Professional Audio Mastering Techniques

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Make Your CDs Sound Better Using these Mastering
Techniques
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• Audio mastering is a unique way of balancing each
  individual song against the others in level and
  sound to create a coherent, satisfying whole.

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• EQUALIZATION
• Equalization of each track should be done right
  before anything else will work. Set the right
  level, adjust the EQ and repeat the process until
  you are happy with the results.

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• MATCH VOCAL LEVELS
• Balancing the vocals is the great rule of thumb!
  If you can get the vocals or each tune to sound
  as they are in the same ballpark, then everything
  around them will work fine. In places where you
  don't have a vocal to listen to, pick the main
  melodic element instead.

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• DYNAMIC COMPRESSION
• Dynamic compression is the crucial part of audio
  mastering because most people also want to lift
  the overall level to be closer to commercial
  releases. But, don't be tempted to over-cook it
  or dont let your CD be a victim in the loudness
  wars.

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• GOOD GAPS
• Remember, if the gaps in the track are too short,
  the album can feel rushed and exhausting. Also,
  if the gap is too long, the listener can be
  distracted form the flow of songs wondering where
  the next tune is. So, make the gap equal to two
  bars of the out-going song for a positive result.

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