Mastering a song using open source software. Ardour and Calf plugins.

Mastering - how hard can it be?! Watch an amateur do it and find out! In this video I will master a friend's song in my home studio using open source software, Ardour and Calf plugins.

Link to Ian Shepherd's Mastering Masterclass    • Mastering Essentials Part 1 - What is...  

Link to Mister Wulf on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/6jMW3...

0:00 Intro
0:45 The room, audio treatment, monitoring
2:22 The box, Ubuntu Studio and Ardour, outboard equipment
2:50 The song, artist and background
3:40 Ardour setup
4:05 Reference track
7:45 Loudness, measuring loudness
14:05 Gain boost, adjusting loudness
16:44 EQ Calf open source plugins (12 Band LV2)
26:13 Multiband Compression, Calf Multiband Compressor
36:15 Outboard compression, valve compression to "glue it together"
37:20 Hearing valve compression A-B comparison
40:05 Limiting - Calf Limiter
41:40 Listen in other environments
42:30 Review of whole process A-B comparison of unmastered and mastered track


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