Advanced Engineering 6 hours 330 XP on completion

Mastering & Release

The last five percent, and getting it heard.

Loudness, tonal balance, delivery formats and the business of releasing.

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Expert

1. What mastering is

4 lessons

And what it cannot fix.

○ Mastering versus mixing Reading 11 min ○ Preparing a mix for mastering Reading 12 min ○ Tonal balance and reference curves Reading 13 min ○ Mastering in context: the album or the single Reading 11 min

2. The chain

6 lessons

Small moves, carefully.

○ Corrective EQ at the master Reading 13 min ○ Multiband and glue compression Reading 13 min ○ Saturation and harmonic density Reading 12 min ○ Stereo imaging and mono bass Reading 12 min ○ Limiting: LUFS, true peak and streaming normalisation Reading 15 min ○ Mastering check Quiz 10 min

3. Release

5 lessons

Files, metadata and platforms.

○ Delivery formats and sample rates Reading 11 min ○ Metadata, artwork and credits Reading 12 min ○ Track order and spacing Reading 10 min ○ Publish a mastered track Studio 40 min ○ Mastering final Quiz 12 min

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