Channel: Sound On Sound magazine

Category: Music

Description: 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 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 youtu.be/O67lpW63Qq0 3. How Loud Should You Master? youtu.be/Jsxg11Yh3Ns 4. Mastering EQ: Balance, Don’t Match youtu.be/de50tLsRyb4 5. Compression & Limiting In Mastering youtu.be/-xdidGlCkeA 6. Final Delivery: Requirements & Specs 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: cambridge-mt.com/mastering 'Promises and Lies' is here: cambridge-mt.com/ms/mtk/#JohnnyLokke 'Another Day Calling' is here: 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 HomeMasteringGuide.com Additional resource mentioned in the video. “Another Day Calling” soundonsound.com/techniques/mix-rescue-turn-back-spring “Promises and Lies” soundonsound.com/techniques/mix-rescue-mixing-metal ................................................................. Get FREE 170-page RECORDING TECHNOLOGY eBook: sosm.ag/recording-ebook ................................................................ Subscribe! sosm.ag/subscribe Visit soundonsound.com LIKE Sound On Sound: facebook.com/soundonsoundmag FOLLOW Sound On Sound: twitter.com/soundonsoundmag Follow Sound On Sound on Instagram: @soundonsoundmag