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Post by robsmith on Aug 1, 2022 10:02:22 GMT -6
So, working on a new album and setting the feel with the first song. I am using a reference track and near the end, began to do some master EQ changes (nothing drastic) to better get in the ballpark of the reference. I knew what I was hearing but couldn't quite get there. I tried PA Bettermaker (which I love), PA Soma, PA AMEK 200, PA Elysia Museq, Softube Pultec, Waves TG MAstering and all got me close and using the BM plus the SOMA or another was even closer.
I took a chance and popped the Tokyo Dawn Nova GE and made the moves I had come to from using the others and BAM, there it was. I reduced some of the band compression and I am surprised at how good it sounds.
Previously, my best use for THAT EQ is to remove tonal problems from live recorded vocals. It does an amazing job of bringing them to a fairly neutral place where they will take EQ well.
Anyone else try NOVA on the master?
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Post by mcirish on Aug 1, 2022 10:28:24 GMT -6
I've only used it as a problem solver (harsh sounds). My usual go-to on the master buss is Softube Curve Bender. I'll have to give Nova a shot next mix.
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Post by Dan on Aug 1, 2022 11:02:06 GMT -6
Only for de-essing, uncontrolled guitar and bass resonances, and mud build up from double kicks. TDR Nova GE on insane and musical is the cleanest dynamic eq without stupid automatic holds and filtered side chains.
Both notches and shelves for the kicks. The kick is important because a lot of metal mixers seem to be clueless without pre-eqed machine gun samples. They wuss out of cutting the mud enough and do stupid things like a high pass filter on the sidechain of the kick compressor, aggravating the bass build up from the kick not decaying before the next note instead of smashing the bass down.
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Post by Dan on Aug 1, 2022 11:02:50 GMT -6
TDR Slick EQ M is also a great static master eq but can’t do sharp notches.
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Post by trakworxmastering on Aug 4, 2022 11:05:27 GMT -6
So, working on a new album and setting the feel with the first song. I am using a reference track and near the end, began to do some master EQ changes (nothing drastic) to better get in the ballpark of the reference. I knew what I was hearing but couldn't quite get there. I tried PA Bettermaker (which I love), PA Soma, PA AMEK 200, PA Elysia Museq, Softube Pultec, Waves TG MAstering and all got me close and using the BM plus the SOMA or another was even closer. I took a chance and popped the Tokyo Dawn Nova GE and made the moves I had come to from using the others and BAM, there it was. I reduced some of the band compression and I am surprised at how good it sounds. Previously, my best use for THAT EQ is to remove tonal problems from live recorded vocals. It does an amazing job of bringing them to a fairly neutral place where they will take EQ well. Anyone else try NOVA on the master? If I understand correctly, you tried several static EQs and then got the desired result with a dynamic EQ. That's the main difference, and to me it suggests something in the mix needed taming before it would sit right. It's common to use dynamic EQs for that purpose in mastering, and now that you've discovered that you like it you might explore other dynamic EQs and multibands as well. There are a lot of good ones that offer various capabilities. I'm sure NOVA is great, and you might find something that you like even more. I use a few different ones for different situations. Multiplicity is pretty amazing and most versatile. Enjoy! |
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Post by robsmith on Aug 11, 2022 22:15:51 GMT -6
So, working on a new album and setting the feel with the first song. I am using a reference track and near the end, began to do some master EQ changes (nothing drastic) to better get in the ballpark of the reference. I knew what I was hearing but couldn't quite get there. I tried PA Bettermaker (which I love), PA Soma, PA AMEK 200, PA Elysia Museq, Softube Pultec, Waves TG MAstering and all got me close and using the BM plus the SOMA or another was even closer. I took a chance and popped the Tokyo Dawn Nova GE and made the moves I had come to from using the others and BAM, there it was. I reduced some of the band compression and I am surprised at how good it sounds. Previously, my best use for THAT EQ is to remove tonal problems from live recorded vocals. It does an amazing job of bringing them to a fairly neutral place where they will take EQ well. Anyone else try NOVA on the master? If I understand correctly, you tried several static EQs and then got the desired result with a dynamic EQ. That's the main difference, and to me it suggests something in the mix needed taming before it would sit right. It's common to use dynamic EQs for that purpose in mastering, and now that you've discovered that you like it you might explore other dynamic EQs and multibands as well. There are a lot of good ones that offer various capabilities. I'm sure NOVA is great, and you might find something that you like even more. I use a few different ones for different situations. Multiplicity is pretty amazing and most versatile. Enjoy! Hey Justin, yes, you stated the differences correctly. I slept on it and the next day began pulling back thresholds - lol. Maybe being different was what stuck out, I dunno. Then I went back to A/Bing and stuck with the Millenia Emulation. By the end, I was doing much less than I started with - adding a little top and bottom and pulling back a bit of 3K-ish. i previously loved the Bettermaker but realized there was some low mid haze. Thanks for the Multiplicity tip. |
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