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 […]
Category: Mastering
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 […]
True peak: why your songs should never peak above -1 dBTP
It is the recommendation of many streaming services, as well as many pro mastering engineers, that you master your songs to peak no louder than -1 dBTP (-1 decibel true […]
What is bit depth in audio? 16 bit, 24 bit and 32 bit float explained
In this lesson, we’ll break down bit depth. Bit depth is a key component of digital audio. You’ve probably noticed a list of available bit depths when ever you’ve created […]
What is the best audio sample rate? 44.1, 48, 96? Sample rate explained
What is sample rate in audio? When you record music digitally, your analogue to digital convertor takes a certain number of samples of the analogue signal every second. You can […]
How to bounce audio for mastering, CD, digital download and more
What does it mean to bounce audio? In modern day digital audio, the term ‘bouncing’ or ‘exporting’ refers to the process of turning either some or all of the things […]
What is the purpose of audio dithering? When, why and how to use dither…
What is the purpose of dithering? Dither is low level noise which is intentionally added to digital audio when ever it is converted to a lower bit depth. Dither noise […]
What is the difference between mixing and mastering a song
Understanding the difference between mixing and mastering. Over the course of producing a song, a song goes through a number of stages. Two of these stages are mixing and mastering. […]
How to choose headphones for music production: recording, mixing & mastering
How to choose headphones for music production One piece of equipment that no home studio can be without is a pair of headphones for music production. If you’re recording in […]
Here’s what mastering will and won’t do for your tracks
There seems to be a lot of confusion surrounding mastering. Some believe it to be a process which will magically fix any problems your tracks might have. Others believe it […]