Akai MPC Tutorial. Mastering in the MPC. Is it possible to get a Radio Ready Master in Standalone?
In this video, I discuss mastering in the MPC Standalone and conduct a full experiment on whether it is possible to get a radio ready master with just stock plugins, in comparison to a track I professionally mastered for one of my clients. For mastering I usually use a combination of outboard analog equipment and in-the-box software. It's pretty in depth, so grab a cup of tea, sit back and enjoy the experiment.
Track: Intra - Steve Darley
Chapters:
00:00 The Intro
00:42 The Pre-Master
02:06 The Different Heads
05:10 The Set Up
06:30 The Surgical EQ and Clipping Stage
13:46 The Limiter is On
16:41 The Width
19:35 The EQ Stage
22:59 The Summary
23:25 The Character Stage
25:21 The Test and Conclusion
26:45 The Analysis
29:58 The Outro
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Equipment I use:
Headphones:
Audeze LCD-X
Aiaiaia TMA-2 Wireless+
Beyerdynamic DT770/880/1990/900 Pro X
Focal Listen Pro
Shure 535
Pioneer HDJ X10
Reference Monitors:
Genelec 8020D
Presonus Studio One 6
Neumann MT48
RME ADI-2 DAC FS
Audient Evo 16
Audient SP8
Presonus HP4 (My Grot Box)
Presonus Faderport V2
Arturia Minilab MKII
Novation 49SL MKII
Arturia Microlab
Akai MPC One
Akai MPC Live II
Isla Instruments S2400
Omni Portable Turntable
Content Creation:
Sony FX30
Zoom H6 Recorder
Earthworks Custom Icon Pro Microphone
Sennheiser MKE 600 Microphone
Rode Wireless Pro
Logitech Brio 4k Cam
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
Blackmagic Camera App
DJI Osmo Mobile 6
OC White Ultima Mic Arm
Davinci Resolve 19