MASTERING ENGINEERS ADVICE

THE BEST KEPT SECRET TO MASTERING

THE BEST KEPT SECRET TO MASTERING

The secret to mastering is that you shouldn't be doing anything. So, you've finished your track; you mixed it, and it sounds great. You've exported it as a stereo wave...
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THE SECRET TO MONSTER BASS

THE SECRET TO MONSTER BASS

    So, you've got this bass going on in the track. When you're presenting a track to a mastering engineer, you want to put loads of low-end on, and you...
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QUICK TIP: HOW TO MAKE THE SNARE SNAPPY

QUICK TIP: HOW TO MAKE THE SNARE SNAPPY

    The first thing with a snare is that it's very much the transient that's hitting in: you want it to be really fast and sharp. You can lose that...
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DOES MASTERING HAVE A FUTURE?

DOES MASTERING HAVE A FUTURE?

The way that I see mastering going in the future? It's not dying, for sure. In fact, I think mastering is more important now than it ever was.  Originally, it...
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CAN YOU GUESS WHY YOU'RE BAD AT MASTERING?

CAN YOU GUESS WHY YOU'RE BAD AT MASTERING?

Ever tried mastering your own stuff but can't get it to the level that other people are mastering at? It just doesn't sound right. It doesn't have any sort of...
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WHY EVERYBODY IS TALKING ABOUT THE MIDS

WHY EVERYBODY IS TALKING ABOUT THE MIDS

Why is the mid-range EQ so important?  This is where your ear picks up most of the frequencies, mainly from the 20 to 20,000 Hertz range. Most of the main...
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THIS WILL MAKE YOU CARE ABOUT MASTERING

THIS WILL MAKE YOU CARE ABOUT MASTERING

Why is mastering an important part of the process? Well, I'm a mastering engineer. I've been mastering for 25 years. It was always quite a big part of the process...
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NEW RULES ABOUT THE MUSIC INDUSTRY

NEW RULES ABOUT THE MUSIC INDUSTRY

The rules have changed; the music industry is a different playing field now. The last five years saw the music industry turned on its head. After 2005, CD sales started...
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