The Cubase Frequency plug-in allows you to tweak many frequency ranges. That will leave your mastering engineer the leeway they need to make those kinds of decisions. That said, the rule of thumb here is: when in doubt, leave it out - or at least print a version of your mix without any master bus EQ. Unless you’re mixing dance music, these ultra-low frequencies are probably unnecessary and not audible anyway, except on systems with large subwoofers. – Get rid of unneeded subharmonic information with a high-pass (aka “low-cut”) filter to roll off frequencies below about 30Hz. – Create a little air on top with a boost between 10kHz and 15kHz using a high-shelf filter. – Add presence with a small boost between about 4kHz and 7kHz. – Reduce muddiness with a small cut in the 250 to 500Hz range. – Add a little boost somewhere between 60 – 150Hz to accentuate the kick and bass. Here are some suggestions for EQ adjustments you might try applying to the master bus: EQ on the master bus should generally be subtle and intended for outcomes like adding a little extra low-end thump, creating some more energy, making the mix brighter, or reducing muddiness. Most of the equalization in a mix takes place on individual tracks. A typical master bus effects chain: EQ, compression and saturation, in that order. However, there is one rule of thumb: If you’re applying saturation as well, you’ll probably want to put that last in the chain. Many times the decision is song-dependent, and in many cases, the difference will be quite subtle. There’s no reason you can’t experiment with both options if you’re not sure. Which of those should come first is a matter of deciding whether you want to compress the audio after it’s been EQed, or EQ it after it’s been compressed. Most engineers tend to start with EQ or compression. Who’s First?Īs with standard track-based processing, the order in which you insert effects during master bus processing will have an impact on the sound. That said, let’s take a closer look at how master bus processing works. If there are noticeable problems with your mix, you’re better off addressing them at the track level. Master bus processing is applied to all the tracks in your mix.Ī word of caution, however: This is not a panacea, and it won’t fix a poorly mixed song.
All your tracks are routed to the master bus, summed to stereo and then bounced to disk from there.īecause the master bus is the only point where all the tracks are combined, it’s the place to insert plug-ins if you want to to add polish to the overall sound by applying global processing such as compression, EQ and saturation. The master bus, the mix bus, the 2-bus, the stereo bus and the stereo out are all different terms for the same thing: the left-right channel that’s the final destination in your DAW’s console when you’re mixing a multitrack project.
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