Mastering Essentials Part 1 - What is MASTERING?

Mastering Essentials: The SOS Techniques Guide
In this six-part series, produced in association with Steinberg, well-known mastering engineer Ian Shepherd takes us through his approach to mastering. Whether you’re polishing individual tracks or assembling EPs or albums, Ian will explore the tools, skills and decisions that can help you achieve great-sounding mastering results.

In Part 1 Ian discusses what mastering is — and what it isn’t — as he sets out his approach to mastering in this tutorial series.

(More parts coming soon. Subscribe to the SOS channel to be notified).

1. What Is Mastering?

2. The Three Ms of Mastering
https://youtu.be/O67lpW63Qq0

3. How Loud Should You Master?
https://youtu.be/Jsxg11Yh3Ns

4. Mastering EQ: Balance, Don’t Match
https://youtu.be/de50tLsRyb4

5. Compression & Limiting In Mastering
https://youtu.be/-xdidGlCkeA

6. Final Delivery: Requirements & Specs
https://youtu.be/mrScBOiSCr0

Links:
If you want to practice your mastering skills, you can download the unmastered audio examples from Mike Senior’s Cambridge Music Technology library: https://cambridge-mt.com/mastering

'Promises and Lies' is here: https://cambridge-mt.com/ms/mtk/#JohnnyLokke
'Another Day Calling' is here: https://cambridge-mt.com/ms/mtk/#TurnBackToSpring

For more detail on Ian’s approach to mastering, you can get his free downloadable Home Mastering Guide at http://www.HomeMasteringGuide.com

Additional resource mentioned in the video.
“Another Day Calling” https://www.soundonsound.com/techniques/mix-rescue-turn-back-spring
“Promises and Lies” https://www.soundonsound.com/techniques/mix-rescue-mixing-metal



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