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Mastering Synth/Electro Pop Music Like a Pro
Rating: 4.7 out of 5(23 ratings)
277 students
Created byFuad Murad
Last updated 12/2013
English

What you'll learn

  • By the end of this course you will be able to professionally master your next synth/electro pop hit
  • Learn to inject analog style and flavor into your cold mixes
  • Learn to create warmth, depth, clarity and punch during mastering
  • Learn proper listening techniques and logical mastering chains

Course content

3 sections14 lectures1h 41m total length
  • Listening5:26

    Begin listening from start to end, take notes on fixes or enhancements, check eq balance, bass, high end, and mids, prior to using emus, compressors, or limiters.

  • Notes4:54

    Preserve and enhance the 1980s electropop vibe with an analog flavor, glue the mix with compression, warm the bottom end, and widen the stereo image using a multiband imager.

Requirements

  • Headphones with good bass frequency response or studio monitors
  • Pen and Paper
  • Digital Audio Workstation (Live, logic, Protools, etc...)
  • High quality mastering plugins

Description

Forget all the talk that says you can only boost or cut 3dbs here and there and that you shouldn't do this or that when to comes to mastering. In this course I'll be showing you how to do what it takes to transform a well produced, yet cold, lifeless mix into a hit ready for the airwaves.

Mastering is not some dark, mysterious art, it's a learning process and takes experience and knowledge of the tools and techniques you have at your disposal. There's no need for expensive gear and fancy hardware, everything you need is inside your computer.

Who this course is for:

  • Recording artists
  • Musicians
  • Mastering engineers
  • Electronic music producers