Dane Holmes

Hi guys, on Spotify, the master I done is less loud that other songs even I 'm at 0 dbfs. Is there anything else I need to do before sending the master to the platforms? here what I have with MetricAB - the blue is my song - the orange is the reference track If I play my song and the reference song side by side on Spotify, my song feel quieter.

New comment 18d ago

Dane Holmes

1 like • 18d

@Jason Flaherty read this article to understand how and WHEN normalization is applied. https://support.spotify.com/us/artists/article/loudness-normalization/#

Rob Mayzes

19d ago in

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Produce-A-Thon is back!

We ran an event called Produce-A-Thon at the start of the year, and it was one of our most popular events ever. Good news - it's back! Starting Monday, Nov 11th, we'll be going live for three days of real-time production from scratch. You'll watch as two professional producers (Chris and Dane) go head to head to create a track using the same vocal, explaining every step along the way. Here's the link to RSVP: https://courses.mastering.com/event_full/1730137769843x859943494277136400?utm_source=FTMSkool&utm_medium=Event&utm_campaign=PAT11112024 See you there! - Rob

New comment 11d ago

Dane Holmes

4 likes • 18d

@Frédéric Cornet not the hardware but the VSTs and fx

George Legion Otigbah

May 8 in

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Expensive "rap" vocals?

Hey guys. I was just wondering. You often show the techniques used to get those expensive "singing" vocals. Like automating the the nuances at the end of words etc. But what of rap vocals that don't necessarily have the same delivery as sung vocals. How do you get the expensive sounding rap vocals that pop in a mix? Would there maybe by any chance a future fix the mix on this? @Caleb Loveless @Jake Kodweis @Dane Holmes @Rob Mayzes @Michael Gilbride

New comment May 14

Dane Holmes

4 likes • May 8

The first step to those “expensive” rap vocals is the microphone and signal chain going into the recording. Typical chain seems to be Sony c800 to 1176 or CL1B (even if there’s not much compression going in). Lots of compression for sure. Other than that it’s all the same stuff we teach but a little more aggressive on the compression side. You can find more specifics on devvons channel I’m sure but don’t overly obsess with a specific signal chain or specific settings since those will be slightly diff each time. Also check into what Mike Dean does with recording/mixing his artists. Again…this is all assuming that the recording and performance are at a high level. These days you can get great quality with an emulation mic going into an Apollo twin and just use plugins.

Frank J Kinzer jr.

Mar 19 in

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Excited

WHAT'S UP EVERYONE! I just got in here, I'm super excited to build with all of you. I'm an aspiring Hip Hop Artist out of Fayetteville, North Carolina and Just graduated Full Sail Univ. I can't wait to suck up more knowledge and interact with all of you awesome like minded individuals. Feel free to reach out so we can help one another as well as build and learn together. I look forward to interacting with you all! One wiseman said "we never stop learning in life, even on our deathbed in your last minutes with your last breath we are still Learning". -Peace to all

New comment Jun 16

Dane Holmes

2 likes • Mar 20

💥 boom💥 !!! You’re in the right place frank!

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Producer/composer/soundesign, mixing and mastering engineer. Content creator/subject matter expert at mastering.com.

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