Below I am sharing something that I send to my mastering clients when they inquire about targeting LUFS levels for streaming...

Files here: https://mega.nz/#F!InggRS4K!ztYVoN9G7H46yqF7TBYlOw]Mastering Compressor Comparison The compressors include: ADT...

Dear friends and colleagues, it's with great sadness that I have to inform you my studio has been burgled, here in Los...

thom wettstein and I have compared a few eq's to each other. next to my eq's knif soma knif eksa gyraf g23-s tube tech...

We have a new sub-forum titled "Mastering for Beginners" (see above) Some of the past threads will be moved there...

1) Please search the forum prior to posting. Many topics have already been discussed ad infinitum. This will avoid clutter and...

Hello What do you think is future of online mastering, especially now after Covid when music scene / live acts died? will be...

No hype thread, but I am really liking the MD4 HD for multiband processing on some tracks. Smoothest recombined LP MB I've...

merging have a interesting new converter, the "little brother" of horus - hapi Merging Technologies | Hapi Mic Pre...

I’ve always wanted to do such a thread here and today I’m finally posting it I wonder what’s the most common personality...

Hello eveyone, I just got a Bettermaker Mastering Limiter and I'm having some issues with it that I don't seem to see anywhere...

Hi guys I have some questions about what LUFS/dBFS you shoot for when publishing audio for the web (YouTube and other video...

Does anybody have any general tips/strategies for compressing surround music? If it matters, I'm working with electronic rock. ...

Cutting down on my setup. Which of the 2 would you keep and why..? Thanks!

Which dither algorithm do you mainly use?

Hi everybody, Would you change your mixing/mastering practices if you know for sure that a listener hears almost exact sound...

I once remastered several albums for a famous overseas artist and it was released on a major label. I just got the...

Hello! I am running Cubase 7 on an old Mac (OS Mountain Lion) and would like to use WaveLab. Looks like I would need version 7 of...

Have been asked to sit on a panel to discuss MQA Oct 7th. Please help me out with links to any info pro or con that would add...

I'm curious - does anyone have any software recommendations for cleanly saturating/soft clipping peaks in full mixes (without...

Hi all, my name is Andy and I'm currently doing a quantitative research for my undergrad dissertation. You're kindly invited...

I just started ripping old Audio CD's I mastered from 1997-2014 using WaveLab on Windows at the time. I am now on a Mac and do...

Where can I find out how "successful" a given artist is? Sales and streaming numbers. Video views. Ticket sales....

Can anyone recommend some headphones that are good for consistent low end translation on to other systems when mixing electronic...

An AE friend of mine recently attended a mastering session with Ted Jensen. The music was Hard Rock. The mastered tracks are...

I downloaded the Taylor Swift single "Look What You Made Me Do" from Amazon. Sure enough it's mastered nearly too -7...

As someone who masters as part of my regular production, writing, composing -- all with mixing -- work, do you feel that the...

I recently started rediscovering this plugin, experimenting with some of the presets as starting points, and getting some...

Hi there, MEs! Soooo? Steven Slate VSX Headphone?! I have waited a bit to ask, as there is another monster thread going...

what would it be - and why? I choose: DMG Equilibrium, Multiplicity and Limitless. Super sound and flexibility. Just for...

Hello! what is your favourite Clippper Plugin? Cheers!

Morning... Just wondering if anyone knows of a VST plugin that can load and render jpeg/png files? I'm currently using...

I’d like to add a broad strokes, intuitive end of chain EQ that is both euphonic and versatile. Doing lots of filmscore type...

It seems like there are so many people in the mastering section advertising that they do mastering, mixing, producing, playing an...

I hooked up AFI1 and Mac, everything looks good but the system just couldn't find the device. I have tried MacOS 10.12 and 10.13,...

Morning - I'm approaching a point in the next few months where I should have a collection of songs mixed and ready for...

Softube - Weiss DS1-MK3 well now.

There's a new product by SSL called the Fusion. I got to use it briefly and was pretty impressed with it. I would have liked...

Thought I'd start a thread on this one - had it in my rack for just under a week now. I wanted to write a proper review, but have...

What’s the principle of working behind any digital volume control knob, the simple ones found on mobile phones, laptops,...

Hey Fellow Gear Spacers, Let me kick this off by saying I’m not a ME by trade, but I am interested in learning more about...

...arrived some days ago & i thought i share my impressions w.r.t. mastering. some time ago had my trip through the...

So let's say you have a stereo file that can't be remixed and the kick is hitting 0.0 dB!! on the True Peak reading, while the...

hey there, caused by a discussion with macc, I am doing R&D for a full-function passive mastering EQ, basically building...

as no digital tape emulation really satisfies me and i have little experience with hardware tape emulations, i would like to ask...

Is someone using it? Why is so quiet about it? 130db of headroom, transparent or transformer input stage..... how is clipp?

Bit late to the party but only just noticed the split. It looks like there were differences between the factory that manufactured...

About the "Thermionic Culture: THE KITE" you read here little to nothing (as well as about the "the...

Hi, I'm looking for a great AES/EBU soundcard to go with my mac pro 5.1 The Lynx AES16 is still the one to get or there's better...

A few people this last month have said that DB is crapping out badly in random spots on playback. There are no issues after...

I just did, politely, and I've done it a few times before, though it's very rare for me. I always have mixed feelings about it,...

I'm confused. I've read a lot on that topic, and i'm even more confuse. I hope someone here can help me If the final master...

Hey everyone, checking some masters that I just received, I noticed some strange result in my got-to surgical EQs (Fabfiltet...

This processor is pretty old, but as mastering compressor not many reviews, but the rare reviews are veru good. If You have good...

Just waiting for it to arrive today. hittt I needed a Var Mu and this one should go nicely with my Maselec MLA-3. I figured if...