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Mastering for digital releases

Mastering for digital releases

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Mastering for digital releases

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- [Instructor] All right, so let's say you're like me and you really enjoy doing things yourself or let's say you don't have the budget to hire a mastering engineer or maybe you just want to learn a new skill. There are a lot of reasons to master things yourself. And don't get me wrong, there are also a lot of reasons to have other people master your music. So, don't get me wrong there. It's almost always an advantage to hire a professional and even just a person with a fresh set of ears. However, sometimes people self-master. So, let's talk about a couple of things we can do to optimize our master for streaming. So, up top here I have my mix. And then down here I have my print track. Let's make this red just so that it's very easy to see. Let's make this red just so that it's very easy to see. Now, I'm in Pro Tools but the DAW that you're using doesn't really matter in this case. These techniques are applicable across the…

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