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How To Master A Song In FL Studio
28/04/2011 by Petri Suhonen
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astering is the ina! ste" in #usi$ "rodu$tion% It&s a "ro$ess o i#"ro'ing the sound (ua!ity o your
song )i "ossib!e and/or needed* with the aid o su$h too!s as e(ua!i+er, $o#"ressor, !i#iter,
stereo enhan$er, et$% It&s a!so "re"aring a song or the "ro"er #ediu#% Ater #astering, your
song shou!d be ready to go "ub!i$%
-ee" in #ind that #astering goes hand.in.hand with #iing% The truth is, i your song is not
#ied "ro"er!y, a#ateur !e'e! #astering isn&t going to do any good or it in a$t, it "ro"ab!y
#aes it e'en worse% Mastering isn&t a way to i #aor #iing issues and a!so it isn&t 3#agi$ toturn a bad!y unba!an$ed #i into a "o!ished, $o##er$ia! song% 5ou need to a$hie'e the
3$o##er$ia!is# a!ready in the #iing stage% So, beore $onsidering to e"eri#ent with
#astering, it&s essentia! to !earn to #i irst% 5our song needs to sound as good and ba!an$ed as
"ossib!e beore going to the #astering stage% At this "oint, I re$o##end $he$ing out Tareith&s
Midown or 6eginners or so#e rea!!y good #iing ti"s% A!so, I ha'e wrote so#e #iing
guide!ines or e!e$troni$ #usi$ on #y own as we!! and e'en though I not a "roessiona!, they
#ight he!" you%
7ight ind o !istening en'iron#ent and good set o #onitors are a!so essentia! in #astering so
that you $an "ro"er!y hear what needs to be i#"ro'ed%
Lot o "rodu$ers and "roessiona!s say that #astering shou!d be !et to #astering engineers andthat you shou!dn&t #aster your songs by yourse! i you don&t now what you&re doing% I ind o
agree, be$ause #astering engineers ha'e the si!!s, "roessiona! e(ui"#ent, "ro"er !istening
en'iron#ent, trained ears and usua!!y a years o e"erien$e so they "retty #u$h now what $an
be done )i any* to enhan$e the (ua!ity o your #i )$he$ the botto# o this arti$!e or !ins to
good (ua!ity and aordab!e on!ine.#astering/#astering ser'i$es*%
(As I mentioned already, I’m NOT a professional – I’m just an average hobbyist so what I’m
writing here may NOT be the best pratie! If you are serious about mastering your song, I
"T#ON$%& advie you to ontat a professional mastering engineer! And for some really good,
professional advie on mastering, he' out this artile by Ian "hepherd or Tare'ith’s $uide to
astering &our Own usi ! )H9:;:7, )and I ho"e you didn&t got s$ared bri$wa!! !i#iters, sing!e
band $o#"ressors, #u!tiband $o#"ressors, e(ua!i+ers, stereo enhan$ers et$ and there&s e'en a
bun$h o "resets to get you started% I ha'e to say though, that whi!e "resets $an be a great
starting "oint, there rea!!y isn&t an ee$t $hain or 3"reset that its or e'ery #i .short$ut in
#astering% :a$h #i is dierent and that&s why the #astering too!s needs to be $hosen andtweaed a$$ording the situation e'erything de"ends on the audio #ateria! you ha'e and what
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you wan&t to a$hie'e with the #astering% That deines the too!s and settings you need to use%
So#eti#es, you #ay ust need a !itt!e he!" o a !i#iter in the #aster $hanne! to do the ob or you
and i you $an #ae your #i sound good with it, then it&s o% The thing is, you ust need to !earn
to use your ears and "i$ your too!s based on that%
That being said, I a# now going to introdu$e to you a one "ossib!e #ethod and set o "!ugins in
FL Studio that $an be used to #aster a song% The settings and "!ugins I using here is tweaed
to wor with #y ea#"!e song, so the ea$t sa#e settings )or "!ugins* won&t wor straight away
with your #i so you ust need to adust the#%
At the end o this tutoria! I a!so sharing the FL Studio Mier State i!e where I&'e set the "!ugin
$hain and "ara#eters as shown in this tutoria! so you $an start to "!ay with it right away%
7e#e#ber though> do not use the "!ugins/settings as is on your songs as they wi!! #ost !ie!y
#ae your #i sound 3weird% Twea the settings%
I shou!d a!so e#"hasi+e that this is NOT a deiniti'e guide or #astering as there is a !ot #ore to
it than ust throwing a bun$h o "!ugins to the #aster $hanne!% Instead, try to see this !ie a
starting "oint and introdu$tion to a #ethod and set o too!s that ?A@ be used or this ina!
"ro$essing ust to get you going% It #ight $o#e useu! to you as you start to e"eri#ent and
!earn what the dierent "!ugins and settings do to your sound to get the resu!ts you are ater or%
ay, !et&s begin<
Preparing The Song For Mastering And Getting Down To Business
There&s a$tua!!y two ways to #aster your songs in FL Studio )or any =A9 in that #atter*> 1* 5ou
$an #aster the song whi!e you&re #iing it or 2* you $an e"ort the song to a 9A; i!e, $reate a
new e#"ty "roe$t and i#"ort it ba$ to FL Studio and then #aster it% I "ersona!!y !ie to ee"
#iing and #astering as a se"arate "ro$esses so I using the #ethod 2% and this tutoria! wi!!
o$us on it%
So here&s the ste".by.ste" "ro$ess>1. Export our !ix to "A#.
6eore you e"ort your #i to 9A; )do the #idown*, you need to #ae sure that it&s not
$!i""ing% I re$o##end dro""ing the #aster #ier tra$ 'o!u#e !e'e! to around .%0 d6 or !ower%
This is to !ea'e so#e headroo# )3air* between the highest "eas and the 0%0 d6 !e'e! thus
a'oiding the a""earan$e o $!i""ing )read #ore about this ro# #y #iing guide!ines*%
Howe'er, i you&re using B2 bit !oating "oint or#at, you don&t need to worry so #u$h about the
$!i""ing )$he$ out #iing ti" on using B2 bit !oating "oint or#at*, but e'en so, it&s sti!! a good
"ra$ti$e to a'oid $!i""ing by dro""ing the #aster 'o!u#e ader
A!so, do not to use any $o#"ressor or !i#iter in the #aster #ier tra$ when you are e"orting%
Cse the highest "ossib!y (ua!ity or rendering% Here&s the settings I usua!!y using>
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%reate a new e!pt F& Studio pro'e(t, and o"en your e"orted #i in :dison% ?ut the
unne$essary si!en$e at the end or beginning o the song )i any*% ?he$ the "i$ be!ow>
).
%reate a *er short +ade out at the end o+ the song ,i+ needed-% That&s ust to a'oid the song
to be $ut abru"t!y as there #ight be a tai! o re'erb or de!ay ee$t sti!! "!aying ater the a$tua!
song has ended% ?he$ be!ow>
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Nor!ali/e the "A# +ile. :=IT> nor#a!i+ing is @T ne$essary here, so si" to ste" D )sorry or
#y a#ateuris#
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%reate another e!pt F& Studio pro'e(t and i#"ort the 9A; to a P!ay!ist%
.
&oad the !astering plugins.
7e#e#ber, e'en though I show$asing a 3#astering "!ugin $hain, the set o "!ugins you "i$
rea!!y de"ends on your #i and what ind o treat#ent you thin it needs% The o!!owing "!ugin
$hain #ay 'ery we!! not suit or your needs )you $ou!d do ust as ine on!y with an e( and !i#iter*,
but here goes>
"en the Mier and add these "!ugins in a o!!owing order to the Master #ier tra$s F s!ots>
Fruit Para!etri( E2 $ or $utting unwanted re(uen$ies%
Fruit %o!pressor to #ae sure that the dyna#i$ range o the who!e #i is ba!an$ed
so that there isn&t too big ga"s between the !oudest and (uietest "arts%
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Fruit Multi3and %o!pressor or ine tuning the 'o!u#e !e'e! in areas that are sti!! too
!oud or (uiet in the #i )i any*%
Fruit Para!etri( E2 $ or boosting re(uen$ies%
Fruit &i!iter or #ai#i+ing the 'o!u#e o the who!e #i without $!i""ing it%
@ow, ew words about the order o the "!ugins in the F $hain> noti$e that the e( used or $utting
$o#es 3e+ore the $o#"ression and e( or boosting, a+ter the $o#"ression% 9hyG 6e$ause the
e( settings ae$ts how the $o#"ression beha'es% For ea#"!e, i you boost so#e !ow
e(uen$ies beore the $o#"ression, you raise their "ea !e'e! and $o#"ressor wi!! rea$t to these
"eas by trying to attenuate the#%
Howe'er, !ie a!ways in audio "rodu$tion, there shou!dn&t be too #u$h do&s and dont&s> in so#e
situations the aore#entioned $an be ea$t!y what you need, but in a nor#a! #astering situation,
$utting re(uen$ies #ight be best to be done beore and boosting ater the $o#"ression%%
6e!ow is a "i$ o the #astering $hain>
@
ow, to the settings o the irst e(%
4. Fruit Para!etri( E2 $ +or %5TT6NG.
This is the e( unit that $o#es 6:F7: the $o#"ressors% 5ou #ay wan&t to $ut the 'ery !ow
re(uen$ies ro# around 20.B0H+ using high "ass i!ter with stee" i!ter s!o"e and the high
re(uen$ies near 20H+ with !ow "ass i!ter% Those are re(uen$ies that $an&t be heard through
#ost o the nor#a! s"eaer syste#s, but they #ight add unne$essary energy to your #i and
#ay #ae it sound !ouder )not in a good way* than it rea!!y is% In $ase !ie this, it&s !ie !eto'er
noise that needs to be $!eaned%
*owever, i you&re #aing e!e$troni$ #usi$ es"e$ia!!y or $!ubs, you #ight wan&t to $onsiderwhether you $ut the !ows at a!!% This is be$ause i the song is "!ayed through !arge PA syste#s,
you #ight !oose too #u$h o the !ow end res"onse% And e'en though hu#an ear $an&t hear
re(uen$ies o 20H+ and be!ow, they sti!! $an&t be F:LT in the $!ub%
n the other hand, and $orre$t #e i I wrong, not near!y a!! o the !arge PA syste#s are ab!e to
go down to 20H+% I&'e heard that #ost wi!! a$tua!!y ro!! o the B0.40H+ )G*, so i your #i has a !ot
o energy in the 20.B0H+ region, it wi!! ust use!ess!y waste the headroo# o your #i% 9ith that
in #ind, setting the $ut to B0H+ #ight be so#ething worth to test%
A!so, re#e#ber this> i the PA syste# has been setu" "oor!y, there&s a!ways a ris that sub.bass
hea'y tra$s #ay b!ow u" the syste#%
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?utting the B0H+ range, when it&s not needed, re#o'es the unne$essary re(uen$ies and #ay
$!ear u" your #i ni$e!y and gi'es a bit #ore headroo# to raise the o'era!! !e'e! o your who!e
#i%
6ut it&s rea!!y u" to you and what you&re "!anning to do with your song% 5ou #ay a$tua!!y end u"
to not use the $utting e( at a!!%
Note about the high fre+ueny ut > i you ee! !ie it, you #ay a!so try to start ro!!ing o the high
re(uen$ies a!ready ro# 1H+ to redu$e the o$$uran$e o ear a$hing high end on !arge PA
syste#s%
@ow, to the $o#"ression%
7. Fruit %o!pressor.
Fruity ?o#"ressor is a sing!e band $o#"ressor and sing!e band $o#"ressor is useu! in
#astering $hain or !e'e!ing the dyna#i$.range 'ariations in your #i% ?o#"ressor is great or
3g!uing dierent sounds in the #i together to tighten u" the #i% Fruity Li#iter wors as good
)"robab!y e'en better as you $an S:: where the in"ut signa! is "eaing so you $an easi!y set a
right thresho!d 'a!ue* when you a$ti'ate the $o#"ressor #ode in it%
Let #e e"!ain the idea o $o#"ressor a bit #ore>
6asi$a!!y, $o#"ressor is nothing #ore than a auto#ated 'o!u#e $ontro!!er% The idea is "retty
#u$h the sa#e !ie i you wou!d try to #anua!!y twea a 'o!u#e $ontro!!er in a res"onse to the$hanging 'o!u#e !e'e!s o your audio by trying to ee" the o'era!! 'o!u#e !e'e! o the audio
within a deined #ini#u# and #ai#u# range% 9ith $o#"ressor, this a!! ha""ens auto#ati$a!!y>
you $an #ae the (uieter "arts in your #i !ouder and a!so #ae sure that the !ouder "arts won&t
$ause $!i""ing as the $o#"ressor redu$es the gain o the "eas and you $an set the thresho!d
!e'e! where this is ha""ening and how%
In a #astering situation, $o#"ression $an be used to #ae your #i sound dyna#i$a!!y
ba!an$ed%
Here&s the #ost $o##on $o#"ressor $ontro!!ers e"!ained>
Threshold sets the signa! !e'e! )in d6&s* at where the $o#"ressor starts to i$ in% 9hen
you start to a""!y $o#"ression "ro$ess, start with the thresho!d, be$ause to be ab!e to hear
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the $o#"ression, you #ust !ower the thresho!d !e'e! be!ow the in"ut "eas o your audio
signa!%
8atio sets the a#ount o $o#"ression that wi!! be a""!ied%
Atta(9 $ontro!s the ti#e how (ui$!y the $o#"ression starts to ae$t%
8elease sets how (ui$!y the $o#"ression ee$t wi!! sto" ater the signa! dro"s be!ow
the deined thresho!d !e'e!%
:nee sets at what rate the u!! a#ount o $o#"ression is a""!ied% =e$reasing the nee
'a!ue !ets the u!! $o#"ression to be a""!ied #ore ra"id!y as soon as the atta$ a!!ows% This
is the harder nee% In$reasing the 'a!ue #aes the nee soter !etting the $o#"ression i$ in
#ore gent!y%
Gain )#ae.u" gain* is used to boost the $o#"ressed signa! out"ut !e'e! be$ause the
$o#"ression "ro$ess redu$es the gain%
?ou"!e o ti"s using sing!e band $o#"ressor in a #astering situation> you #ight wan&t to try to
use !ow ratio, !ong atta$ and re!ease ti#es or #ore trans"arent sounding resu!ts )trans"arent in
this $ontet #eans a'oiding that s(uashed and "u#"y sound ee"ing the audio as
origina!/natura! sounding as "ossib!e*%
Howe'er, e'ery #i is dierent so it&s IMPSSI6L: to gi'e any ea$t settings, but you $an
STA7T e"eri#enting with these>
Thresho!d> .2Dd6 )or where'er the in"ut signa! o your #i is "eaing at*
7atio> 1%D>1 2>1
Atta$> D0#s
7e!ease> 1D0#s
ain> 2.4 d6 or #ore )rea!!y de"ends on where you set the Thresho!d and 7atio*
I your #i starts to sound too s(uashed, try de$reasing the 7atio% :"eri#ent with dierent
Thresho!d/7atio $o#binations% As a ru!e o thu#b, use the $o#"ressor s"aring!y in a #astering situation to a'oid s(uashing%
;.
Fruit Multi3and %o!pressor.
Mu!tiband $o#"ressor is a great too! in #astering $hain or ine tuning the 'o!u#e !e'e!s in
dierent re(uen$y areas%
Let #e e"!ain the #u!tiband $o#"ressor a bit> nor#a! sing!e band $o#"ressor )!ie Fruity
?o#"ressor and Fruity Li#iter when the $o#"ressor #ode is a$ti'ated* ae$ts to the 9HL:
re(uen$y band, but #u!tiband $o#"ressor !ets you a""!y the $o#"ression to a SP:?IFI?
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re(uen$y bands in this $ase, !ow, #id and high% For ea$h band, you $an set the i!ter $uto
"oint% That #eans you $an deine what re(uen$y areas the band $o#"ressors wi!! ae$t%
Mu!tiband $o#"ression is 'ery handy too! in #astering be$ause, i you wan&t to $o#"ress
)$ontro! the 'o!u#e beha'ior* o ust the !ow re(uen$y range, you $an do that without ae$ting
too #u$h to the the #ids and highs and 'i$e 'ersa% For ea#"!e, i you ha'e !oud "eas
so#ewhere in the !ow re(uen$y area, you $an attenuate these without redu$ing the gain o the
#ids and/or highs%
6asi$a!!y, you $ou!d do this with an e( as we!!, but using #u!tiband $o#"ressor here wi!! gi'e you
a bit #ore dierent sounding resu!ts than e( #ore 3organi$ or whate'er the "ro"er ter# is%
Here&s a (ui$ introdu$tion to dierent "ara#eters in Fruity Mu!tiband ?o#"ressor% ?he$ the "i$
be!ow )$!i$ to see it bigger*>
9hat settings do I re$o##end to use with Fruity Mu!tiband ?o#"ressorG Again, it&s i#"ossib!e to
gi'e any re$o##endations as e'erything de"ends what ind o audio you are #astering% 5ou
$an STA7T with these though, but be $autious> these #ay @T wor at a!! with your #i )I
a$tua!!y ee! a ind o du#b by re$o##ending s"e$ii$ settings here*<
Li#iter> 0
Fi!ter> FI7
L9 6A@=>
Thresho!d> .2D%0d6 7atio> 1%2>1
-nee> 0E
Atta$> B%B#s
7e!ease> 2#s
ain> .1%d6
MI= 6A@=>
Thresho!d> .J%0d6
7atio> 1%8>1
-nee> KE
Atta$> B1#s
7e!ease> D#s
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ain> 1%d6
HIH 6A@=>
Thresho!d> .11%0d6
7atio> 2%0>1
-nee> KE
Atta$> B%#s
7e!ease> 48#s
ain> 2%Kd6
Serious!y, you need to !earn to use your ears and !et the# udge what settings to use%
@ow, to the boosting e(%
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Li#iter is a $!ose re!ati'e to $o#"ressor% It ee"s the signa! ro# going abo'e a thresho!d 'a!ue,
ust !ie $o#"ressor% I the "eas are trying to go abo'e the thresho!d 'a!ue, a gain redu$tion wi!!
o$$ur%
Howe'er, in $o#"ressor, the gain redu$tion is a""!ied in a #ore gent!e way and it a!so ae$ts to
the (uieter "arts o the signa! by #aing the# !ouder, whereas !i#iter )at !east bri$.wa!! !i#iter*
s(uashes the "eas that are trying to go abo'e the thresho!d 'a!ue and !ea'e the (uieter "eas
a!one% Li#iters gain redu$tion is abso!ut and #ore a"rubt than $o#"ressors% That&s the #ain
dieren$e%
In a !i#iter, you set the !e'e! abo'e whi$h the signa! wi!! be !i#ited by using the out"ut ?ei!ing%
Csua!!y it&s set to .0%Bd6% @ow when you start to in$rease the 'o!u#e by using in"ut ain, the
!i#iter wi!! s(uash a!! the signa! "eas that are trying to go abo'e the .0%Bd6% So the #ore you
are trying to #ai#i+e the 'o!u#e o your #i, the #ore s(uashed it wi!! sound% Try to be gent!e
here by not destroying your #i
So#e !i#iters !ie Fruity Li#iter has the atta$ and re!ease $ontro!s as we!!% Atta$ $ontro!s how
(ui$!y the !i#iter res"onds to the signa! "eas% The 7e!ease $ontro!s how (ui$!y the signa! wi!!
3re$o'er ro# the !i#iting%
Here&s so#e o the #ost i#"ortant Fruity Li#iter settings introdu$ed>
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ou $an start with these settings, but re#e#ber that e'erything de"ends on the audio #ateria!
you&re #astering>
?ei!ing> .0%Bd6
ain> 4%0d6.K%0d6
Saturation> 0%0d6
Atta$> 4#s
7e!ease> 2D0#s
Atta$ ?ur'e> B
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7e!ease ?ur'e> B
Ahead> J#s
:"eri#ent with the in"ut gain, but be gent!e with it to a'oid s(uashing your #i% 5ou now
you&re "utting too #u$h gain when the song is starting to sound !ie stressed or !ie it&s in great
"ressure% Try to ind a ba!an$e between #ai#u# "ossib!e !oudness and not !etting your #i to
sound o'er!y s(uashed%
11. Export the song on(e again to "A# using highest (ua!ity settings, e$e"t set the 9A; bit
de"th to 1 bit as this is standard in #astering be$ause you $an&t burn 24 bit i!es to ?=%
T
hat&s it% Ho"eu!!y this tutoria! ga'e you an idea what ind o too!s you $an use )and how to use
the#* to #aster a song in FL Studio%
Howe'er, I $an&t stress enough that :;:75THI@ starts ro# a good #i so it&s essentia! irst to
#ae things sound right and "o!ished a!ready in the #iing stage and not trying to use #astering
to i a $!ear #iing issues%
A!so, #astering is not so#ething you !earn o'ernight% Persona!!y, I a!ways ind o strugg!ing
with it as we!!% It taes a !ot o "atien$e and tria! and error, but e"eri#enting is the best way to
!earn%
7e#e#ber a!so this> using $o#"ression in #astering isn&t ne$essity% I your song sounds good
without $o#"ression, then don&t use it% It&s not so#ething that is re(uired or #aing a #i sound
great% It&s ust there to i the dyna#i$ range% A$tua!!y, :;:75THI@ be it e(, $o#"ressor or
!i#iter de"ends on the #i and what ind o sound you&re ater or% As yourse!> what do I want
and start ro# there%
And ina!!y, download the F& Studio Mixer State +ile here%
Here&s how you !oad it to a #ier tra$%
http://howtomakeelectronicmusic.com/downloads/HTMEM-Mastering-FX-Chain.fsthttp://howtomakeelectronicmusic.com/downloads/HTMEM-Mastering-FX-Chain.fsthttp://howtomakeelectronicmusic.com/downloads/HTMEM-Mastering-FX-Chain.fst
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ere&s an ea#"!e song #astered with using this #ier state i!e% It&s one o #y own songs%
First, the un#astered 'ersion>
And here&s the #astered 'ersion% It #ay be a s!ight!y too #u$h s(uashed, but anyway, $o#"are
the dieren$e>
Fina! ti"> when you test this #ier state i!e o #ine and you&re e"erien$ing an o'er!y s(uashed
sound, irst!y de$rease the a#ount o in"ut ain in the Fruity Li#iter as I&'e set it to "retty high%
For #ore about #astering, I suggest reading so#e o these arti$!es>
9hat Is MasteringG
The =ieren$e 6etween Miing And Mastering
How To Mae 5our Musi$ Loud
Csing ?o#"ression
Mu!ti.band 9orsho"
Ad'an$ed ?o#"ression Te$hni(ues, Part 1
Ad'an$ed ?o#"ression Te$hni(ues, Part 2
Internet= Mastering Tutoria! Thread
I you&re rea!!y serious about #astering your song to a "roessiona! !e'e!, using a #astering
engineer is re$o##ended% ?he$ out so#e o these guys>
Ian She"herd&s Mastering Media
Streay Mastering
SAS on!ine #astering
Pete Maher
To# 9a!t+ Mastering
r oog!e or #ore%
% That&s about it%
?redits to Mo ;o!ans How To Master A Tra$ In 1D Minutes r Less .tutoria! whi$h I used as a
reeren$e #ateria! to $reate this tutoria!<
I ho"e this tutoria! he!"ed you to start #astering a song in FL Studio%
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