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A comprehensive, approachable, and artistic method for music mastering to prepare for Spotify and other platforms.

What you will learn

Audio Mastering for fun and profit

Professional Mastering Techniques in all styles of music

The tools of the professional mastering engineer

Mastering on any audio platform

Making a track go from good to great

Description

Maybe you’ve heard of mastering, and you know that it is something you should be doing to your tracks, but don’t know where to start. Maybe you know the basics, but you don’t understand the details. Maybe you know how to master a track by applying certain effects, but you don’t understand “why” it works. This class is designed to answer all of those questions and more.

At the core of it, audio mastering has one simple goal: to make your music as loud and clear as possible. We want to be sure your track sounds amazing on Spotify, on your car speakers, on your earbuds, in the studio, and everywhere else.

In this class we are going to go step-by-step through the complete mastering process. Giving you the how and the why of every process along the way.

100% Answer Rate! Every single question posted to this class is answered within 24 hours by the instructor.

This course is “5-Star Certified” by the International Association of Online Music Educators and Institutions (IAOMEI). This course has been independently reviewed by a panel of experts and has received a stellar 5-star rating.

DAWs:
In this class, I’ll be using Ableton Live, but if you are not a Live user – that is totally ok! I’ve gone to great lengths to make sure this class is useful to everyone, no matter which audio platform they are working with. So if you are a Logic user, FL Studio user, Cubase user, Bitwig user, Studio One user, Pro Tools user, or anything else – it will all work. You will be able to do all of the techniques that I walk you through in any audio application.

Genre:
I’m best known for working with electronic music, but I’ve designed this course to be as inclusive as possible when it comes to genre. We will talk about mastering techniques for all instruments, sounds, and styles. All genres are welcome here!

Topics Covered:

  • What is mastering?
  • Terminology (including downloadable vocabulary list)
  • Types of mastering
  • “The loudness wars”
  • Genre matters
  • Tools – the DAW
  • Learning to read an RMS meter
  • How compressors work
  • How limiters work
  • How to trust your ear
  • The pre-master
  • Setting up a mastering session
  • Referencing
  • Effect chains
  • “Ringing out” frequencies
  • Makeup gain
  • Multiband compression
  • Dialing in multiple compressors
  • Upwards compression
  • Stereo Imaging
  • Mid/Side EQ
  • Mid/Side Compression
  • Harmonic exciters
  • Rendering and exporting for streaming
  • Dithering
  • Mastering your own music (special considerations)
  • Getting gigs as a mastering engineer
  • And much, much more!

If you are ready to start making professional sounding tracks, this is the class that will start you on that journey. Get started today.

Dr. Allen is a PhD in music, university music professor,  and is a top-rated Udemy instructor – with nearly 100 courses and 350,000 students.

** I guarantee that this course is the most thorough music mastering course available ANYWHERE on the market – or your money back (30-day money-back guarantee) **


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Closed captions have been added to all lessons in this course.

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Praise for Courses by Jason Allen:

⇢  “It seems like every little detail is being covered in an extremely simple fashion. The learning process becomes relaxed and allows complex concepts to get absorbed easily. My only regret is not taking this course earlier.” – M. Shah

⇢  “Great for everyone without any knowledge so far. I bought all three parts… It’s the best investment in leveling up my skills so far..” – Z. Palce

⇢  “Excellent explanations! No more or less than what is needed.” – A. Tóth

⇢  “VERY COOL. I’ve waited for years to see a good video course, now I don’t have to wait anymore. Thank You!” – Jeffrey Koury

  “I am learning LOTS! And I really like having the worksheets!” – A. Deichsel

⇢  “The basics explained very clearly – loads of really useful tips!” – J. Pook

⇢  “Jason is really quick and great with questions, always a great resource for an online class!” M. Smith

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English
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Content

Introduction: Welcome to the Art of Mastering

Introduction
What is Mastering?
A Note About Terminology
Software and Hardware Recommendations
Types of Mastering
Vocabulary
[Download] List of Terms and Definitions

Mastering Theory

To Be Loud and Clear
It’s More Than Just Turning Up the Volume
The Loudness Wars
Genre Matters
The Frequency Work
Tools: The DAW
Tools: The Meter
Tools: The Compressor
Tools: The Limiter
Tools: The EQ
Tools: Your Ears

Preparing to Master

Setting Up a Mastering Session
The Pre-Master
Inspecting the Waveform
Starting the Track
Ending the Track

Referencing

What is a Reference Track?
Finding A Reference Track
Copyright and Reference Tracks

The Effect Chain

Mastering Effect Chains
The Basic Mastering Effect Chain Setup

Frequency Control: EQ

How an EQ Works
Low End Starting Points
High End Starting Points
“Ringing Out”

Volume Control: Compression

How Compression Works
Makeup Gain
Multiband Compression
Setting up Multiband Compression
Dialing in High Frequency Compression
Dialing in Low Frequency Compression
Dialing in Mid Frequency Compression
Upwards Compression
“Ring Out” and Compare

Maximize Control: Limiter

Using a Second Compressor?
Limiting
RMS Headroom Standards
A/B It!
Looking at our Work

Space Control: Stereo Imaging and Mid-Side EQ

The Role of Reverb in Mastering
What is the Stereo Image?
Mid/Side EQ (MS EQ)
Izotope Ozone
Reading a Mid/Side EQ
Cleaning Up the Low End with Mid/Side EQ
Adding Shimmer with Mid/Side EQ
Mid/Side Compression
Mid/Side Compression for Stereo Width

Additional Sweetening

Controlling The Low End (Again)
Harmonic Exciters
Dialing in Harmonic Exciters
Gut Check
Last Tweeks

Rendering

Rendering Settings
File Type
Dither Options
To Mp3 or Not to Mp3?
File Names

Referencing & Finishing Up

Check Your Work
Save Your Session!
Save Your Effect Chain
In-Session Mastering
Should You Master Your Own Music?
Getting Gigs as a Mastering Engineer

Wrap Up

What Comes Next?
Thanks for Watching!
Bonus Lecture