We’ve received a lot of questions about how we calibrate the Sennheiser HD 600 headphones for mastering. In this article, we’ll walk you through the process step by step and show you the specific settings we use. Whether you’re mastering, mixing, producing or just want to ensure that your headphones are performing at their best, […]
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Did you know that in Reaper you can turn almost any compressor plugin into a multiband compressor? In this tutorial we’ll discuss two different ways to split the signal into lows, mids and highs and then apply any compressor of your liking to each band. In part one we’ll look at doing this using the
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In these two tutorials we will have a look at Limitless from DMG Audio. This is without a doubt one of the best peak limiters available. It is surely a complex plugin. Therefore, we needed to do two Limitless tutorials to cover everything that is fundamental for mastering. In the first part we walk you
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In this video we talk about how we use multi-band compression when we master records. We are also trying out a new format for our YouTube channel! This conversation was part of a discussion that we had a few days ago. We got inspiration from a question on Facebook about where to put a multi-band
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We have made a dither tutorial video since we get many questions on this subject. Dithering is one of the most fundamental yet most misunderstood concepts in digital audio. We can give you a lot of theory about how it works and why you need it. In essence though, it is actually very easy to
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What actually makes a great sounding mix? With this question in mind, Thomas elaborates on four of the most common features of a great mix. These are things that we have noticed while mastering thousands of mixes over the years. 💚 Sofia & Thomas
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Take-FX is a powerful feature when you use Reaper for mastering! This function is certainly one of the key reasons for us making the switch to Reaper in 2009. With it you can put plugins directly on an item and it is incredibly useful for mastering. Especially if you are working completely in the box.
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Mid-Side processing, also called MS or Sum-Difference processing, is a powerful mastering method. We use some kind of MS technique daily in our work with mastering records. In this video, Thomas explains in detail how it works. We hope that you will find this interesting and that you can also use mid-side processing in your
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TDR Nova from Tokyo Dawn Labs is one of the best dynamic EQ:s out there. It is also completely free! In this video we will first show you the basics of using TDR Nova. Then we will also give you a couple of tricks to use for your own mastering. 💚 Sofia & Thomas
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Equilibrium from DMG Audio is a great tool for mastering! As a matter of fact, this is our favourite EQ out there. For this reason we decided to do a tutorial on this plugin. Here Thomas goes through how to use Equilibrium and he has also made a preset for you. You can subscribe to
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