Stem mastering is a relatively recent development in the world of audio engineering. It’s a process that can have a pretty dramatic effect on the final result of a musical production, but what is it and how does it differ from traditional stereo mastering? That’s what we are going to dive into. Traditional Stereo Mastering […]
Category: Audio Mixing
Mix Bus Processing Isn’t Mastering
This week I thought I’d take some time to cover something I end up talking about quite a bit. It’s not uncommon to see people referring to their “mastering” chain and it’s a few plugins on a mix bus. Let’s clear something up, that’s still mixing. If you decide to work with just plugins on […]
Audio Reference Gap
Comparing Audio Let’s talk about something that every audio engineer does and is of particular importance in a mixing and mastering context, that’s comparing audio. If you are mixing, you may be comparing your mix to a rough mix of the song that was provided or maybe you are comparing to a commercial release. In mastering […]
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