Audio Mastering Tutorial Category

A True Measurement of “Quality” Loudness in Audio Mastering

You love the loudness and quality in mastering. After all it sounds good anywhere. But if you have participated in the loudness wars, that destroys the dynamics, ambiance and clarity of recordings. Before, albums are pleasing and exciting to listen; th …

How to make a CD master that complies with Red Book standard

This is a tutorial on how to make your own CD master that is a red book CD compliant. This standard ensure that your CD can be played with any CD player on the market. It can be a frustrating experience that you have burned a CD master and provide it t …

How to Digitally Remaster your Analog Masters

This is an introductory tutorial for those that are interested in how to digitally remaster the analog masters (also known as the “analog mix down”). These masters are those that are saved in vinyl, analog cassette tapes, reel to reel and other analog …

Audio Mastering with Audacity using C3 Multiband Compressor Tutorial

If you want zero cost DIY mastering, then the only option is to use open source audio editing software such as Audacity and Voxengo R8brain. Let us make this tutorial very simple for you as I assume you are in desperate need to self-master your work. S …

Waves LinEQ and L2 Ultramaximizer-Make your Masters Sound Loud and Big

If you have a weak sounding mix; like the one that sounds tiny on big speakers and lacking in bass punch or high end then it definitely needs some mastering. Audio mastering is done after audio mixing where you have successfully combined all tracks to …