Mastering can feel confusing, especially when you’re doing it on your own. There is a lot to take care of: tonal balance, stereo shaping, dynamic range, and more. Therefore, to resolve this issue, we can utilize reference tracks as a guide. It gives you a clear target for how your song should sound. Whether you’re a beginner or just looking… Read More »Reference Tracks: How to Use Them for Mastering
Mastering is the final stage in music production. It prepares your track for release across streaming platforms, ensuring it sounds consistent everywhere. But before mastering a mix, you need to clean up audio, balance it, and organize it. Mastering a messy mix will only amplify the problems. In this guide, you’ll learn six simple and essential ways to prepare your… Read More »Mastering a Mix: How to Prepare Your Track the Right Way
Writing a song is more than just the melody or lyrics. What transcends the idea of a good melody or lyrics is how the song is arranged. You’ve probably heard how famous musicians write their songs in such a way that it feels captivating every second. This is because of good song arrangement. Mastering good music structure allows every portion… Read More »Song Arrangement for Beginners: How to Structure Your Music
Audio Equalization, also abbreviated as EQ, is one of the most important tools in music mixing. When EQ is used effectively, each element can blend harmoniously in the mix without clashing or getting lost. Whether you’re working on vocals, instruments, or beats, using EQ can help eliminate harsh frequencies and enhance the desired parts. In this blog, we’ll walk you… Read More »Audio Equalization for Beginners: Make Your Mix Sound Better
If your mix sounds clean while working on it but ends up harsh or distorted after export, True Peak is often the problem. This guide explains what it is, how it works, and how to control it using a meter or limiter, ensuring your masters stay clean and professional everywhere. Table of Contents: Understanding True Peak What is True Peak… Read More »True Peak 101: Everything You Need to Know
Phase cancellation is an essential term in music mixing. Avoiding it is highly necessary to preserve the quality of the mix. Many beginner producers tend to overlook this, which ultimately results in a loss of frequencies and, consequently, poor mix quality. In this blog, you will learn everything about phase cancellation, from the outcomes of this issue to ways to… Read More »What Is Phase Cancellation in Audio? Causes, Detection, and Easy Fixes
One of the crucial aspects in the mixing process is stereo imaging. In the early days, everything was in mono. But today, wide stereo mixes dominate. You’ve probably heard songs that tend to be highly immersive and spacious. It’s because of proper stereo imaging. Not every sound needs to be spread out. Some should stay centered, while others can fill… Read More »What is Stereo imaging, and Why Does it matter in Mixing?
Many creators struggle with sample rate and bit depth. These terms often sound confusing. But they play a big role in your audio quality. If your sound is distorted or clipped, wrong settings could be the cause. This blog breaks down what sample rate really does, how it works with bit depth, and how both affect your audio quality. With… Read More »Sample Rate vs Bit Depth: What You Need to Know
Streaming platforms don’t use the same loudness standards. That’s why your song might sound too quiet on Apple Music but too loud on Spotify. It can be confusing, especially if you’re new to mastering. The solution is to learn how loudness standards work and how to measure them using LUFS. LUFS tells you how loud your track really is. Once… Read More »How to Follow Loudness Standards Without Losing Dynamics
You’ve finished mixing all your songs. Each one sounds great on its own. But when you play them back to back, something feels off. One track is too loud, another sounds thin, and the whole album doesn’t flow right. That’s where album mastering comes in. It’s the final step that makes your songs sound like a complete, cohesive project. Whether… Read More »Album Mastering: How to do it the Right Way and Sound Consistent?
