Mastering Hardware Equipment You Need For DAW Home Recording Studio

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Here's the basic hardware you need to master music:

A Computer (preferably a quad core or faster)
An Audio Interface (which contains a mic preamp and instrument cable inputs)
Studio Monitor Speakers & A Sub-Woofer
An Audio Control Unit To Control Speaker Volumes (optional but it makes life a lot easier)

If you're looking to get started real cheap, you could make a decent hardware only set-up for about $1,500. High-end hardware will run you roughly $3,500-$4,500. Still not too expensive. Read more....

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The Music Production Secrets Series
by John Rogers

My Best Mixing & Mastering Articles

A/B Comparison In Mastering

In this video I do a quick A/B comparison of a few songs. In my audio mastering secrets video series, I get a lot more in-depth into exactly what you are trying to achieve sonically for your genre/style of music.

What Is Audio Mastering?

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What is audio mastering? I've seen a lot of different answers on the Internet to this simple question. Some were pretty technical and confusing.

Should Your Mix Sound Close To A Mastered Song?

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Note - This section is basically a tip for those of you working with clients or if you plan on submitting your mixes to a mastering engineer.

Cheaply Soundproofing Your Room For Audio Mastering

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I had to write a quick note on this, as I was reminded about it while thumbing through a popular mixing book that had a 15 page section on speaker resonance and room sound proofing. I must say, a very exciting 15 pages! Ha!

Mastering Hardware Equipment You Need For Your DAW Home Recording Studio

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Here's the basic hardware you need to master music:

What Does Channel Mean In Music And Mixing?

It's the most basic of all questions, but someone asks it at least once a week. In this article, I will explain what channel means in music and mixing

Which Is Better For Audio Mastering Analog Gear Or Digital Software Plugins?

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I started my career using the old analog stuff, since that was the only option. I incorporated digital software plugins as soon as they became available, but it took many years before computers were fast enough to run them in realtime. And also before they started making very high quality plugins.

What Software Do You Need For Audio Mastering?

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If you've mixed songs in the past, you more than likely can use that same software for audio mastering. As long as you can add effects to the stereo/main out bus, you're good to go. Read more....

How To Master A Song In Only 5 Minutes!

Would you like to know how to master a song or how to master your own music? So many people think just making the volumes the same level for every song is "mastering" their CD. Well, mastering is a lot more than just that!

Creating Headroom In A Mix

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To create a mix for mastering with proper headroom is pretty simple.

Top 20 Audio Mastering Tips, Techniques, And FAQ

Here are the top 20 audio mastering tips, questions, and answers that I've been asked over the years.

How To Prepare Your Songs For Mixing

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In this article, I'll show you how to prepare your songs for mixing.

#1 Best Website Hosting For Musicians, And Music Recording Studios

If you're looking for the best website hosting for musicians, bands, and music recording studios, here's my own personal experience with website hosting companies.

What's The Vibrato And Tremolo Definition In Music | Differences Between Tremolo And Vibrato

The vibrato and tremolo effects both have their differences. But the vibrato and tremolo effects also sound very similar; both slightly wave and pulsate the pitch of an audio track. You have to hear it for yourself to understand the sound.

Can Anyone Become A Great Sound Engineer?

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I would say YES, most people can become a great mastering engineer. I say this because most of the mixes I receive from clients are pretty good and I know the audio engineer (the band member with a computer) has only minimal training. He could easily be great if he put a little more study and practice time into it. And if he had this book to teach him what took me over 17 years to learn! Ha!

Learning And Calibrating Your Speakers For Your DAW In Audio Mastering

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Learning and calibrating your speakers for your DAW in audio mastering is a very important step in the audio mastering process. When I first start out with NEW speakers (though I never change them now), I listen to my favorite hit songs in every genre and style. Songs that I know from my years of experience have X amount of bass, X amount of brightness, etc. I know how these songs are "supposed" to sound.

Top 17 Common Music Mixing Mistakes And How To Fix Them!

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These are the Top 17 most common music mixing mistakes I see daily. Correcting them could will improve your audio mastering results and make your mixes sound more professional.

John Rogers - Danceur Magazine Interview (July 2018)

Since the begining of his solo career in 2008, I mastered over 80 songs with the top French recording artist NYLS. Great pop dance music with a lot of remixes. During his entire career (as of now), I mastered most of if not all the song he released. It was a great pleasure working with NYLS and Nico at Icon Records!

Best Mixing Levels Before Mastering

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Correctly setting your mixing levels before mastering is essential for great mastering results. Having the best DB levels for mixing is critical. Here's how to properly do it!

How Long Does It Take To Master A Song?

How long does is take to master a song? There are several extra song mastering procedures I offer that other mastering engineers will not do.

Best Free Redbook CD Burning Software

Yes, burning your own redbook master CDs is very easy! Here's how to make your own redbook CD masters for free!

How Much Should I Charge For Mastering?

I've mastered over 40,000 songs since 1999. I've charged $10 a song, $20, $30, $50 even $100! Some prices worked better than others. Here are a few facts to consider when deciding on what prices to charge.

What Is Chorus Effect In Music | How To Use Chorus

This article discusses what is the chorus effect in music and how to use it? The chorus effect makes a single audio track sound like a group. It achieves this by taking a single instrument or vocal track, multiplying it, and then slightly detunes each newly created track. The result is a fuller lush sounding audio track.

What's The Difference Between Mixing And Mastering

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What's the difference between mixing and mastering? A lot of people new to music don't know the answer to this.

How To Prepare Your Songs For Mastering

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In this article, we'll show you how to prepare your mixes for mastering.