Mastering Details
A Little
Goes A Long Way...
Before a mix is ready for
release or incorporation in an album, it has to
be fine polished. This is what mastering is all
about. Small, yet vital EQ enhancements to give
the mix more presence. The next step involves
the use of subtle compression (or extreme,
choose your genre), and multi-band peak limiters
and dither; the detail near the
least-significant bit is still significant.
For the web,
the issue of dynamics is vital. Without this
critical step, your mix will be lost to the
attention of the listener.
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