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--- reaper_mastering_and_rendering [2024/09/18 05:11] – created stephen
+++ reaper_mastering_and_rendering [2024/09/18 05:54] (current) – stephen
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   - Add 'ReaLimit' FX to master track.
-  - Add 'Loudness Meter Peak/RMS/LUF' FX to master track.
+  - Add ''JS: Loudness Meter Peak/RMS/LUFS'' FX to master track.
-  - Adjust the threshold in the limiter, until **LUFS-I** in meter is what you want.
+  - Adjust the threshold in the limiter, until **LUFS-I** in meter is what you want. Note that **LUFS-I** only works properly if the whole song is played.
   - To hear the effect of the limiter threshold without the change in volume, check the Link option.
   - These two plugins use quite a bit of CPU, so should be disabled until rendering is required.
+===== Mastering with REAPER stock FX Plugins =====
+[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUkpuA-DwyQ|Video]].
+  - Add these FX to the master track:
+    - ''JS: Soft Clipper/Limiter''
+      - Boost: 0.0 - 1.0 db. (to taste)
+      - Output Brickwall: -1.0 db
+    - ''VST: ReaLimit''
+      - Threshold: -2.0 db
+      - Brickwall Ceiling: -1.0
+    - ''JS: Loudness Meter Peak/RMS/LUFS''
+    - ''VST: ReaXcomp''
+      - Top Freq 1: 254 Hz
+      - Top Freq 2: 3500 Hz
+      - Top Freq 2: 24000 Hz
+      - Threshold: -12.0 db
+      - Ratio: 2 :1
+      - Knee: 0.0 db
+      - Attack: 100 ms
+      - Release: 100 ms
+      - RMS size: 3 ms
+  - We don't want the limiter working too hard - it should just be knocking down a few peaks here and there.
+===== Make the bass more mono =====
+  - ''JS: Mid/Side Encoder''
+  - ''VST: ReaEQ''
+    - Pin connector: Switch off input 1 & output 1. Should be 2 ⇒ Input R, and Output R ⇒ 2.
+    - Low Shelf: -6 db, 200Hz, 0.80 oct
+  - ''JS: Mid/Side Decoder''
+===== Levels =====
 Generally speaking, it is recommended to aim for a range between -14 and -16 dB LUFS.