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Audio Mastering

Features a collection of articles from the Disc Makers blog that relate to music mastering, including advice from post-production engineers from the SoundLab at Disc Makers.

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Why does my music need mastering?

October 6, 2021August 2, 2022 Keith Hatschek

Home recording is easier and more affordable than ever, which makes the role of mastering ever more important. Here are some objective reasons that make the case for mastering your recordings. Read the post

income from songwriting

How to maximize music income from songwriting and recording: Part V

August 31, 2021September 2, 2021 Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan

The fifth and final chapter in our series on maximizing music revenue with your songwriting and recording focuses on the various final versions and formats you can create and the different ways you can promote and earn money with them. Read the post.

music licensing

Make your music easy to license for TV, ads, and film

October 20, 2020October 21, 2020 Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan

To license your music, you need to understand the role of the music supervisor as well as how to prep your music. Follow these steps to increase your chances of getting your music licensed. Read the post.

better tones

How to record better tones in your home studio

May 29, 2020July 25, 2022 Jon Marc Weiss and Andre Calilhanna

From potato chips to preamps, decoupling to drum heads, these 13 tips can help you get better tones when you’re recording in your (not-acoustically pristine) home studio. Read the post.

vocal tuning

When it comes to vocal tuning, one size does not fit all

March 20, 2020July 3, 2020 Michael Gallant

Choose the vocal tuning and pitch-correction tools, techniques, and workflow that will give your music the finished vibe you’re looking for. Read the post.

sequence an album

How to sequence an album for best results

January 9, 2020October 28, 2022 Scott McCormick

Perfecting your song order when you sequence an album can mean the difference between a great artistic statement and a nice mixtape. Read the post.

indie music minute

The Indie Music Minute’s greatest hits

July 23, 2019July 23, 2019 Tony van Veen

Here are three of our most popular Indie Music Minute videos so far, tackling the topics of being your own record label, mixing vs. mastering, and getting a mechanical license for YouTube. Read the post.

CDs sound better

CDs just sound better

June 4, 2019September 20, 2022 Tony van Veen

I listen to a lot of music and listen to a lot of streaming when I drive or while I travel — and I also listen to vinyl. And while I love all of it, when I want the best audio quality, nothing sounds as good as a CD. Read the post.

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Why indie musicians make CDs [Infographic]

March 17, 2017May 15, 2018 Disc Makers

Independent artists rely on the tangible media that is the music CD. As a physical representation of their hard work, a means of increasing revenue, and to establish their brand, independent musicians use CDs in ways major label artists don’t. Read More.

listening skills

Actively test – and improve – your listening skills

August 25, 2016August 25, 2016 John Greenham

Making decisions that improve the quality of your final product – based on what you’re hearing – is the basic skill underlying all successful music production. Here are some strategies for improving your listening skills. Read More.

introduction to audio mastering

Introduction to Audio Mastering

August 3, 2016August 3, 2016 Lucy Briggs

In our July Disc Makers Twitter chat (#DMchat), Brian Lipski, mastering engineer and manager of The SoundLAB, gave us an introduction to audio mastering for musicians of all genres. Read More.

mastering gear at the SoundLAB

Mastering Gear and The SoundLAB at Disc Makers

July 8, 2016August 3, 2016 Brian Lipski

Do you have questions about what mastering engineers do and how they achieve their results? This introduction to the mastering gear in The SoundLAB gives you a glimpse into our mastering suites and the gear we use to make your music sound great. Read More.

stereo width

Stereo width and audio mastering

April 27, 2016January 22, 2018 Brian Lipski

Using stereo widening plug-ins in audio mastering to try to expand your mix’s stereo width won’t sound natural and could cause major issues with your finished track. Read more.

Sound Lab

Avoid these common mistakes to get the most from audio mastering

March 9, 2016January 27, 2018 Brian Lipski

Supplying audio files in compressed formats or applying heavy limiting or compression during mix down can compromise your master and negatively impact your audio mastering results. Read more.

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Audio mastering basics for your home studio

November 5, 2015October 2, 2018 Izotope

If you focus too much of your work on a single instrument in a complex arrangement, you likely will miss the fact that even if you have improved the sound of that one instrument, everything else may have been impacted negatively. Get the mix you want, mix down to a stereo file, and then perform mastering as a separate last step. Read more.

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