Testful Mastering by PerforModule
ONE RACK TO MASTER ALL?
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A refined full mastering chain and template set consisting of six modules which are custom-tuned to produce a tasteful master file in a systematic fashion. Its feature set gives you tools allowing for sculpting a mixdown in a discerning, fastidious fashion, thoroughly yet without going overboard, for solid, consistent results.Additional information
| Ableton Live Compatibility | Ableton Live 10 Standard with MaxforLive, Ableton Live 10 Suite, Ableton Live 11 Standard with MaxforLive, Ableton Live 11 Suite, Ableton Live 12 Standard with MaxforLive, Ableton Live 12 Suite |
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| Min. Requirements | Ableton Live 10 Standard with MaxforLive Installed or Ableton Live 10 Suite |
| OS | Mac, Windows |
PRICE: Original price was: £17.00.£16.80Current price is: £16.80.
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Testful Mastering by PerforModule
Live 11 version now available!
Designed with “test mastering” in mind for at-home producers to dial in a polished mastered version on a track they are working on, Testful Mastering is also capable of full, professional mastering jobs. There could be several reasons for using Testful Mastering… to compare your tracks to commercial songs… to listen in the car and assess what needs work in the mixdown… to share with friends and colleagues online… to make a reference for a mastering engineer highlighting the overall feel you’re looking for… or to polish something up for official release.
Testful Mastering comes in one “super rack” which contains six modules within it, each designed to accomplish a specific task in mastering and including “secret ingredients” for extra-immaculate results. Not all modules are essential for a good master so beware of the urge to use them just because they are there. Prudently configured parameter ranges mean that most settings will be safe for most audio, keeping you free to use your ears to dial in the optimal results. Mastering can be accomplished either by using the dedicated template set, or just by dropping in the Testful Mastering rack. The pack also comes with an UnMastering Rack which can be useful for adding some life back to overly squashed audio.
The Filtering Module – Cut away unnecessary ultra-low and and ultra-high frequencies, provide transparent clarity and focus to the essential program material and rebalance overall stereo width. Secret Ingredient: “Focus Sauce”.
The Surgery Module – The main tone-sculpting module. Provides easily automatable macros for four low-range and four high-range bands. EQ ranges are deliberately limited in scope to avoid over-EQing, minimizing phase issues. If you find you need more EQ than this to get a song reasonably balanced, it’s probably best to go back and adjust the mix instead. The lesson file includes a mini-guide on EQ protocol for mastering if you have no clue how to go about it.
The L-R Groove Module – Solidly balance the left and right channels against each other, for a tight, solid mix. Secret Ingredient: “Stereo Link Inversion” for organic stereo widening.
The M-S Groove Module – Adjust the mid and side balance, enrich a sensation of movement, and condense ambience.
Secret Ingredient: Custom M-S Sidechain Contour which alters how much certain frequencies feed the key signal.
The LCR Saturation Module – Inject subliminal amounts of frequency-focused saturation for added perceptibility.
The Serial Limiting Module – In our experience, using a few different methods to shave off small amounts of peak generally gives more transparent results than trying to do it all with one limiter. This gives you three “Push” knobs to fine-tune (plus one non-adjustable internal stage) for carefully refined peak reduction and final limiting.
The Analysis Module – Pre-loaded with a main analyzer, plus optional Mid and Side analyzers to tell what’s going on with the M-S.
Q, But i could just use LANDR.
A, You could! I like LANDR too. But this gives you more control to master the way you want to, using human feeling and choices and stuff. Try this fun challenge: send a mixdown to LANDR, then try to master the same mixdown using Testful Mastering instead. How close can you get? Which version do you end up preferring?
Frequently Asked Questions
Testful Mastering requires Ableton Live 11 or later with Max for Live included, so you’ll need Live 11 Suite or a Live 11 Standard licence with the Max for Live add-on.
You get one ‘super rack’ containing six individual mastering modules, each designed to handle a specific stage of the mastering process, along with a template set to get you up and running quickly.
Both. It’s designed with test mastering in mind for producers working at home, but it’s equally capable of producing polished, professional-quality masters ready for official release.
After downloading, drag the rack file into your Ableton Live library and drop it onto an audio track or your master channel. The six modules load together as a single device, so there’s nothing complicated to configure.
Yes, that’s exactly who this was built for. Each module handles a specific task in a logical, systematic order, and the included templates give you a solid starting point so you’re not staring at a blank chain.
Absolutely. One of the core use cases is producing a reference that communicates the overall feel and direction you’re after, giving a mastering engineer a clear brief to work from.
Yes, if you purchase any three or more PerforModule products in the same order, a 20% discount is automatically applied at checkout.
Important Information
V1.0.0 – Initial Release
Our Products are generally provided as Zip file downloads which in all cases will need to be extracted and saved to your hard drive prior to installation. Details on the different file type provided and what to do with them are below.
.alp Files – These are Ableton Live Packs and will either install directly into the Packs Section of the browser of Ableton Live or ask you to save them to your hard drive. For packs that install to the library, when you double click on them you will see a pop up window asking you to confirm that installation is ok as the files are described as “Legacy”. This is fine and you are ok to proceed, the packs are created using the format for an earlier version of Live and so remain compatible with the current version.
.amxd files – These are individual MaxforLive Devices and can be stored anywhere on your hard drive. We’d advise creating a folder for them and then adding that folder as a location within the Places section of Lives Browser.
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