amazed by the comparison of the two versions at the end. I haven’t read through the tutorial yet because I need to know more about a lot more other stuff first I guess, but I’ll definitely come back to this tutorial when I feel like there could be much more to any of my songs’ sound (which will always be the case, I guess.)Thanks a lot for your great webpage, I think you could definitely make some money off writing an (e)book on electronic music, and not only that materialistic part but also you’d make a lot of people happy because you always explain things very easily and broadly, but still to the point and you don’t get lost in details.
You master that tightrope that all tutorial makers probably have to trip down very well. I hope you keep on making all this!Greetings from GermanySimon.
Actually after comparing them both I noticed that the only difference was in my kick drum which didn’t seem to have the same snap that it should have had as it did in my premaster. So I looked at more of your articles and read something about layering kicks.
It seemed to have fixed my problem. Thank you for this My tracks are far from professional, but I have seemed to pump out much better quality Good enough to actually get a release.
So I thank you for this. Here’s what I did immediately with this specific article.
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So thanks, I am very thankful for this! Is it a good idea to start and create a beat (drums first, then bass, then synths or vica versa) with a Limiter an other plugins in the master track? When starting to create a beat ive recently been using a template i made of my own in the master track with Fruity Stereo Enhancer first, Fruity Soft Clipper second, and Fruity Limiter third. I never knew the order of those plug-ins can or do make big or small diffrence (Thanks to your post i now have some insight on that) But ive been experimenting and will continue with alot of diffrent ways to make beats so i know theres never really a right or wrong, But would like to see what you say on the matter if you can.
Heres a beat that i made about a week ago that i didnt master at all but used a limiter in the master channel, exported and posted.just would love some insight or words of wisdom thnks in advance if you can, also i love the website and will continue to check in. That’s what I’m talkin’ about. Your mastering guide is passionately comprehensive &has such a considerate manor of presentation, has a rich sense of thorough insightand it is chronologically plain.I really like the way you understand this DAW & how in your explanations youcan relate it to physical science.
Now I’m not only tweaking virtual nobs but I’malso enlightened about what causes the particular change in the sound.I have created a couple of Hip Hop beats in FL Studio 10 and always had to upthe Master Volume and the Mixer’s Master volume after composing and mixingthe Mixer tracks & patterns, which I gather causes distortion on playback andclipping.Every completed track or sample I converted to WAV or mp3 to test on my regulartheater system I would/could only play up to certain maximum Volume without the fedilityand sonic transparency. I wouldn’t have played my beats & pass the remote tosomeone without the understanding of harmful speaker distortion levels cause theywould blow the speakers like the chicks that blew my morels.
(“,)This afternoon (South African time) when I googled “Mastering in FL Studio” Ifound your blog, mastered my latest beat while reading along and let me tell youthe song is alive, it is as transparent as an ax-ray image and it does not have allthat baggage it used to have. It’s almost like a fat girl you’d last seen 2 years agoand now she’s back, beautifully toned and shaped without the baggage. The song soundsdefined, in-sync, purified, transparent with a pleasant dynamic range. It soundsso professional.Excellent work my friend. Thank you every much. I feel indebted to you. I will be onthe lookout for more of your deciphered insights.
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Hey, this have helped me alot – thank you for that! When mastering, I always use your tips by loading the FX in this order (as you have described):Fruity Parametric EQ 2Fruity CompressorFruity Multiband CompressorFruity Parametric EQ 2Fruity Limiterand then I just go by my ears and fiddle around ’til it feels right.When I use compressors, I always lower the threshold completely, set the ratio at 5.0:1 (sometimes 3.0:1 well, you know, depends on what ur doing lol) – and then I slowly raise the threshold just ’til I no longer hear the spiky sound that the compressor gives if it’s too compressed. Is that a good way?
I think so 😀.
You might want to use pitcher for your vocals.To get a pitched vocal based on your playable notes.It’s dead simple!Insert a midi out in the step sequencer!:Set the “PORT” to 1.Now insert the pitcher into a vocal mixer unit!: ‘You see the MIDI button, push that one.Then change from. To 1 on the MIDI Input Port Number: “Down on the left side””After you push MIDI”On some midi input it will sound like this on anything.If you have set the midi notes to play in the step sequencer “piano roll”.