1/ HIGH-PASS EVERYTHING?

In this video, mastering engineer John Mayfield dives into why high-passing your tracks during the mixing process can greatly benefit the overall quality of your mix and for him, helps him get the best master he can get.

2/ FIXING PHASE BEFORE

Ever wonder what the first step is to mastering a song? It’s not compression, it’s not stereo imaging, and it’s not EQ. The first step John Mayfield takes when mastering is fixing the Phase Rotation of a song.

3/ HOW TO EQ MASTER

When applying equalization to your master, the settings is specific to the signal you’re working on will need to be applied. Although each master is unique, there are some common aspects of equalization amongst all mastering sessions that you should keep in mind and follow when applicable.

4/ HEARING COMPRESSION

In this video, David Gnozzi explains how to set up your 2BUS and MASTERING COMPRESSOR, what to look for when setting attack, release, ration, knee and more!

5/ ADVANCED MASTERING COMPRESSION

Share information about your brand with your customers. Describe a product, make announcements, or welcome customers to your store.

6/ STEREO IMAGING

Knowing when, how, and why to adjust the width of your stereo image in mastering is crucial, and it can be a challenge for both amateur and expert engineers.

7/ DYNAMIC & LOUDNESS TIPS

- Dave Pensado shows you some simple tricks to use while mastering your music to preserve dynamics and give your tracks a better feel.
- Luca Pretolesi mastering On My Mind by Diplo. This tutorial covers as well as using analyzers to master a song in Studio One.

8/ DITHERING DEMYSTIFIED

The most important thing you need to know about DITHERING is inside this brilliant video by David Gnozzi from MixbusTV.