The Mastering Show #23 - Balance (Or, How to Master an Album)
The Mastering Show · The Mastering Show Podcast
November 15, 201656m 31s
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Show Notes
The most common question I’ve been asked since starting the show is - “how do I balance songs against one another ?”. Especially balancing quiet and loud songs, or when they’re from diverse genres. So in this show, we try to answer that - and touch on many other topics, too:
* The mastering tip that’s almost too simple to say - but embodies the heart and soul of mastering
* Why Ian doesn't master single songs any more (if he can help it)
* Do all digital EQs sound the same ? And Ian’s new favourite (free) EQ plugin
* Why we need "Album mode” to stop loudness management sucking the heart out of our music
* The first thing Ian does in every mastering session
* A ninja loudness trick when balancing quiet & loud songs
* Should you use automation when mastering ?
Links
The Heart & Soul of Mastering
http://productionadvice.co.uk/heart-and-soul/
iTunes Sound Check has “album mode” - finally !
http://productionadvice.co.uk/sound-check-album-mode/
TDR Nova EQ
http://www.tokyodawn.net/tdr-nova/
Multiband compression – the mastering engineer’s secret weapon ?
http://productionadvice.co.uk/multiband-compression-for-mastering/
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