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How to: A quick way to master your music

Mastering is probably the most overlooked step in production, yet sometimes the most important. Mastering can be easy and repetitive once you have perfected the skill. Mastering should (in my…

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Make your mix loud for radio play

Logic Pro’s Adaptive Limiter is a tool for controlling the loudness of your records. It works by rounding and smoothing peaks in the signal, producing an effect similar to an analog…

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Stereo spread for wide mixes

Stereo image processing is a mostly used when mastering to extend the stereo base to make the mix sound “wide.” A “widening” effect is achieved by distributing a number of frequency bands from…

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Mastering 101: Multiband Compression

Multiband compression is an extremely versatile mastering tool. It splits the incoming signal into separate (user selectable) frequency bands and allows you to compress each band independently. This allows you to apply more…

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Mastering 101: Linear Phase EQ

Last week I posted a tutorial on applying buss compression to your master chain. The next plug-in in your mastering chain will be a Linear Phase EQ. I will be using Logic…

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How to “glue” your song together – buss compression

Buss compression is when you apply a compressor to a whole group of instruments and/or even the entire mix. As you add a compressor to a group, you will notice your…