Audio Mastering Course

Description

Mastering is one of the most unknown processes in the music world. Nowadays, this process is essential for the finalization of an album. But what really needs to be done, and why?

Without a doubt, the right thing to do is hire a professional to do this work and guarantee a complete quality standard, but the reality of music today leads us to consider doing it ourselves.

Another undeniable reality is that the audio industry is producing endless equipment and plugins for this purpose, delivering very high quality at very reasonable prices.

Looking around, we can see that there are countless projects that don’t have the luxury of hiring a professional to do it. So the question is: can I do a decent mastering on my home recording system?

The answer is yes, and here you’ll learn what you need to ensure your projects are finished for final distribution.

In this intensive course, you’ll learn the techniques and equipment truly necessary to complete your album.

Course content

1) Review of basic concepts

Physics of sound waves.
Phase.
Frequency response.
Dynamic range.
Signal-to-noise ratio.
Speakers and their placement.
Basic acoustics.
The ear.

2) Digital formats

Types of formats.
Sampling frequencies.
Sampling rate.
Which is best?

3) Mastering concept

Foundations.
The importance of blending.
Methodology.
Importation.
Masters and subgroups.
Comparisons and references.

4) Creating a work session

Importing audio.
Creating channels.
Creating groups or buses.
Distributing channels to groups or buses.

5) Teams

Equalization.
Compression.
Expansion.
Limiting.
Saturation.
Stereo Stretchers.
M/S.
Reverbs.
Dither.