{"id":771,"date":"2012-02-07T17:08:11","date_gmt":"2012-02-08T01:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.modd3d.com\/articles\/?p=771"},"modified":"2012-02-29T14:40:03","modified_gmt":"2012-02-29T22:40:03","slug":"desktop-mastering-how-to-master-audio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.modd3d.com\/articles\/item\/desktop-mastering-how-to-master-audio","title":{"rendered":"Desktop Mastering: How to Master Audio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What is mastering?\u00a0 It&#8217;s what happens to your music after you&#8217;ve finished recording and mixing it.\u00a0 This includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Arrange tracks and spaces between into their final order<\/li>\n<li>Perform any minor edits that may be required<\/li>\n<li>Remove noise<\/li>\n<li>Adjust levels<\/li>\n<li>Sweeten tracks by proper application of equalization and compression<\/li>\n<li>Adjust ambiance or stereo width as necessary<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This is of course an over-simplified list.\u00a0 My good friend Steve Turnidge wrote a book explaining the mastering process in great detail which is about to be released.\u00a0 He&#8217;s a very talented guy,\u00a0 so if you really want to make your music and studio recordings shine I highly recommend you check out his <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1458403742\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=modd3d-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1458403742\">desktop mastering book<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1458403742\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=modd3d-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1458403742\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-777\" title=\"Desktop Mastering Book\" src=\"http:\/\/www.modd3d.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/desktop-mastering-book.jpg\" alt=\"Desktop Mastering Book\" width=\"300\" height=\"388\" 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