155: Understanding Loudness In Mastering (LUFS, RMS And How Loud It Actually Needs To Be)

How loud does my music need to be and how do we measure it in 2023? Book a free feedback call with Benedikt, the host of the show!

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139: De-Essing & Sibilance Control Deep Dive

Sibilance in recordings needs to be controlled. The top end needs to be balanced and appropriate for the song. Period. Book a free feedback call with Benedikt, the host

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137: Can You Get “World-Class Mastering In Minutes?” With Jay Maas (Maastr.io)

Jay Maas has made some of the most iconic, influential and important records in punk, hardcore and indie music.Book a free feedback call with Benedikt, the host of

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130: How To Add Energy And Vibe Transparently With Parallel Compression

Parallel compression is one of those advanced techniques, similar to multi-band compression, side-chaining, etc. that sound like a magic bullet or secret ingredient to pro mixes.Book a free

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129: Master File Formats – What You (Don’t) Need To Worry About

Do you need different files for different streaming services and physical mediums or is it one master to rule them all?Book a free feedback call with Benedikt, the

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124: When And How To Use Multiband Compression

Multiband compression is very powerful, but also pretty dangerous. Most of the time you don’t need it and you definitely shouldn’t be using it on everything. But once you

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120: These Are Our Mix Bus Chains

Last week we explained the concept of mixing into a mix bus chain and how to get the most from applying mix bus processing. This week we’re giving

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119: Why We Mix Into A Mix Bus Chain (This Is Not Mastering!)

On this episode we explain the concept of a mix bus chain, tell you why we use one and compare mixing into a mix bus chain vs applying mix

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101: Widening Tools Are Not The Secret To Getting Super Wide Mixes

If you've been trying to compensate for a lack of width in your mixes by using magical ‘widening’ plug ins on your mix bus, this episode is for

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93: Q&A – Mixing/Mastering In A Bad Room, Kick Drum PA Feedback, Guitar Pickups

November 2021 - Q&A - Part 3!These are some of the questions and struggles from our community members that we've covered on the show:"I think the problem is

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