Can you use headphones to master audio? How should you set up your listening environment to ensure the best results? Professional mastering engineer and iZotope Director of Education Jonathan Wyner leads you through strategies for critical listening, how to structure your listening environment, tips to set your mastering playback level, and more.
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Note: the audio examples you hear have been altered from their original recordings to bring attention to the core concepts highlighted in the 'Are You Listening?' series.
0:00 Introduction
0:23 Episode 2 your listening environment
2:56 Using headphones in mastering
4:43 Mastering references
7:14 Setting your playback level
12:30 Beware of your echo chamber
14:43 Setting up your listening environment
16:48 You can't clean with a dirty mop
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