Course Description

Can your songs compete with professional masters?

Featuring Grammy Winner Mitch Gallagher, Project Studio Mastering takes the track you pocketed, tuned and mixed in the Multi-Platinum University series, and shows you the step by step process of mastering it in your project studio. With hours of hi-ddef footage, Project Studio Mastering shows you the in-depth processes of

  • Mastering with multiple-EQs,
  • Multiple-compression,
  • Creating a "curve" for your master,
  • Referencing professional masters,
  • Creating musical intros & outros,
  • Sequencing your tracks together for output to CD!

Follow along with theses real world examples you have grown to know so well, and immediately apply the mastering techniques to your own productions for a new level of "pro" sound.

Engineer & Author

Mitch Gallagher

The former senior technical editor of Keyboard magazine and former editor-in-chief of EQ magazine, Gallagher has published nearly 1,000 articles in magazines such as Performing Songwriter, Acoustic Guitar, EQ, EQ en Espanol, Keyboard, Pro Sound News, Guitar Player, Government Video, Extreme Groove, Music Technology Buyer's Guide, Videography, Strings, and Microphones & Monitors. He is also the former editor of Church Sound magazine, and served as associate editor at Live Sound magazine.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Section 1: A Masters Approach to Starting your Mastering Session

  • 2

    Section 2: Matching Levels and Getting Set Up

    • Matching Levels

    • Compensating For EQ Differences

    • Do No Harm (Working Stage By Stage)

    • Use Your Own Reference Tracks
  • 3

    Section 3: Using EQ Properly When Mastering

    • Initial EQ Curve

    • Boosting EQ In The Vocal Range (Adding Presence)

    • Cut Verses Boost

    • Resting Your Ears

    • What To Listen For
  • 4

    Section 4: Working with Advanced EQ in Mastering

    • The Thickness Range

    • Comparing Extreme Boosts

    • Working With The Low Frequencies

    • Balancing The Frequencies

    • Listen To Multiple Sections Of The Song

    • Saving Your EQ Master
  • 5

    Section 5: Using Dynamics Processing in the Mastering Process

    • Setting Your Limit Ceiling

    • Adjusting Limiter Settings

    • Walking Your Levels Up

    • Second Stage Of EQ
  • 6

    Section 6: Advanced Dynamics Uses in Mastering

    • Normalizing And Presets

    • Initial Compression Part 1

    • Initial Compression Part 2

    • Using A Second EQ
  • 7

    Section 7: Bypassing Plug-Ins and Manual Compression Techniques

    • Bypassing Plug-Ins

    • Applying Manual Compression To Deal With Peaks Part 1

    • Applying Manual Compression To Deal With Peaks Part 2

    • Applying Manual Compression To Deal With Peaks Part 3

    • Comparing A Second Limiter
  • 8

    Section 8: Using a Change Track and Stems in Mastering

    • Introduction To Separation Mastering

    • Bouncing Your Mix Master As Stems

    • Lining Up the Tracks

    • Using Stems To Balance Your EQ

    • Bouncing The Change Track
  • 9

    Section 9: Finalizing Your Product

    • Burning With Toast

    • Final Tweaks To Change

    • The Separation Session Part 1

    • The Separation Session Part 2

    • The Separation Session Part 3

    • Master Ins, Outs, & Fades With Peak Part 1

    • Master Ins, Outs, & Fades With Peak Part 2

    • Final Disc Burning