Mastering a DJ mix in Audacity

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:grin:

I believe I know how to record as well.

@ all

This is not about how to record but what I do with the recording after the fact in a simple and free program (audacity). Just a simple straightforward way to keep a recorded mix loud and punchy for uploading to Mixcloud.

So far I have learnt in this thread

  1. Import into Audacity

  2. Normalize to -1.0db (default settings in audacity)

  3. Hard limiter to the quietest periods

  4. Then Amplify to below 0 dB (eg -1 or -2)

  5. Apply Compressor

That it?

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IMO maximizer rather than compressor. They are different things.

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I use Waves Ultramaximizer or iZoTope.

Look at the waveform and decide what threshold is suitable to stil have some dynamics.

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Waves and iZotope here too, but LoudMax is pretty good for a freebie.

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Can audacity reverse phase of a track? If so you can quasi eq and do other things to your recorded mix. Just takes time and it’s all free btw

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I’m using Fabfilter Pro L2 but it’s not free

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Any tips regarding Your mastering procedure? I use LoudMax in step 5.

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I use it as well. Thanks to Google.

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Sorry for late response but I don’t think mastering dj mix is a good idea with the same quality, you need make sure that your Master on mixer or any other analog external device as master recording is setup correctly. Uploading dj mixes to Audacity is useful if you want Fix something