If you've mastered a song before, you've probably made at least one of these mistakes. Season 6 of 'Are You Listening?' kicks off with 10 of the most critical mastering mistakes to avoid. In episode 1, professional mastering engineer and Berklee professor Jonathan Wyner shares mastering pitfalls like mixing while mastering, using the same signal chain on every song, relying too much on the high end, and more. By the end of this video, you’ll have a strong set of mastering guidelines to follow as you master your own tracks.
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:58 Mistake #1 Mixing while mastering
01:37 Mistake #2 Matching your references
05:28 Mistake #3 Relying on targets
07:18 Mistake #4 Is gain-staging stupid?
09:58 Mistake #5 Forgetting to listen
10:37 Mistake #6 Relying on high-end
12:51 Mistake #7 Working to your room
14:01 Mistake #8 Using the same signal chain
15:16 Mistake #9 Relying on limiters for loudness
17:08 Mistake #10 Processing after your limiter
19:37 Outro
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*The spelling of Jonathan Wyner’s name is incorrect in the introduction of Season 6. Please see this video description and the Are You Listening? website for the correct spelling.