Introduction

Audio mastering basics

What is mastering?

Can you mix and master at the same time?

Level vs. loudness

How genre influences loudness

Are there rules in mastering?

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Intro

1. Mastering your own mixes

2. Use high fidelity references

3. Mastering where you mix

4. Evaluating speakers for mastering

5. Improve your listening environment

6. Benefits of digital room correction

7. What digital room correction can’t fix

8. Will listening environments always matter?

9. Don’t lose perspective

10. Knowing when you’re done

Outro

Intro

Mixing & Mastering defined

Challenge 1: I can't hear it!

Challenge 2: Muddy low end

Challenge 3: Bright top end

Challenge 4: Good balance, but tracks still jump out

Challenge 5: Dry vocals

Challenge 6: Client notes

Outro

Intro

What is mastering?

How do you want listeners to describe your music?

Aims of mastering

Mastering tools

How Mastering Can Enhance Your Mix

Multiband Plugins

Inside Functionality

Royalty Codes

DDP (Disc Description Protocol)

What am I going to be including in this series?

Simplicity

Topics in this series

Image Editing

What can mastering do?

Choosing how to master an album

Where did we get these songs?

Creating and editing mastering metadata

Why WaveLab is perfect for mastering

Free Mastering PDF

Mastering for streaming services

Peak-normalized vs. loudness-normalized levels

How streaming services work

How to set levels for streaming services

How lossy codecs affect audio levels

How to reduce distortion in a lossy file

Loudness normalization and streaming services

Implications of loudness normalization

The conundrum of loudness normalization

Conclusion

Intro

Applying EQ to the low end

Compression settings

Removing Sibilance

Matching the master to the song

How to master in real time

How do I set a limiter?

Using a stereo width control

Joe's Mastering Chain

Mastering Every Track is a Journey

Introduction

Who is Daniel Rowland?

What is mastering?

RIAA EQ curve and corrective EQ

Is mastering necessary?

What does mastering actually do?

How is mastering different from mixing?

What decisions will a mastering engineer make?

Loudness

Should you master your own music?

How does online mastering work?

Intro to mastering

Listening to the song all the way through

Applying a limiter

Removing harsh frequencies

Removing low-end rumble

Compression

Adding a frequency shifter

Listening to the mastered track

Adding fades

Where to find Realistic Productions

The Home Display

Mid Button

How Do True Peaks Affect Music?

Mastering Presets

Left/Right Meter

Dynamic Range

Mastering Can Lower The Dynamic Range Of Your Track

Loudness Range Recommendations

Settings

Conclusion

What is mastering all about?

What does a mastering engineer do?

Working with dynamics

Importance of a mastering consultation

Intro

Learning to listen critically

What happens in mastering?

Practice with Match EQ

The 3-minute challenge

Listening for low-end

Listening in mono

Stereo v. Mid-side

Low-mid cut v. high-mid boost

High shelf v. high air

Less punch v. less space

Outro

Intro

When to use EQ

Is reducing levels harming the audio?

Balancing levels

Analyzing the mix

Where does the pinch phenomenon come from?

How do you approach mixing and mastering at the same time?

What do you think is the job of a mastering engineer?

Tonal Balance

Conclusion