Wed Oct 24, 2012 4:05 pm
To answer your original question, mastering is an art just as complex as composing, and it's hard to do on anything.
Yes, it's possible to do mastering in LMMS. Route whatever you want to master to an FX channel, and add any effect with "equalizer" in the name. With that, you can modify the loudness of different frequencies easily.
Then, slam a "Spectrum Analyser" effect on your master channel, this allows you to see what you're doing and greatly helps equalizing.
I wrote a small post long ago about it
There are also VSTs which can master pretty well, if you want that.
For your songs, I'd recommend making the voice less loud and trying to avoid clipping, as that's what I'm mostly hearing in the voice, while the instruments are practically invisible.
Yes, it's possible to do mastering in LMMS. Route whatever you want to master to an FX channel, and add any effect with "equalizer" in the name. With that, you can modify the loudness of different frequencies easily.
Then, slam a "Spectrum Analyser" effect on your master channel, this allows you to see what you're doing and greatly helps equalizing.
I wrote a small post long ago about it
and I thought I had written another one later but can't seem to find it.orpheon7 wrote:This is I think what people usually refer to as mastering. Go on the master channel in the FX mixer, and add a Spectrum Analyser. Then play both your drums and your bass.
If anywhere on the spectrum the wave goes over the 0 line, you'll get overloading (which will sound like distortion).
To solve it you have two possibilities, either arrange for the bass and kick to not hit as hard at the same time, or eq them.
The first possibility is easiest, just throw a limiter like musikbear said, that will make sure the volume will never exceed max. But you sometimes lack power in bass or drums that you limit.
The second possibility means you put the kick on some FX channel, the bass on another, and in each add some "Equalizer" effect. I usually use the TAP one.
With the equalizer you can boost or diminish certain frequencies. Try to isolate the kick and the bass into frequencies that won't cut each other, so something like
30-60 Subbass, no kick
60-80 Kick
80-200 The real bass
or whatever you want. It's not easy to do this and have it sound good (especially with the eqs LMMS provides), but it really helps your songs.
There are also VSTs which can master pretty well, if you want that.
For your songs, I'd recommend making the voice less loud and trying to avoid clipping, as that's what I'm mostly hearing in the voice, while the instruments are practically invisible.
I'm Glad to hear from you again. It's been a while since I've heard from you. 
If is not botherig you