Getting your Song ready for Mastering Key Takeaways: Mastering a song involves prepping, fixing, and enhancing the final mix with EQ, saturation, compression, stereo widening, and reverb to achieve a polished, professional sound. Compression and limiting are crucial components of mastering that boost the overall loudness of the track while maintaining sound quality. Comparing the […]
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What Every Audio Engineer Needs to Know Key takeaway: Audio engineering involves the technical aspects of recording, mixing and mastering music. It is an important profession in the music industry, as it can make or break the quality of a song or album. Producers and engineers play different roles in the audio engineering process. Producers […]
Preparing a Mix for Mastering Key Takeaway: Setting proper levels is key: To prepare your mix for mastering, it is important to set proper levels to avoid clipping or distortion. Target peaks for mastering should be between -3dB and -6dB to leave enough headroom for the mastering process. Controlled and subtle processing is crucial: Processing […]
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Finding Your Workflow in Music
Finding your workflow in Music Key Takeaway: Workflow is the process of creating music – from idea generation to the final mix. It is an essential part of music production and helps to create an organized and efficient process. An effective workflow relies on elements such as idea generation, development, sound design, arrangement, and mixing. […]
How to Setup a Home Studio for Beginners Key Takeaway: When setting up a home studio, it is essential to invest in the right equipment. This includes a good studio computer, a DAW, a desk and chair, an audio interface, studio monitors and monitor stands, headphones, a microphone, cables, acoustic treatment, a MIDI keyboard, and […]
Being a Spotify Artist Key Takeaway: Uploading music to Spotify is an essential step for any aspiring artist. Utilizing online music distributors and following the correct steps to upload high-quality audio files and album art can increase visibility and success on the platform. Successful songs on Spotify share certain characteristics, with audio quality and mix/mastering […]
Mastering Your Songs Like an Industry Legend To master your songs like a music industry legend, it’s essential to understand the techniques involved in the mastering process. This includes quality control, stereo enhancement, EQ, compression, limiting, sequencing, and spacing. Investing in high-quality mastering tools and plugins can greatly improve the final product’s sound quality. Take […]
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Should You Master Your Own Music?
Should you Master your own Mix? Key Takeaways: Objectivity is key: When mastering your own mixes, you may have lost your objectivity by listening to the same song too many times. This can result in a narrow perspective, preventing you from identifying issues in the mix. Other professionals can enhance your mix: While you may […]
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Secrets to a Clean Dynamic Mix
Secrets to a Clean Dynamic Mix Key Takeaway: Starting with the basics is crucial to achieving a clean dynamic mix in audio. Avoid starting with random sounds when composing and use a spectrum analyzer to better understand the mix. Techniques for better mixing include using heavy parallel compression on break or loop drums for loudness, […]
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How to Mix on Ableton
Mixing inside Ableton Key Takeaway: Using appropriate listening devices is crucial for successful mixing on Ableton. Take time to master the acoustics of your mixing space and invest in quality headphones and studio monitors. Effective mix resource management ensures the seamless flow of your track. Take advantage of Ableton’s features to organize tracks, group similar […]