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Let's talk master limiting. I'll show you a recent client case where I'm going loud-ish with mastering, but, while doing my usual master limiting, I'm getting distortion I cannot accept. This obviously happens in my daily work as an engineer, and I always need to find ways to tackle it. We'll call t

This video will show you me hitting -3 LUFS on a stem master to match the given reference, and we're going clean and punchy, and you will hear it. I will walk you thru how I am achieving it, what I am using for it, what I improved in the production, etc. There's one specific master tool that gives m

Clippers are getting more and more popular in audio, and even in socials I've seen posts where advice is thrown out telling people to clip their masters for a louder output. Let's go to the very grassroots level in signal processing. Let's get the facts straight. 📺 In similar context, do not miss m

Over the years, I've had a few hard rules in my productions and engineering, which have helped me tremendously with my sound, which is punchy, clear, rich, bassy, and loud. I know there's a whole lot of info and advice thrown around online these days, and it can be confusing to many - and also very

If there's one thing I do every single workday in my life, it's limiting masters to desired loudness. I started mastering for others 11 years ago, then expanded to stem mastering and mixing, and I always master my mixes, too. This involves limiting the mix to desired loudness. Even by some loose mat

I've worked with John Summit for a long time, having been his main engineer for around 8 years and every now and then I work with the artists on his label too. A recent tune that has gained a lot of popularity is Fallon's "Diet Coke" and I've got questions about the mastering I did on it. The sound

Showing how I'm using Fabfilter Pro-MB to react to the kick and snare of a master, improving its dynamics, effectively making it slam a bit Showing how I'm using Fabfilter Pro-MB to react to the kick and snare of a master, improving its dynamics, effectively making it slam a bit harder. Here, I'm on

I've been using Izotope Ozone in my mastering work for 11+ years. I wanted to make a video on why I think it's great and indispensable. I'm covering why it's a great mastering limiter – one of the best if not the best – and its various modules I use often. Video also covers a little bit of my mixing

Mastering time! Going through a song that I found tonally really challenging. I could really hear where it could use some help to be nicer Mastering time! Going through a song that I found tonally really challenging. I could really hear where it could use some help to be nicer to listen to – and tha

I mix and master music for my living, and obviously getting songs loud enough (or filthy loud) is an important part for it. These days in mixes and premasters that I get (and also some released songs for sure), I hear a slightly too distorted tone sometimes, and at the same time, I see a lot of ppl

Using the free and great Voxengo SPAN analyzer, I'm showing you how you can view both your song as well as a reference song nicely layered. Your ears are a super important tool when it comes to actually listening, but still, seeing how your song compares is a really good thing to guide you – especia

I want to be covering mastering more. Episode 1 here: mastering a DNB song that needs its tone corrected. Let's make it nice and balanced. I want to be covering mastering more. Here, I had a particularly harsh-sounding song that mostly needed its tone to be balanced out. I'm showing the tools I used

I recently posted an IG clip about the loudest stem master I've done for a client this year. It raised many comments and I got many DMs from some of you asking me to cover that project. So that's what I'm doing. I'm also taking a look at a recent Subfocus song. In this context, I'm discussing the pr

There's this one thing (or two) that I do on many masters that have a breakdown and a drop – a lot of electronic music – and I wanted to share. Working on a song of mine here to keep it copyright-free and all that. See if you can hear the difference, and try it on your songs. No epic mastering skill

Being an audio nerd and engineer, this sort of stuff does fascinate me. Came across this article on the interwebs (shouts to Owen Palmer) and wanted to share. There’s some interesting stuff about how minimum phase filtering affects the decay and amplitude of low frequencies. Read up! And don’t high/

I got this question: "Would there be any benefit to temporarily putting a limiter on the master in order to highlight any issues in the mix (I mean would it highlight anything too loud in the mix or annoying frequencies)?" This is a good question, and I'm happy to answer this. Even if you're not tha

Today, I'm telling you about using limiters and clippers. Where they differ, what's similar, when you should use either, and so on. Join me Today, I'm telling you about using limiters and clippers. Where they differ, what's similar, when you should use either, and so on. Join me for this 20-minute a

Alright, time for sub bass tip number three!I'm not always big into teaching numbers when it comes to mixing and mastering, but there are sc Alright, time for sub bass tip number three! I'm not always big into teaching numbers when it comes to mixing and mastering, but there are scenarios where they

One of the things that home masters often lack is this brilliance, "sheen" in the very high frequencies. Producers often use exciters to bring that up. Well, let me tell you that you don't need to pay for an exciter – your basic decent EQ can probably get that energy up, as long as it's there. Ever

(You hear me address a person on the video, as this was originally made for a person) 📼 VIDEO here📼📼📼📼 Recently I've got quite a few questions as to what I take into account when making a mixtape loud or when "mastering" it. I usually don't "master*" a mixtape, because usually the music in it i

In mixing, I do this often in breakdowns (i.e., the section before the drop, often without beats). I often do this when mixing music that actually has to have an impactful drop (e.g., tech house, DNB, etc). In more chilled styles, where there is no drop, this is not necessary. • Widen the song (I do

Alright, friends! Earlier this month I promised to do a video on how to set up a mastering project in your DAW. So here it is! It's an exclusive video for Patrons only, not a protected file (don't even know how to do that!) so PLEASE DO NOT SHARE THE LINK BUT do tell a friend. • VIDEO IS HERE • Show

Hi guys. As a mixing and mastering engineer, I'm often asked about good reference songs, and here, I'm listing some good ones. I'll keep this post short yet informative, because this month I'll be doing two exclusive videos for you: 1) how to reference efficiently and 2) how to set up your own maste