May 13, 2015

EP 11 | #MasteringCritMonday w/ Maor Appelbaum

EP 11 | #MasteringCritMonday w/ Maor Appelbaum

Welcome to #MasteringCritMonday, the show where we critique YOUR mastering.

Welcome to #MasteringCritMonday, the show where we critique YOUR mastering.

Prolific mastering engineer, Maor Appelbaum stopped by to help us critique some listener-submitted mastering work.

In this episode you'll learn about:

  • Nice and loud vs fatiguing to listen to
  • What to submit to a mastering engineer
  • Adding low end without destroying the track
  • When to apply a heavy-handed mastering approach
  • Maor's favorite outboard gear
  • Adding treble without harshness
  • Mastering for vinyl

Links:

Maor's website

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