Audio Geek Zine » Mastering

Guest Post: 5 Tips for DIY Mastering

Jon — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 17:49:50 +0000

As a mastering engineer, I would always encourage home recordists to send their music to a professional for mastering. Aside from finely tuned monitoring set ups, ultra-high-end equipment and the benefit of experience, a professional mastering engineer offers a valuable second opinion. However, if budgets don't allow or if you're really set on doing it yourself – here are 5 tips for DIY mastering.

Guest Post: 5 Tips for DIY Mastering is a post from: Audio Geek Zine
Thank you for subscribing!
Follow me on Twitter @theaudiogeek

How to Create a Duplication-Ready Master in Wavelab

Jon — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 22:01:27 +0000

This is a guest post from Samuel Allen of Extreme Studios in Perth, Australia. This article has been edited, the original can be found here. This is a quick how-to for the technical aspects of preparing a master CD in Wavelab. This article does not explain audio processing techniques for mastering such as How to [...]

How to Create a Duplication-Ready Master in Wavelab is a post from: Audio Geek Zine
Thank you for subscribing!
Follow me on Twitter @theaudiogeek

Review: IK Multimedia T-RackS Deluxe

Jon — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:08:55 +0000

Introduction T-RackS 3 is a suite of high-quality digital and analog-modelled VST/AU/RTAS Dynamics and EQ processors, for mixing and mastering. T-RackS can also be used outside of your DAW as a standalone mastering application. Version 3.5.1 is the latest at the time of this review. T-RackS Standard comes with the 4 ‘classic’ processors and metering [...]

Review: IK Multimedia T-RackS Deluxe is a post from: Audio Geek Zine
Thank you for subscribing!
Follow me on Twitter @theaudiogeek

How to make a song louder in mastering

Jon — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 16:42:52 +0000

Here is an excellent video on matching loudness when mastering from UK Mastering Engineer Ian Shepherd. Read the accompanying blogpost here: How to master a song loud – and the price you pay. I found it really interesting, Ian often approaches things differently than I would, which leads me to new techniques. From this video [...]

How to make a song louder in mastering is a post from: Audio Geek Zine
Thank you for subscribing!
Follow me on Twitter @theaudiogeek

Guest Post: Analog Warmth

Jon — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:33:05 +0000

This guest post comes from Barry Gardner, mastering engineer at Safe And Sound online mastering. You may also like his previous contribution to AGZ, The 24 Bit Advantage. Analogue warmth, what it is, and how to inject it into your recordings and mixes. Warmth in the context of audio production, is a hot topic. With [...]

Guest Post: Analog Warmth is a post from: Audio Geek Zine
Thank you for subscribing!
Follow me on Twitter @theaudiogeek

TC Electronic ‘Rome Calling’ Seminar – Loudness and the EBU R128 Broadcast Standard

Jon — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 16:04:30 +0000

In early June TC Electronic hosted the ‘Rome Calling’ pro-audio seminar and documented it in video. The first video is Florian Camerer talking about a new standard of measuring loudness. I found it pretty interesting, I think you will too. TC Electronic ‘Rome Calling’ Seminar – Loudness and the EBU R128 Broadcast Standard is a [...]

TC Electronic ‘Rome Calling’ Seminar – Loudness and the EBU R128 Broadcast Standard is a post from: Audio Geek Zine
Thank you for subscribing!
Follow me on Twitter @theaudiogeek

Mastering With Multiband Compression E-Book

Jon — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 12:10:07 +0000

Last week Ian Shepherd (productionadvice.co.uk, mastering engineer and friend of AGZ) announced the release of his first instructional E-Book Mastering with Multiband Compression. There is a basic and enhanced edition. The enhanced version has a bonus 1hr tutorial video, and audio examples for just $10 more. Here is the sales page: Buying through this link [...]

Mastering With Multiband Compression E-Book is a post from: Audio Geek Zine
Thank you for subscribing!
Follow me on Twitter @theaudiogeek

10 Brickwall Limiter Plugins Compared

Jon — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 01:54:26 +0000

Below you will find a comparison of 7 10 popular brickwall limiters with similar settings. I’m not comparing which gets loudest, I’m comparing which can cleanly take a few dB off the top. Which one sounds the best or has the least artifacts? The source is a MIDI pattern played through Steven Slate Drums. 24 [...]

10 Brickwall Limiter Plugins Compared is a post from: Audio Geek Zine
Thank you for subscribing!
Follow me on Twitter @theaudiogeek

Mastering With Ozone 4

Jon — Sun, 15 May 2011 21:00:43 +0000

Izotope Ozone 4 is a suite of powerful mastering effects in one plugin. It is a comprehensive mastering toolkit with an easy to use interface and professional sound quality. In this article I will briefly explain the use of the 7 processors within Ozone 4. If you don’t have the time to read the 122 [...]

Mastering With Ozone 4 is a post from: Audio Geek Zine
Thank you for subscribing!
Follow me on Twitter @theaudiogeek

Pretty Hate Machine Remaster

Jon — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 05:04:09 +0000

My parents weren’t cool enough to buy their 5 year old a Nine Inch Nails album when Pretty Hate Machine was first released. Actually I probably didn’t hear PHM until 10 years after its release. The Downward Spiral was my first NIN album, then I got Broken, then I started listening to Marilyn Manson, Skinny [...]

Pretty Hate Machine Remaster is a post from: Audio Geek Zine
Thank you for subscribing!
Follow me on Twitter @theaudiogeek