Jose7822

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Oh yes, one question if I may? I loaded the template into Sonar 8 and read the release notes which mentioned that the Master Out was set to RMS and as such the mix should be around the -20 mark. I noticed that the demo song provided was peaking at just under 0db on the meters and wondered if this could have been reset by me using a new version of Sonar? Is there an easy way to set this back?

Cheers

Spence 

Hey there!
 
I'm not Jonas, but I can help you with your question.  The reason for the disparity is because you're reading the PEAK levels instead of the RMS (Root Median Square) levels as suggested.  To change this, click on the drop-down arrow found next to the Show/Hide All Meters button (It's to the right of the Snap to Grid button in the Tool Bar).  Go down to the end where it says "Bus Meter Options" and select "RMS".  That'll show you the average levels of the song, which is what Jonas was refering to.
 
 
HTH

Yes it does, that's great thanks!

Hey Jonas

Thanks very much for sharing your knowledge - invaluable to relative newbies like myself ! It's a bit of a CPU muncher on my poor old system, but I'm learning loads from just pulling apart what you've set up. Top man, thank you !

Hell once again.
The Ozone presets do not seem to work in the latest Ozone 4. Has anyone got it working?
Sujeet

the Ozone preset and mixing template are both fantastic, and very educational, so many thanks Jonas for sharing with the world.Top Man.

The Ozone preset was never used in the mixing template. 

Just to be clear, I've never used Ozone in my work, although I certainly could use the linear phase EQ for mastering without hesitation.  It can be a very effective tool for home-brew mastering, as long as it's not abused. 
 
These days, my mastering revolves around an Alan Smart C1 and a Manley Massive Passive.   Occasionally I'll get a project with the budget to rent a 2-inch tape machine, which is my favorite 'compressor'.  I also use the Algorythmix EQs when I need to do precise surgery.  On very rare occasions, I'll use a maul-da-band compressor, but only in desparation! 
 
For mixing, I use UAD plugins extensively.  The large variety of colors for compression and EQ have made mixing in the box a pleasure.   If UAD ever releases virtual versions of the Manley Vari-Mu and the Massive Passive, I will probably dispense of the mastering hardware.

Sheet 1 of the signal side...

Thank you Sir.  It is an honor to contribute on your coat tails!

The rest of the signal routings...

For all my projects I have two tracks that are labeled as MIX 1 and MIX 2.

These route to the MAIN OUT bus,
    a bus with only a voxengo span and a vintage meter in the effects bin

The MASTER MIX bus is routed to the MAIN OUT bus.

This way, after bouncing to tracks for a mix, I can listen to the bounced track without having to change any outputs, or bypass any effects on the MASTER bus,...
 
J

Bump, how come this isn't a sticky post

Thanks man.  I missed the first one.  What was it?

Thanks Jonas!! I'll definitley be using this template as a reference.

"One small step for man, and one Giant step for mankind"

jsaras


For mixing, I use UAD plugins extensively.  The large variety of colors for compression and EQ have made mixing in the box a pleasure.   If UAD ever releases virtual versions of the Manley Vari-Mu and the Massive Passive, I will probably dispense of the mastering hardware.

You just got half of your wish!  Go download UA v. 5.6 - it has the Manley Massive Passive EQ.

You're embarassing me a bit here.  Glad you're getting good use from it.

So when is a version of 'JSonar' gonna be released? (I can do some UI)....LOL xD