Adobe Audition CS5.5 Mastering Tutorial

Adobe Audition CS5.5 is new generation of music producing software. Mastering with Adobe Audition CS5.5 is great experience. In this tutorial I am going to show you how to get studio quality vocals using Adobe Audition CS5.5.

Note:This tutorial is not written by me.This has been taken from a blog which i found very useful.
the link to the source:http://soundrolaymusic.blogspot.in/2011/09/adobe-audition-cs55-mastering-tutorial.html
I found this tutorial really good and it was very helpful and so wanted to share with everyone.Let me know if it worked the same for you.

Step 1. Setup recording track 

The first thing you must do is to setup yours recording track correctly. That means you must set a MONO recording because mono track is better and easier to produce then stereo track. How to do that? 

1. Run Adobe Audition CS5.5
2. Click on "Multitrack" mode 
3. Choose track you want record you vocal 
4. Click "Default Stereo Input" and choose MONO device

Step 2. Recording Vocals

Most of you think that the easier part of music making is recording process, well that is not true. Recording vocal is one of most important step in music making. Here are some basic facts you must know before you can learn anything else : 

1. Adjust Microphone Volume to avoid any "extra" and " unwanted" sound
2. Distance between you and your mic must be minimum 15cm, the optimum is somewhere between 15-20cm
3. If you are recording in you house make sure that you record you vocals in small room, and avoid any noise like cars, wind or something like that. You just want your vocal recorded not you neighbor. 

Step 3. Mastering process 

Mastering / Mixing your vocal is second most important step in song making process. No matter if you are rock singer, RnB or hip hop/rap artist you surely want clear and powerful vocal. In this post I am going to walk you trough some of most important effects you must use to get decent vocal quality. 

The first effect that you must use is Amplify process. What is amplify process? Amplify process is great way to boost power and volume of your vocal, it is very useful if you using some cheap microphone with poor quality. How to do that? 

1. Record you vocal
2. Go to "edit mode" or waveform 
3. Click Effects > Amplitude and Compression > Amplify.. 
4. Then just choose one of present that fit to your vocal volume 

The next effect you must use is Dynamic Processing. Dynamic processing will give your vocal some really good quality and it is very useful. How to use it?

1. Click Effects > Amplitude and Compression > Dynamic Processing > Classic Soft knee
2. Then click on "settings" and mark "Noise gating".

Next effect you must use Graphic Equalizer. Graphic eq is of greatest effect, this one give really nice quality to you vocals. How to use it?

Click Effects > Filter and EQ > Graphic Equalizer (20 Bands) > 20 bands Classic V. 

 

Next effect is Parametric Equalizer. 

Click Effects > Filter and EQ > Parametric Equalizer > Loudness Maximizer 

Next effect you want to use is Reverb. Reverb is great effect if you are using some less quality microphone. Revereb effect will give to your vocal little delay and echo but not too much. How to use it?

Click on Effects > Reverb > Studio Reverb > Vocal Reverb (small) 

 

And Last effect you need to use is Hard Limiting. Hard Limiting will make you vocals at same level ( no pops and pufs). How to use it?

Click Amplify and Compression > Hard Limiting > Light 

  

Done.