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A mastering engineer is a person skilled in the practice of taking audio (typically musical content) that has been previously mixed in either the analog or digital domain as mono, stereo, or multichannel formats and preparing it for use in distribution, whether by physical media such as a CD, vinyl record, or as some method of streaming audio.
The mastering engineer is responsible for a final edit of a product and preparation for manufacturing copies. Although there are no official requirements to work as an audio mastering engineer, practitioners often have comprehensive domain knowledge of audio engineering, and in many cases, may hold an audio or acoustic engineering degree. Most audio engineers master music or speech audio material. The best mastering engineers might possess arrangement and record production skills, allowing them to 'trouble-shoot' mix issues and improve the final sound. Generally, good mastering skills are based on experience, resulting from many years of practice.
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Dave goes "Into The Lair" with Gene Grimaldi, Chief Engineer at Oasis Mastering and offers tips on how to make your mix as ready as possible for mastering. Subscribe to our channel: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=pensadosplace Please 'Like' and 'Follow'! http://twitter.com/pensadosplace http://facebook.com/pensadosplace
Mastering engineer Mike Wells shows how he uses the BAX EQ to help a mix of the rock band “Electrets” song Falling Awake sound even better “We’re going to use the BAX EQ to get a little more space on the top end, get a little more thump out of that bottom—but also keep the bottom tight—and smooth out that vocal…by using all aspects of the BAX EQ.” Mike Wells began mastering in the late 90's, opening Mike Wells Mastering in San Francisco, CA in early 2001. After a decade of service in the Bay Area, Mike Wells Mastering relocated to the epicenter of the music industry, Los Angeles - CA. His Recording Artist roster includes Green Day, Prince, Tony Sly, Tommy Guerrero, along with Production Music companies Google, Apple, Megatrax Production Music, and Angry Mob Music. Mike has served on t...
The MIX With The MASTERS Seminar Series : Steve Albini http://www.mixwiththemasters.com
Mastering is arguably the least well understood step in the music production chain. So, to demystify things, we headed to Black Saloon Studios to examine that very process with Mandy Parnell, mastering engineer to Björk, Aphex Twin, Snoop Dogg and White Stripes.
Watch Live Here: https://www.puremix.net/live/mastering-engineer-brian-lucey.html A Q&A; session about Brian's mastering process and philosophy as well as a live mastering demonstration where he walks us through how he works on a set of pop tracks.
Reissue label Intervention Records recently cut lacquers at Sterling Sound for an AAA reissue of Big Audio Dynamite's debut album "This is Big Audio Dynamite". Analogplanet.com editor Michael Fremer visited to observe and then to interview mastering enginner Ryan K. Smith who's cut everything from "Graceland" to "West Side Story".
Mastering Engineer Jonathan Wyner joins us for the 298th episode of Pensado's Place. Subscribe to our channel: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c... Please 'Like' and 'Follow': http://twitter.com/pensadosplace http://facebook.com/pensadosplace http://instagram.com/pensadosplace Get your copy of The Pensado Papers: http://bit.ly/ThePensadoPapers Category Entertainment License Standard YouTube License
Discover valuable tips for using compression to master a stereo mix. Engineer Mike Wells demonstrates what to listen for, and how to adjust your compressor settings like ratio, attack and release, high-pass filter, and more. In this video, Mike uses the Dangerous Music Compressor to add smoothness and presence on a track by country rock artist Michael D. Keeney. Mike Wells began mastering in the late 90's, opening Mike Wells Mastering in San Francisco, CA in early 2001. After a decade of service in the Bay Area, Mike Wells Mastering relocated to the epicenter of the music industry, Los Angeles - CA. His Recording Artist roster includes Green Day, Prince, Tony Sly, Tommy Guerrero, along with Production Music companies Google, Apple, Megatrax Production Music, and Angry Mob Music. Mike ...
So many people claim to be able to master your music, and will do it for next to no money, but are they really mastering their music? Here are 5 questions to ask your potential mastering engineer to help determine if they're worth your time and money and if you can trust them with your masterpiece. 1. How much do you charge? 2. How long will it take you to master these? 3. What hardware and software do you use to master? 4. What, in your opinion, are the main purposes of a mastering engineer? 5. What will you do to make my music playback optimally on as many platforms and devices as possible? ME's should charge somewhere between $50/song and $100/hour, but the best in the business can charge $200/hour and up. It should take 2 to 4 hours to master a song. If you have multiple songs to ...
Metropolis's Mastering engineer Mazen Murad masters the track Vanishing Point using mid/side EQ, notch EQ and limiting. Track: Lukas Lyrestam -- Vanishing Point https://soundcloud.com/lukaslyrestam
Dave goes "Into The Lair" with Gene Grimaldi, Chief Engineer at Oasis Mastering and offers tips on how to make your mix as ready as possible for mastering. Subscribe to our channel: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=pensadosplace Please 'Like' and 'Follow'! http://twitter.com/pensadosplace http://facebook.com/pensadosplace
Mastering engineer Mike Wells shows how he uses the BAX EQ to help a mix of the rock band “Electrets” song Falling Awake sound even better “We’re going to use the BAX EQ to get a little more space on the top end, get a little more thump out of that bottom—but also keep the bottom tight—and smooth out that vocal…by using all aspects of the BAX EQ.” Mike Wells began mastering in the late 90's, opening Mike Wells Mastering in San Francisco, CA in early 2001. After a decade of service in the Bay Area, Mike Wells Mastering relocated to the epicenter of the music industry, Los Angeles - CA. His Recording Artist roster includes Green Day, Prince, Tony Sly, Tommy Guerrero, along with Production Music companies Google, Apple, Megatrax Production Music, and Angry Mob Music. Mike has served on t...
The MIX With The MASTERS Seminar Series : Steve Albini http://www.mixwiththemasters.com
Mastering is arguably the least well understood step in the music production chain. So, to demystify things, we headed to Black Saloon Studios to examine that very process with Mandy Parnell, mastering engineer to Björk, Aphex Twin, Snoop Dogg and White Stripes.
Watch Live Here: https://www.puremix.net/live/mastering-engineer-brian-lucey.html A Q&A; session about Brian's mastering process and philosophy as well as a live mastering demonstration where he walks us through how he works on a set of pop tracks.
Reissue label Intervention Records recently cut lacquers at Sterling Sound for an AAA reissue of Big Audio Dynamite's debut album "This is Big Audio Dynamite". Analogplanet.com editor Michael Fremer visited to observe and then to interview mastering enginner Ryan K. Smith who's cut everything from "Graceland" to "West Side Story".
Mastering Engineer Jonathan Wyner joins us for the 298th episode of Pensado's Place. Subscribe to our channel: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c... Please 'Like' and 'Follow': http://twitter.com/pensadosplace http://facebook.com/pensadosplace http://instagram.com/pensadosplace Get your copy of The Pensado Papers: http://bit.ly/ThePensadoPapers Category Entertainment License Standard YouTube License
Discover valuable tips for using compression to master a stereo mix. Engineer Mike Wells demonstrates what to listen for, and how to adjust your compressor settings like ratio, attack and release, high-pass filter, and more. In this video, Mike uses the Dangerous Music Compressor to add smoothness and presence on a track by country rock artist Michael D. Keeney. Mike Wells began mastering in the late 90's, opening Mike Wells Mastering in San Francisco, CA in early 2001. After a decade of service in the Bay Area, Mike Wells Mastering relocated to the epicenter of the music industry, Los Angeles - CA. His Recording Artist roster includes Green Day, Prince, Tony Sly, Tommy Guerrero, along with Production Music companies Google, Apple, Megatrax Production Music, and Angry Mob Music. Mike ...
So many people claim to be able to master your music, and will do it for next to no money, but are they really mastering their music? Here are 5 questions to ask your potential mastering engineer to help determine if they're worth your time and money and if you can trust them with your masterpiece. 1. How much do you charge? 2. How long will it take you to master these? 3. What hardware and software do you use to master? 4. What, in your opinion, are the main purposes of a mastering engineer? 5. What will you do to make my music playback optimally on as many platforms and devices as possible? ME's should charge somewhere between $50/song and $100/hour, but the best in the business can charge $200/hour and up. It should take 2 to 4 hours to master a song. If you have multiple songs to ...
Metropolis's Mastering engineer Mazen Murad masters the track Vanishing Point using mid/side EQ, notch EQ and limiting. Track: Lukas Lyrestam -- Vanishing Point https://soundcloud.com/lukaslyrestam
Mastering is arguably the least well understood step in the music production chain. So, to demystify things, we headed to Black Saloon Studios to examine that very process with Mandy Parnell, mastering engineer to Björk, Aphex Twin, Snoop Dogg and White Stripes.
Watch Live Here: https://www.puremix.net/live/mastering-engineer-brian-lucey.html A Q&A; session about Brian's mastering process and philosophy as well as a live mastering demonstration where he walks us through how he works on a set of pop tracks.
Mastering Engineer Jonathan Wyner joins us for the 298th episode of Pensado's Place. Subscribe to our channel: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c... Please 'Like' and 'Follow': http://twitter.com/pensadosplace http://facebook.com/pensadosplace http://instagram.com/pensadosplace Get your copy of The Pensado Papers: http://bit.ly/ThePensadoPapers Category Entertainment License Standard YouTube License
Reissue label Intervention Records recently cut lacquers at Sterling Sound for an AAA reissue of Big Audio Dynamite's debut album "This is Big Audio Dynamite". Analogplanet.com editor Michael Fremer visited to observe and then to interview mastering enginner Ryan K. Smith who's cut everything from "Graceland" to "West Side Story".
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http://www.scuolasuono.it/corsotecnicodelsuono/ Riccardo Parenti è un Mastering Engineer di grande livello che opera all'Elephant Studio di Roma. Ha studiato alla SAE, lavorato presso lo Sterling Sound di NYC, i Forward Studios e subito descrive quello che intende per masterizzare la musica. Nell' Elephant Studio abbiamo un equipment degno di un mastering di alto livello come PL-2 Analog Peak Limiter di Pendulum Audio, Audio line Livio Argentini Equalizer e Dangerous Music Bax. Il Mastering è la finalizzazione della musica a scopo di duplicazione per i formato cd e si può definire anche un processo artistico. Un mastering engineer ha l'interesse dedicato per la materia, la studia, prova le attrezzature, non le compra su carta e sopratutto e si occupa principalmente di mastering. Ri...
Sign up here to get exclusive videos and content http://producelikeapro.com Get more info on Maor here http://www.maorappelbaum.com Warren visits Maor Applebaum at his home studio setup. They discuss the importance of mastering, the uniqueness of different kinds of equipment, and go through all of his gear piece by piece! Produce Like A Pro is a website which features great tips to help the beginning recordist make incredible sounding home recordings on a budget.
Sign up & register today for free and get connected. Official Website: https://www.musicgateway.net/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MusicGateway Twitter: https://twitter.com/Music_Gateway @Music_Gateway #musicgateway The world famous Metropolis studios, Music Gateway caught up with Miles Showell one of Metropolis's chief mastering engineer's and got his insight into his career and advice on mastering. A team of world class, award winning mastering engineers supplying stereo & 5.1 surround mastering for CD, iTunes, vinyl, Blu-ray, DVD, DSD, and beyond. 5 mastering rooms featuring custom consoles, SADiE DAWs, Prism Convertors, including DSD, 2 x modified Neumann VSM 80s, PMC monitoring, utilising a broad selection of the highest quality digital and anal...
Mastering a Song HQ Multitracks http://modernmixing.com/multi-tracks FREE EQ Cheat Sheet: http://modernmixing.com/yt/eq-cheat-sheet/ Drum Samples: https://goo.gl/KED5bG In this video I show what my current approach on how to master a song. Even though I would never consider myself to be a mastering engineer, it isn't usual for me to send out a mastered version of my mix to the client. The purpose of doing this is to demonstrate to the client what their mix would sound like once it has been through mastering. I'm definitely not trying to go for perfection here but rather get it as close as I possibly can. It's really hard to compete with a mastering engineer who has dedicated their entire life to the craft. I also realize that this is probably a more expensive way to approach mast...