Mixing & Mastering
Provides a comprehensive walk through of proper mixing and mastering techniques. You will learn the industry skills required to properly mix and master your original music for commercial distribution.
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LEVEL 1 - Basics of Mixing & Mastering
Goals of mixing, why mastering and types of mastering.
LEVEL 2 - Gain, Signal Chain & Reference Mixes
Reference mixes, analyzers, gain staging, grouping channels, inserts, returns, level balancing, panning,
LEVEL 3 - Frequency range & EQ
Spectral balance, channel EQ, bus EQ and master bus EQ.
LEVEL 4 - Dynamics
Channel dynamics, bus dynamics and master dynamics.
LEVEL 5 - Reverb
Reverberation, creating space and common practices.
LEVEL 6 - Special Processing
Tape processing, tube processing, linear distortion, multiband dynamics, inflators, maximizers and stereo imaging.
LEVEL 7 - Mastering Chains
Reductive EQ, spectral balancing, de-esser, multiband dynamics, compression and limiting.
LEVEL 8 - Loudness
Metering, peak vs RMS vs LUFS and exporting.
Music Production 101 - Sound Design - Audio Processing - Composition and Sketching - Arrangement and Structure - Mixing and Mastering