
Prepare yourself and your project for the mastering journey.
Listen to the song all the way through and take notes so you have a clear vision of the mastering process.
Adjust stereo width for each frequency band to position bass, lower mids, mid range, and top end, then compare by bypassing to ensure focus and appropriate width.
Master the art of removing mid-range harshness by using a spectrum analyzer to locate pesky frequencies and perform strategic cuts rather than boosts, listening in context for a balanced mix.
Isolate the kick and bass, target 55 Hz and 110 Hz with spectrum analysis, then fatten the bottom end using multiband compression and saturation.
Master high frequency dynamics in edm by using compression and eq settings to glue percussion, balance mid and top bands, and compare before and after against meter readings.
Adjust the low mid frequencies to add warmth and character, dial back the extreme gain, and keep all frequency bands in harmony like multiband compression.
Explore high frequencies by using parallel distortion to add harmonic content and presence to synths and percussion, then compare before and after to boost character and power while preserving transients.
Use peak compression with a single-band dynamics compressor to emphasize transients and add movement, tuning attack, release, knee, and makeup gain for kick and percussion.
Learn a bonus technique to maximize loudness with minimal distortion by clipping transients before the limiter, using a wave shaper and a real-time peak reader to shave peaks.
Listen to the final product and master with intention, using a roadmap and reasons for every move, like compression or distortion, to improve results.
Mastering electronic music is not easy. In fact, it's downright hard as hell. Getting your tracks to sound loud, punchy, rich, full and clean all at the same time can have you pulling your hair out in no-time or worse, abandoning a project altogether.
Luckily, there are so many mastering plugins and tools out there designed to make our lives easier when it comes to mastering our EDM tracks. One of the best plugins to master your tracks is Izotope Ozone. It comes packed with features to help you glue your mix, balance frequencies, add richness and character and get your tracks sounding as loud and proud as the big boys.
In this 2.5 hour course, I'll take you through each of Ozone 6's modules and dive deep into the techniques you need to create incredible sounding masters for any electronic piece you produce. This is a tell-all course that will teach you exactly how i and other mastering engineers work to transform less than perfect mixdowns into polished masters ready for the world to enjoy.
You'll be learning things like:
Whether you're new to Ozone or have been using it for years, this course is guaranteed to tach you something new with a fresh approach to mastering your own tracks, or even other people's tracks.
You also get to be in direct contact with me at any time and have lifetime access to the course once you enrol. You can ask questions, post comments and start discussions with myself and other students in the course.
Whether you produce house, trance, deep house, trap or anything in between, there's something in this course for you. And don't worry if you own a different version of Ozone. you can use the techniques in this course for any previous or newer version of Izotope Ozone!
So if you're looking to upgrade your knowledge of audio mastering, sharpen your mastering skills or dip your feet in the world of mastering for the first time, this course is exactly what you're looking for.