Perfect Mastering Chain (How to Get Loud & Clean Masters Every Time)

►► Want to know if your track is ready for mastering? Download my mastering checklist here: https://bit.ly/3Ud24EA. In this video, I share my 7 step mastering chain that I’ve developed over many years, as well as how to use reference tracks whilst mastering. I also explain how you can check your mix is actually ready for mastering, as a bad mix won’t result in a good master.

We look at what loudness levels are appropriate for mastering, as well as how to master for Spotify - getting the maximum loudness whilst retaining dynamic range and making sure your track doesn’t get penalised.

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Tools and plugins I mention in this video. Some of these are affiliate links:

SoundID Reference: https://bit.ly/SonarworksSoundID
Loudness Penalty Analyzer: https://www.loudnesspenalty.com

Youlean Loudness Meter - http://bit.ly/2SGZ1rf
Tonal Balance from Izotope - https://bit.ly/3sQGR7F
Oxford Inflator - http://bit.ly/2SBlJ3U
Voxengo Span - https://bit.ly/3UhA96j
Bark of Dog - http://bit.ly/2HyJdQP
Fabfilter Pro Q3 - http://bit.ly/2u80ahR
Ozone 9 - http://bit.ly/2wsSNm6Pultec EQ - https://bit.ly/3NufLMVOzone Imager - http://bit.ly/2G1Kv6i
FabFilter Pro L2 - http://bit.ly/2sHTAgZ

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In this tutorial, we cover…

00:00 - Mastering (Intro)
00:34 - Why Mastering is important
01:53 - Mastering Set Up
05:09 - LUFS (Average vs Peak Volume)
07:02 - Spectrum Analyzer
08:01 - Is your mix ready for mastering
11:04 - Colouring Phase
14:09 - Reductive EQ
16:44 - Compression
18:27 - Multiband Compression
20:05 - Sweetening EQ
22:05 - Loudness
24:36 - How loud should you master your music
27:12 - Mastering your Music for Spotify
28:50 - Secret Hack of Mastering for Spotify
30:53 - Make Music Sound Professional on All Systems
32:11 - Biggest Mastering Mistake Most Producers Make

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Will

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