It is a place for engineers starting out seeking advice about the fundamentals of mastering. Seasoned pros with a bit of time and...

Riccardo

Let me take a moment to type up a PQ primer... PQ codes refer to 2 of the 8 subcode channels P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, that run...

jayfrigo

Why do some people print their master to a second computer? I run mine out of Logic to hardware but then back to a separate track...

occam

I'm probably going to release the fury of hell raining down upon me from my betters ... but I'm just too curious and have to...

prado escondido

Hi All, Is any of this right, if I use outboard to do my Mastering? Scene 1 -I am going to use an outboard limiter set to...

puppee

Hi, i had some free time this weekend to play with analyzing a release i have. I have two versions or a recording that was...

nitrateaudio

Hello Looking for some basic advice here. I am primarily a composer. Most of my compositions are acoustic based with...

abbaspremjee

Is it worth getting EL8X-S Distressor Pair for mainly electronic music or would you go for a plugin instead? Why I'm asking...

Princent

I'm trying to learn some mastering. When I use the Weiss DS1-MK3 and throw a TDR Limiter afterwards (no processing, just for the...

denstrow

What is a good order of operations for mastering? On my mixbuss, after the mixbuss compressor, I have a tape emulation, an eq, a...

denstrow

The link to the photo is above. How can I get my wav more spiky/less like a solid bar? This was the best way I can word...

contax

i'm uploading mastered files at 24 bit/48khz to bandcamp... the idea is, if someone wanted to download high res, it's...

batsbrew

Could someone explain why there are songs on YouTube at -8 LUFT when the standard is -14 LUFT? I thought -14 LUFS would help end...

nonameUser

When ME engineers run the mix in parallel, how often is it preferred to sum everything back into 2 channels in the analog...

InPhazor

Hi, just wandering, is it common to be making 0.10 +/- db changes in frequencies during mastering process? does it really make...

nitrateaudio

Hey all, I'm starting to focus on mastering my own tracks and I'm looking for a a dynamic EQ plugin and a multiband compressor....

psykx

Preparing lossless pre-master files. Mastering Engineer wants 24-bit / DAW works in 32-bit Floating Point. Should I dither?

MogwaiBoy

Hi, I am trying to get a better understanding of how some of the releases in the country folk genres were mastered and then...

nitrateaudio

It is these https://www.presonus.com/en-US/monit...777500101.html and I am quite impressed with this pair of speakers for...

Thomas W. Bethe

Longtime music lover / audiophile - first-time post, here. Having a relatively large Hi-Res audio collection, but playback...

U2Joshua

Hello! I tried to make CD that have CD-text and CD+G tracks, but no luck so far. I guess it's possible to make CD+TEXT+G disc...

CiNEPHiL

Hi, I'm a little confused about what the detection modules in the side-chain section of Logic's stock compressor refer...

ads96

I’m more of a guitarist but trying to get better with mixing and mastering. My question is about master bus compression. I have...

Charis90

Hi, I am looking at analog hardware options to complement my SSL Fusion. I have no other hardware at the moment. Budget -...

thetizzler

Hi, Does Anyone have any specific advice on using Izotope Ozone 9 on a recorded DJ mix? The mix itself was recorded using an...

Window101

Hello. I am able to get nice loud mix with no distortion but invariably my peaks are always too high (example +3db). What causes...

BrazenActs

I'm trying to keep my true peaks below -2.7dB, but my software is not making it easy! I have Ozone Elements 8 on the master...

thedarkproject

My concept of mastering at home (yes tracks are also recorded at home) is to audition IK T-Racks chain presets and then tweak one...

RickyPowell

Many, Great Mix Engineers Like Josh Gudwin & Many , They will mix the song and still prefer to get it Stereo Mastered from...

Jacklove

Hello, could anybody give the main steps for mastering for spotify? Here`s what I tried: -used Izotope Ozone 10 -the Mix...

Hanns Blue

I find that my tracks lack somewhat in bass. I monitor with Neumann KH120s, in a semi-treated room, and because the monitors...

denstrow

If I want to use a stereo imager on my electric guitar track I would do that during mixing right? Not mastering?

Dioxazine

Hi, I am reading an interview with Rundgren who produced a bunch of records in the 70s. At one point they reference the New York...

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Hi, what can one do to anticipate changes from mastering? I mix to a reference and send the reference to mastering. Somehow,...

Heartfelt

I am considering buying a Figure 8 mic for the purpose of trying out mid-side recording (paired with a Oktava MK-12). A positive...

DaveLeeNC

those working in the world of Audio, what does your home studio look like? I'm after some ideas. currently, I have a Mac for pro...

Jagermoot

I don’t mind throwing some money for a great in depth tutorial series or masterclass that goes over functional use of wavelab,...

JBVN

Hi, anyone have ideas how they managed to make this sound so good over regular crappy phone and laptop speakers. Is there a tool...

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I see alot of mastering online sites, but what I'm looking for is a mixdown of my current Logic Pro X project(s) where a...

ValliSoftware

Hi All you party people ;--)) I am mastering some slow electronica I have made. These are the mastering compressor choices...

ajscent

hey im looking to just get my songs a bit louder temporarily for streaming sites until my album is ready and will send to...

sound joe

I use Ozone 9 and its Maximizer plugin on the main bus. Problem is, when my overall song output is too low, and I pull the...

BrazenActs

I record my own music at my amatuer but decent home studio. I do everything ITB. After I master my track in wavelab pro 11 and...

dvalleyjim

I’ve searched for previous threads but was looking for a bit more discussion if possible. I only do this as a hobbyist, but am...

DamianL

Hi All, Sorry if this is in the wrong place, but there isn't a mixing forum. Hi all, Thanks in advance for your...

arsonculture

Hello I'm looking into building my own first setup to handle mastering purposes. I'm thinking about when I get the monitoring...

8azulak

Hey all, how do you deal with loud mixes? As in already slammed. I've been getting more and more of these already pushed to 0db....

woody reed

Hi All Please can someone help me. I am using a Prism Lyra 2 and want to listen in real time to the input of of the Prism...

ajscent

Hi all, some advice please... There is a song (Track 3) on the album I'm currently working on that has a reverse sound at the...

MogwaiBoy

Bear with me I am a mere amateur. Once you mix the element sdo you add a bus saturation or plugin like trainsgainer, then...

keenly

Why do some mastering/mixing tutorials on loudness emphasize squashing the dynamic range (lowering the peak to RMS ratio)? I get...

sambaji

Hi everybody, I recently started a collaboration as mixing and mastering engineer for a small funky house / disco house...

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