In this week’s Audio Premium content, Mike Elliott begins a new series on mastering. This first tutorial clearly describes the mastering process in broad strokes.
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Quick, what is the first thing that comes to mind when you think of mastering? Was it make the tracks sound better? Louder? Punchier? Or something along those lines? If so then congratulations you know a part of the mastering process!
However, there is a lot more to it than making things sound bigger; there may even be circumstances when you wouldn’t want to make a track sound bigger! In this tutorial we are going to examine what exactly the mastering process is and how to become more effective at those areas.
Some parts of this tutorial series can be done in any DAW while some sections can only be done by a select few DAWs; this is why some DAWs are referred to as Mastering DAWs.
This first tutorial will cover the Mastering Process up until the Loudness War and getting ready for pressing. If your Ps and Qs are not in line or your track timing isn’t landing on a down beat then step inside and get ready to master the Mastering process. Oh and yah we will definitely play with compressors and EQ too!
Ready? Let’s get Mastering!
Table of Contents
- What is Mastering?
- Sequencing
- Post Processing
- Post Processing – Restoration
- Post Processing – Balancing and Track Compression
- Conclusion Thus Far
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