How to Learn Audio Mastering | Are You Listening? Season 2 Episode 6

Feb 18, 2020

How do you learn audio mastering? It’s easier and more accessible than you think. Here are free beginner, intermediate, and advanced resources to help.

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Loudness in Mastering | Are You Listening? Season 2 Episode 5

Feb 11, 2020

Learn how perception influences loudness when mastering audio, and get best practices for loudness in a variety of formats—streaming, vinyl, CD, and beyond.

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Mastering for Spotify® and Other Streaming Platforms | Are You Listening? Season 2 Episode 4

Feb 04, 2020

What’s so different about mastering for a streaming service like Spotify, Apple Music, or Tidal? We cover the two main differentiators between how to master for streaming services versus other formats—level and loudness.

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Loudness Metering and Visualizations in Mastering | Are You Listening? Season 2 Episode 3

Jan 28, 2020

Learn why loudness metering and visualizations matter in mastering, and how they can help keep the subjectivity of human perception in check.

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How to Use Reference Tracks in a Mastering Session

Jan 23, 2020

Music references can make a mastering session more efficient and more successful. Follow these guidelines to ensure mastering results that are most authentic to the music.

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Reference Tracks in Mastering | Are You Listening? Season 2 Episode 2

Jan 21, 2020

In this episode of Are You Listening? we go over mastering reference tracks: how to use them, how to identify quality references for you and your work, and potential pitfalls to avoid.

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Expert Mastering Engineers Sound Off on Using Headphones for Audio Mastering

Jan 16, 2020

Ever wonder how the pros use headphones for audio mastering? Here we sit down with five industry experts to find out how headphones fit into their workflows.

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Stereo Imaging in Mastering: Width and Mid/Side | Are You Listening? Season 2 Episode 1

Jan 14, 2020

Knowing when to adjust the width of your stereo image in mastering is crucial, and can be a challenge for both amateur and expert engineers. Learn how to manage stereo, mono, and mid/side signals in your next session.

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6 Tips for Using Ozone's Utilities in Mixing and Mastering

Jan 09, 2020

In this article, you’ll learn how to use Ozone’s lesser-known tools: utilities. We’ll cover gain matching, the reference section, the codec preview, the bit-meter, and more.

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