One for the road & links to the entire mastering series
LearningAfter more than 20 weeks, the time has finally come for the last installment in our series dedicated to mastering at home. Today we won't be making any miraculous revelations, instead, we'll give you…
How to get "hot" masters without losing dynamics
LearningI was driving along one of those Floridian roads that goes between the coasts, and is flatter than the Spice Girls without auto-tuning . . . in other words, a perfect place to crank up my car's CD pl…
Interview with Mastering Engineer Chris Athens
Interview / PodcastChris Athens is a senior mastering engineer at Sterling Sound, one of the world’s premier mastering facilities. Chris has mastered albums for Rick Ross, Wiz Khalifa, Nas & Damien Marley, Ciara, Pitbu…
The 10 Most Common Questions About Mastering
LearningMastering is a crucial process, but it's not always all that well understood by the average musician…so let's deal with some of the basic issues.
Add that Final Polish to Your Mixes
LearningThe article title alone is enough to cause some professional mastering engineers to run to various forums and start complaining. "That's what's wrong with this industry, these kids don't know how to …
And Mastering Loses...
LearningOne of the main functions of mastering is to make a mix transportable: In other words, it should sound good over any playback system
All About Dithering
LearningIt's a dirty job to go from high-res audio to 44/16, but someone's got to do it.
Curve Analysis and Acquision Software
LearningBob Ludwig, Doug Sax, Bernie Grundman - they're masters of mastering. They produce hit after hit, with nothing at their disposal other than...well, experience, talent, great ears, the right gear, and…
How to Master Your Music at Home
LearningMastering is one of the few creative processes that still finds itself quite high up on a pro-audio pedestal. The creation of music, the recording, mixing and production is all within the hands of th…
Top 10 Most Frequently Asked Questions
LearningTom Volpicelli of The Mastering House answers the top 10 common questions about mastering.
Online Premastering Service
NewsMaximal Sound is offering an online premastering processing service.
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