Hi there.
A newbie question about Mastering, but first some background…
Software - Cubase Pro 10.5 on Windows 10 with stock plug ins; AmpliTube4; Superior Drummer 3
Project - 10 tracks. 3 “Intros” (orchestral samples + some clean guitar) and 7 Heavy Metal songs.
All tracks have some slight compression on them (~2-3dB reduction; 30ms Attack; 4:1 Ratio; Auto release) and added EQ to “brighten up” if and when needed on the master bus.
Recording and mix are not mine, I just been asked to try and master it.
Question
How do you approach the Mastering? Do you load all 10 tracks into new project and treat it as one “track” or treat each single track separately and then try to “glue” everything together at the end?
What would be the better way?
- Disregard the EQ and compression on Master Bus and re-do it on mixed down track?
- Keep the EQ and Compression but then what? Add more EQ and compression to glue everything together?
- Treat each one of the tracks separately or keep it all together as one piece?
What would be the best plug ins (within Cubase Pro) for Mastering and what types of plug ins to use?
Thanks
Rudal