Mixing and Mastering EDM professionally with Plugin Alliance

Organize the project with color-coded groups and routing, sending kick and bass, drums, synths, vox, and effects to stereo, mastering, and limiting buses via return tracks.

Master the master channel with plugin alliance meters, including the vu meter, AB metric, spectrum, stereo images, and dynamics to monitor loudness and references.

Level match tracks to VU meter at minus 18 dBfs to hit sweet spot, set zero on VU, and aim for peaks around minus six with Studio One’s view meter.

Compare the mix to a reference, then tighten the stereo bus by gently boosting the lows with a stereo bus EQ to add kick and bass weight, while avoiding overprocessing.

Mix the kick and bass at the channel level, then apply group processing. Use Kerkhove EC flavor EQs and a Distressor-style compressor to boost sub lows and tighten the groove.

Learn how to mix bass and kick using kickstart two for precise sidechain, while shaping mid-low with Kirchhoff cube and pultec-style boosts, plus careful limiting and automation.

Leverage group processing with the silver bullet mojo box to shape kick and bass using A and N modes, saturation, tone, and controlled compression for a tight, present mix.

Adjust the volumes to balance the drums by prioritizing the clap and hats, mute others to set a solid drum mix, then address group processing for a well-balanced track.

Compare three saturations and three compressors from Plugin Alliance to shape drum group texture, while using peak meters and parallel compression to balance with the full track.

Mix individual drum channels by focusing on clap, open hat, and snare with saturation, transient shaping, dynamic eq, and mid-side processing, then apply plate and room reverbs for space.

this lecture covers mixing drums part II, shaping non-dominant drums with Opticon compression, dynamic and mid-side EQ, and parallel compression for air and balance.

Learn to mix synths by taming resonances with linear phase EQ, employing sidechain-triggered dynamics, and using parallel compression to keep multiple synths balanced and expressive.

apply a vocal chain with compression before eq, saturation for harmonics, two Shadows Hills compressors in series, and ambience via delay and reverb to add air.

Learn to balance new synths in a mix by cleaning lows, applying dynamic eq and sidechain, and shaping harmonics with mastering eq, parallel processing, and creative reverb.

Finish your mix with final adjustments, balancing subs and drums, refining synth automation, and adding tasteful saturation to prep for mastering.

Master your electronic dance music track through a focused mastering session, applying saturation, dynamics, and true peak limiting across buses with tools like Black Box and eMac.

Mastering (part ii) demonstrates precise mid-side cleaning with a linear-phase eq, controlled noise, careful clipping and limiting, and a -7 lufs target for a tight edm master.

Explore mastering with master desk pro, a plugin from Plugin Alliance, covering tmt comp analog emulations, parallel compression, limiter, clipper, saturation, tone shaping, stereo width, mono maker, and resonance filters.

Bounce a 24-bit master, add dither for 16-bit conversion with a chosen noise shaping, and set headroom for promo and streaming while generating both 24-bit and 16-bit versions.

Apply the knowledge and techniques from this course with your existing plugin arsenal to achieve great edm results using Plugin Alliance alongside other top plugins.

Explore the Brainworks bb enhancer plugin for mixing: tilt and mid boost, analog saturation, diode clipping, color controls, compressor with pre/post routing, stereo/mono metering, and auto gain; practical evaluation included.