Have you ever wondered how you can make your songs stand out and sound exciting on Spotify? This is probably the most common dilemma to solve for many artists and producers. You want your songs to stand out next to other music or at least blend in. It’s easy to think that this is all […]
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Now we’re going to discuss a central concept in mastering – Tonal balance. Tonal balance describes the overall relations between the lows, mids and highs in a recording. When we get the tonal balance right, then the master will sound natural and, well, balanced. So, what is a good tonal balance? Is there some objective
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Compression in mastering is quite a misunderstood subject. It’s easy to think that compression is mainly used to control the dynamics and make the loud parts quieter in order to increase the overall level. And sure, that happens at times. Some mixes are too dynamic and need to be controlled with some compression. This happens
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Have you ever listened to a great sounding record and marveled at how the high-end sounds open, sparkly and engaging, while still being smooth and well balanced? There are several methods that you can use when mastering to enhance the high-end. These methods can also be used while mixing, so they are well worth learning
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