I just came out with a new video today where we get to crack open some real masters from some real clients of mine to see and hear exactly what goes into EQing a track in mastering.
The reality is that there’s often more than one way to properly EQ Read more...
What’s the best way to compress vocals? How about compressing drums? Compression on bass? Pianos? …Compressing the mix bus?? Justin Colletti reveals all in this new free episode on how to compress EVERYTHING.
Thanks to iZotope and Soundtoys for sponsoring this episode. Get 10% off iZotope plugins with the code Read more...
Across countless mixes that reach his studio for mastering, Justin Colletti has found that practically all of them fit into one of 4 general EQ “Shapes”.
What does that mean? What “Shape” are your mixes? And what can you do with that information? Dive deep in this week’s episode of Read more...
How loud should your master be? It’s a common question, but the best answer depends a lot on your genre, production style and goals.
Streaming services like Spotify would have you believe that shooting for -14 LUFS in your masters should be good enough, once their automatic volume normalization does Read more...
During mastering, you sometimes have to fit very different sounding productions onto the same album.
Some songs might have been recorded with a full rock band, some might have a more EDM or electronic treatment, while others might be acoustic or have a hip hop feel.
How should a mastering Read more...
