If you're not using the exercise files, you may be mixing and mastering at a higher sample rate, which is common. The mixes in these exercise files are 24 bit and 48 kilohertz. So, let's let Logic automatically change the project for us. And again, our project is set to 44.1 kilohertz, but our audio files are 48 kilohertz. And use Shift + Option, and down arrow to select them all, hit return or enter.
I'm going to open the browser, use the key command Ctrl + F again to command port, and I'm going to find them in the stereo mixes folder here. If you're working from the exercise files, import these files from the exercise files stereo mixes folder. Let's import these unmastered stereo files. In this chapter, we'll be mastering the song Say Something, and a few other songs, that have already been mixed. Then you can either master in headphones, or master with your speakers and frequently check the sound in your headphones.
#Mastering in logic x professional
There are lots of options out there, but I would definitely suggest getting something that is professional grade, and meant for use in a studio, not something consumer or prosumer. A good approach is to get a good pair of studio headphones. If you're not certain that your room is going to be the best environment for mastering, or if you're not sure you have good enough speakers. Is your room really resonant? Are there frequency build-ups in any specific locations, or maybe some dead spots? Do you have decent speakers? This is all really important to consider when mixing as well, but it's especially important when you're mastering your mixes, since the decisions you make can drastically alter the sound of the recording. If you are going to master your project on your own, it's important to take into account your listening environment.
#Mastering in logic x how to
In this video, we'll look at the broad strokes of how to master using the tools in Logic Pro. And you have to master the song yourself.
But, unfortunately, sometimes you just don't have the budget to hire a professional mastering engineer. I've had the pleasure of working with some really great mastering engineers and I've been consistently impressed by how much a talented mastering engineering can do to benefit the sound of a recording. A good mastering engineer has the right specialized mastering equipment, fine tuned ears and, most importantly, they have the experience to really take your mix to the next level. If you have the budget on your project to hire a professional mastering engineer, I would highly recommend it. And it's where the order of your songs, the spacing between the songs and even the fade ins and fade outs of songs is determined.
In addition to handling the level and EQ curve of your recordings, Mastering is generally the last chance for addressing any sonic issues like tics or pops. Or digitally, if you're distributing it online. Mastering is the last creative step before your music is ready to be sent out for duplication, if you're making a CD, or vinyl. But we don't want it to be too loud or too lacking in dynamic range. Mastering is essentially the balancing of the frequencies and overall compression to make the track match the level of other tracks on a compilation of other songs and to make the level of the track have a competitive level with other recorded music. Once you've bounced a mix that you feel is up to par, the final step is to master it. Now, this is by no means the only or even the best way to set up a project from mastering and logic however, it does offer a few advantages which well see as we explore the template. If you don't have access to the exercise files just take a look at the signal flow in this project and you can easily set up your own project. Let's navigate into our folder, and open the Logic project file. That's because this project was initially saved as a folder in Logic, instead of as a package. Before we talk about mastering, I want to first quickly point out that if you're using the exercise files, this project file is saved within a folder, unlike the other project files and the exercise files that we've been using so far.
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