How To Master A Song In 10 Minutes
Mastering is a critical final step in your music making progress and one you don’t want to skip before releasing your music into the world. But I think many home studio musicians have the wrong idea about mastering – thinking it’s where your music is...Mastering Shootout: LANDR vs Pro Master
When it comes to mastering your music these days there are lots of choices: home mastering, hiring a pro to master it for you, and even auto mastering through an online service like LANDR. Today I want to do a little A/B shootout of a mix that was both mastered by a...How I Was Fooled By A Mastering Engineer
It’s amazing how easily our ears can be tricked into hearing something that’s not really there. Specifically, loudness can dramatically change how we perceive a piece of audio. I re-learned this lesson yesterday when I got fooled by my friend and mastering...2 Mastering Moves For Radio Ready Mixes (One Song One Month Challenge 7/8)
As you near the end of any mix you need to ask yourself one important question: “Is your mix radio ready?” I don’t mean if your song is going on the radio, but rather can it sonically “hang” with the pro mixes that it will inevitably be...How To Get Loud Mixes (In Less Than 60 Seconds)
You know the frustration – you’ve crafted a mix you’re proud of, rendered it out to a Wav or MP3 only to discover that it’s not nearly as loud as all your favorite music. And no matter how good the mix actually sounds, if it’s not loud it...About Graham Cochrane
My name is Graham Cochrane and I'm the founder of The Recording Revolution, one of the world's most loved audio recording and mixing blogs with over 200,000 readers each month. Read more...