The final FX Chain module is for analysis, and the tools I use are all free downloads. This allows for the high average level so common in today’s music, but without interfering too much with dynamics. This ProChannel includes a Console Emulator (again, not something you’d use every time) and the Concrete Limiter to catch any transients that make it past the LP MB. To set the master bus ProChannel to post-FX Rack, right-click on any module header and then choose ‘Post FX Rack’. In particular, the LP EQ can have separate EQ curves for the left and right channels, as does Mid-Sides processing - great for mastering when you want to give a bit more ‘air’ to the left and right components for a wider apparent stereo image, as well as for pulling bass into the centre channel if you’re considering a vinyl release. If you haven’t discovered how great these are, check them out - they’re light-years ahead of the older linear-phase processors. The track output terminates in the master bus. Sonar’s Blue Tubes Stereo Imager is suitable if you don’t push it too far. The FX Rack, which is post-ProChannel, includes a stereo widener if needed. Sometimes I’ll add the Console Emulator Channel afterward to give a little more definition. This is a ‘non-surgical’ tone-shaping mode that recalls the classic Pultec EQ and provides gentle tone control. ProChannel (Console Emulator Bus, Concrete Limiter, FX Chain housing analysis plug-ins).įor the first ProChannel, I usually choose the QuadCurve EQ’s Pure mode.
There are many ways to set up Sonar for mastering, but the following, pictured in Screen 1, has worked well for me. There are also some features that actually make Sonar better-suited to mastering than typical two-track audio editors.Ī crucial mastering element is setting up a proper workflow, so let’s start there and then move on to other tips. hiss reduction), add PQ codes, or do DDP exports you’ll still need to ‘accessorise’ Sonar or export your projects to a different program, but Sonar’s toolkit is sufficiently sophisticated to perform the essentials of high-quality single-track mastering. Sonar is a very capable mastering program for this application.Īlthough not a stereo digital editing program like Wavelab or Sound Forge, more and more Sonarians are mastering in Sonar. They say it’s a ‘singles world’ these days - not in reference to dating, but in terms of music being listened to as tracks in a playlist rather than as part of an album. Get your tracks ready for the world with Sonar’s mastering-friendly options. Screen 1: A typical console setup for mastering projects.
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