How To Prepare Your Mixes For Mastering
In this video, I’ll walk you through how to prepare your mixes for mastering—covering the fundamentals to make sure your mix is ready, plus tackling a few debated topics that […]
Category: Mastering
How To Know If Your Songs Need Mastering
Mastering is often described as “making music sound its best” or “preparing music for release.” But these descriptions don’t really explain what mastering accomplishes or whether your songs need it. […]
Why -14 LUFS Doesn’t Work – And What To Do Instead
In today’s video, I’ll explain why the common advice, “You should make your master measure -14 LUFS,” is not only untrue, but actually really detrimental to your songs. First, I’ll […]
What mastering will and won’t do for your songs
Among the various stages of music production, mastering appears to cause the most confusion. For many, it’s not clear why we master music, or what to expect from the mastering […]
Make your songs louder with a limiter
In this video, we’ll look at how to make your songs louder using a limiter at the mastering stage of producing a track. Click here to watch the video.
The difference between mixing and mastering
The production of a record can be broken down into three stages… recording, mixing, and mastering In this video, we’re breaking down the difference between the MIXING stage, and the […]
How to master music in your home studio in 4 easy steps
What does mastering audio mean? In music production, mastering is the final stage of the production process. It’s the last chance to make adjustments to your songs before they’re released […]
LUFS: How loud to master songs for streaming (& why it’s not -14 LUFS)
How loud should my master be? The loudness of tracks is an area of mastering which has evolved a lot over the years. In this lesson, we’ll discuss the issues […]