Category: Mastering
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Setting your music up for success on streaming platforms can be overwhelming, but here are some things I’ve learned, and maybe they can help you, too. Updated: 11-June-2026
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Since AI is a pervasive part of our lives now, I thought I would share with you what it has done for my music. Maybe you’ll find the same.
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Each individual approaches the art of mastering music in their own unique way, influenced by their personal experiences, preferences, and the genres they are passionate about. I thought it might be beneficial to share my process in hopes of inspiring some ideas for others who are on a similar journey. This post serves as a…
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I use the Millennia Media TCL-2 compressor plugin from Plugin Alliance for both mastering and on keyboard channels because of it’s smooth transparent nature. Here’s how I set it up for both situations.
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I like the idea of console emulation plugins so that I can have the sound of a console in my DAW. It gives my tracks a more polished sound and implies I am using a hardware console which is more of a high-end mixing situation. Here are what I found console emulations are producing.
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Here’s a free (yes free) way to adjust your headphones when mixing and mastering so they are sonically neutral and you are getting unbiased results out of them.
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Why do you often hear Rush’s “Tom Sawyer” played before rock concerts while you’re walking into the venue and they’re testing the sound system?