I used to constantly switch between my mastering project, and my mixdown project, to improve levels and EQs - which brings better results than heavily EQing the master. As this was slow, I started loading my mastering chain on the mixdown project. This made Ableton super slow (even after freezing tracks) and everything looked clunky and confusing.
Now I export Main Busses and my sends, so I end up with like 8 tracks (Vocals, Drums, Bass, FX, Synths, Reverb, Delay, etc) and I put my mastering chain on the Master. I now have full control over main parts, and my mastering game has skyrocketed.
Anyone else using this technique for mastering??
Submitted April 06, 2017 at 12:53PM by imsalhi https://www.reddit.com/r/edmproduction/comments/63tsg8/mastering_with_buss_stems_raised_my_mastering/?utm_source=ifttt