How to Master if You Are Not a Mastering Engineer

[@gyur6]

Finally a video about mastering in which the audio is mixed perfectly correspondingly to the content.

[@bigjimpson]

😂

[@Livingwithdirt]

Came for mastering tips, left with life advice. ❤️

[@0ne0f0neMusic]

Were you able to achieve the results you wanted?

[@AkkiMusicGh]

Watch well there are many good infos I’m green to mastering but after this video I now know which plugin to use for mastering

[@theaudioschool]

Lol. So true

[@vrvretro]

This video has absolutely excellent audio for the narration to be heard. Too many name brand demos and tutorials in this music/audio realm simply do not demonstrate this care.

[@crawbug8932]

I like these videos because they feel like genuine tutorials and not like they're just trying to sell you something.

[@ROSACEPONY]

Just throw a Camelcrusher on the master bus and upload it to Soundcloud

[@prod.eranabi]

nice one

[@LeBeautiful]

Noob mastering 101 🔥😂

[@OmoiSenpai]

That's the name of the game right there!

[@DeddycationMusic]

Dont forget OTT as well

[@SYROxTeaz]

Nah bro i put Fruity Soft Clipper and thats it lol

[@fabellara01]

I've been mixing for years. Just in recent realization, mastering skills were missing in my life. Thank you Izotope

[@InVerum]

This.. was really high quality content. I am legitimately impressed. Not only in the meat of what is being discussed but editing, graphics, VO etc. Really well done.

[@dnmr]

this has to be one of the best ads for their products too, well done

[@itsrasalhague]

This is what separates Izotope from Waves. Waves is just all adverts and promos while Izotope gives you the real sauce!

[@michaelandremovies]

13:08 Did a mastering tutorial just inadvertently give the best life advice?

[@moore864]

what??

[@mo_riz]

@@moore864 he's implying that a life lesson was given inside this video about mastering.

[@SyntheticFuture]

9:04 as well. This video is deep :o

[@jtqzfvyrlrhj848]

I never noticed those two points at those timestamps. Thanks Izotope lol. The audio world is not short of insecurity so that's pretty cool lol

[@MicahBuzanANIMATION]

Use your ears and don't doubt yourself. Love that!

[@thejudgejuror2547]

Mix engineers need more praise than they get! I’ve been doing music for 13yrs and this video still makes my head hurt not because of complexity but because technology complicates simple formalities

[@elijahtrenton8351]

The Judge & Juror it was more complex before izotope to be honest, most plugins mimic anologue hardware rather than presenting themselves in the simplest way overcomplicating things. Example Neutrons visual mixer vs nobs and faders of yesteryear.

[@SadTown99]

You can literally take any song that exists and take the mix/master from it and apply it to your own unmixed/unmastered song ........ That's absolutely insane. Seriously mind blowing.

[@lucaverheyden]

Gotta say I was expecting kind of an advertisement. Instead I got amazing information. Thank you!

[@dulla8469]

you know how some companies who manufacture plugins bring someone from the office to do these kind of videos??... im really glad they did the opposite and brought someone who can actually make content, knows how to talk, and has a some what soothing voice

[@theking11029]

This is Freakin unreal how futuristic this is‼️

[@DonovanJamesOfficial]

Shouldn't have been any dislikes to this video at all. This was very informative and very helpful.

[@agiraffe3801]

He explains it so well that I don't mind the corny track they play at the end. Good job!

[@yurianvise1672]

If you take the mixing and mastering skills in observe, you will learn to apreciate the song regardless of the genre. I mean , at least for me, it feels so good when a good mixed song enters your ears , like a blanket . And you can tell elements in it

[@fsands69]

@@yurianvise1672 that's the same I'm thinking

[@yurianvise1672]

@@fsands69 I love you mister parrot

[@前田大和-r4b]

Love from Japan. Thx iZotope!!!

[@RichardHellier74]

Oh man, I'm so gonna have to get this now!! Awesome job with putting this video together!!

[@thepatentofficellc8121]

I discovered the learning resources that Izotope provides for mixing and mastering before I discovered their plugins as I was mixing my own material. I wanted to be as objective as allowable by educating myself and they converted me into a supporter of their products in the process. Like other people here have said, you can hire a mastering engineer and in many cases you should, but I feel this is targeted for those who want to learn the skill of mastering which is a lifelong process. The video was quick which can give you the impression that these things are quick to learn. These skills take years to learn! After many, many different songs! The beauty of Izotope and their products is they put complex subjects into a digestable format. But you still have to analyze, assess and apply as deemed necessary/appropriate. It would also serve you well to have a basic understanding of the fundamentals of acoustics/sound.

[@evergreenbranch7711]

I found a preset called "Trap Drums" And "Trap" in maschine on Ozone 9 and it beats any of my mastering chains almost everytime. We live in amazing times and what matters is the final sound and feel. If I can get that in seconds with Ozone then I am very happy and will continue to support. One thing that would be great as far as referencing, would be to have a smaller floatable button that you can press to hear the reference without going to master channel and opening ozone to press the reference button.

[@darrenmitchell1744]

Where is the preset in Ozone 9 ?

[@JakeAdams27]

The high quality production of this video really sets you guys apart.

[@damienangelo5226]

I saved up for about a year and a bit and I invested in some Izotope tools. This might sound over exaggerated, but if I have a choice between having my car stolen or losing my Izotope tools.... Take my car lol!! I think Izotope should develop a full D.A.W.... It will by far be the best.

[@nexbeats7341]

Four sound goodizers. That's all you'll ever need.

[@Eurotool]

sosig fatnrr

[@cleoissoamazimg1627]

Eurotool people keep joking ab putting sausage fattener but it’s actually useful on the master

[@xelerator2398]

I think you joking . If you make sound distorted Ohmicide for your troll buddy

[@cleoissoamazimg1627]

Xelerator me?

[@burchwoodstudio2548]

Halfway through I realized it was Geoff Manchester! I could listen to that guy for hours

[@LibriumMusic]

"your worst pair of earbuds" *show apple earbuds* Ahahahah

[@MixChecks]

iZotope vs Apple in a cage match. Who would win?

[@nonami_066xswqoqowiwl]

MixChecks iZotope

[@MixChecks]

@@nonami_066xswqoqowiwl Ok. Let me call Tim Cook and see if he's ready

[@nathansantos.n8]

immediately scrolled down after seeing this in the video. comments did not disappoint with this one at 3rd place.

[@LeeGee]

Cook is on the phone to China, please hold.

[@lewisifer]

This video is so well produced on every level. Well done.

[@GabrielMamuttee]

what?????? an actually instructional video??? thank you so much!

[@Yadadamizzle]

This video is incredibly well done, thank you.

[@sagarthapa3765]

I just love iZotope's music production suite! Will eventually save up and buy the reverb set too and upgrade my current current music production suite too!

[@DrUmSensitive]

This is very probably the best tutorial I have ever seen. Thank you. Now more, please!

[@matrixate]

Huge fan of Izotope products. Huge! I don't want to imagine not having them. In fact, I've got almost all their major plugins. The one thing, that I feel, Ozone is missing, is what Plugin Alliance's Metric AB does..and that is sectional comparison. The one problem with automated AI mastering, is that it uses one static setting for the whole song. You have to automate for different sections. That is where I find Metric AB shines. It let's me check each section against different songs. I then use different instances of Ozone to cross fade between the sections. Usually, I only need two instances. One for the hook and one for the rest. Definitely don't do this on the same track you're mixing because you'll run out of CPU quickly. Do this on a mixdown bounce. I think these guys tend to forget to mention this because they do it so much, that they assume we're all doing that. I find that a lot of noobs master the same arrangement they're mixing. No no. At least bounce it down to stems if you still want to make mixing decisions, but ideally you want to mix it down to a single stereo track. This is all subjective. I just thought the comments of using those sample crushing compressors like Camel Crusher and Sausage Fattener were funny. I mean... work with what you have . No shame in that. Heck...if that was all I had...no one else would know, right?! Peace.

[@StratsRUs]

Reference 2 is the cheaper alternative

[@jingleskhanaudioproductions]

that's actually a pretty decent summary

[@deondretyreebeats]

Thanks for the insightful information. I currently have Ozone 8 but I like the upgrades you guys added in the newer version. 🔥🔥🔥

[@Statist0815]

9:56 "your worst pair of earbuds" ...so true thank you !

[@bboymac84]

This was great! I’m going to share this video with friends in my Facebook!

[@29djandy]

Thank you so much for this wonderful post. Keep them coming

[@lukehanson6077]

just the video i needed right now!

[@MrComfymaluks]

Does God work at IZotope or what??Your plugins are insane!!!Amazing

[@elijahsoltan3483]

I didn't even know u could do half the things u showed!!! bless u izo

[@Guitarist33764]

Awesome advice and overview. iZotope plugins...the depth is incredible. From simple to full on geek mode, it's all there. TBC2 is always on my mix bus. Kudos again to Iz.

[@nanogon7767]

This video has such a nice aesthetic to it

[@KarlGutowski]

Ozone changed my life

[@aw7223]

I got ozone 9 elements whilst it was free. No longer have to worry about how low logic makes a track bounced pre master 💪🏾🎧🎹

[@ssbeats2212]

This is very good + life advice , love

[@fastronaut909]

So helpful. I have Ozone and I'm so excited to dive into it!

[@integer22]

izotope you guys make the best videos. keep it up

[@rockoustivestudio3316]

Thank you izotope, I learned a alot with this video.

[@randoshus3762]

Izotope is amazing.

[@m.k.9058]

Thanks for another great and insightful video iZotope. 👍

[@KazeReload]

So much useful information. Thank you very much! Will definitely check out other videos/guides.

[@SoulCrushersMusic]

Best tutorial. Thanks!

[@N.E.U.R.O]

This is super quality content

[@mr.person555]

3:13 - looks like someone's been listening to some Dear Hunter! Excellent taste :D

[@SumatraMineral]

its help me much as a beginer, thank u

[@StephSancia]

I thought the opening blue back video was an advert ... Sat here 40 seconds waiting to hit SKIP AD then realised it was the actual video 🙄LOL Happy early Monday morning 😂 I have this software installed, pretty neat 🙃

[@simonescaravati7218]

this is gold, thanks so much

[@realarkeli]

Definitely a great video. Excited to master after watching this!

[@shari_8410]

of course, there are a bunch of great ''Mastering'' tools and helpers and suites out there these days, but in my opinion, nothing goes above a long year experienced Mastering Engineer. where do nothing else day in day out and is able to hear every little Issue in a Mix and know exactly what he has to do in order to get the best Result of a Mix. also, You can't just '' master '' a track in an untreated Acoustic Room which isn't just optimized for MASTERING. Even when you have all this magical Tools Today. MASTERING was and is a holy Part of this whole Musicproducing Stuff..

[@underworldent4817]

correct

[@worlarusham]

*untreated acoustic room* Sonarworks Reference: *laugh

[@Primosky]

Priceless information, thanks you so much

[@de_platnumbox9835]

I love isotope programs I'm a huge fan thank you for this video

[@Windiguana]

Wow this video is remarkably full of actual good advice!

[@kimtaemusic]

Thank you so much. This helps me a lot.

[@AnaamSings]

Wait WAIT!!! did you just give really good advice about loudness levels etc.? I can't believe it! honestly I thought Izotope and all the big corporations would push the louder is better agenda....but you seem to be actually concerned about the quality of the recording - this is a pleasant surprise xx

[@milhouse777]

The loudness war is over man, thanks to the streaming platforms

[@GuitarFin1]

@@milhouse777 Well, their loudness suggestions are way below the industry standard loudness. Even with the normalization a louder track will sound louder.

[@OmoiSenpai]

If it was 3-4 years ago, maybe they would have.

[@RedbackRecordz]

You obviously know nothing about Izotope and their awesome products! 🤔🤘🤘

[@ctld5266]

@@GuitarFin1 A brighter track sound louder

[@SirMatthewT]

Thanks! This is awesome.

[@olialimusic]

this was really useful, izotope ozone is such a help for mastering

[@brenmac]

That was well done thank you!

[@fsands69]

This is better than self-help books.

[@Kicknaldo]

I will buy iZotope next week because of Ozone 9 ❤️

[@scottt9382]

soooooooo good - Izotope are always enpointe

[@MichaelSimonmusic]

Izotope: listen to your mix on your worst speakers. Shown: Apple Earpods...Made my day!!! :-D

[@Jasonek-xy3it]

Wonderful video. I understood everything.

[@AE-wk1dn]

and I didn't get anything :/ need to rewatch 3-4 times. I'm new to these

[@Jasonek-xy3it]

@@AE-wk1dn spend more time with it. Its fun

[@UnknownHumanoid]

Mixing and mastering took me 6 months to understand it and make my first single sound legit. And I'm still not a pro and there is much more to learn. Don't fool yourself. You can't do it without putting a lot of time in it!

[@maxthestranger]

if you took 6 months doesn't mean everyone needs to .... everyone has different learning capabilities

[@MixChecks]

It took me years. I think you might be a prodigy :)

[@TheShpmusic]

Very powerful video, i enjoyed watching this session. Thanks guys.🙏

[@romerowyatt346]

excellent video and tips thank you

[@SimpleLifeMotivation]

Awesome video.. awesome content and info..A big thanks to you all..

[@Rakoah]

Fantastic video by a fantastic company!

[@alessandrobovio4636]

izotope thank you for this video !

[@elbituan]

Thank you for all video!

[@ikinami]

Very helpful, thanks alot for sharing this knowledge

[@gavinkaufmanworld]

A brilliant tutorial for an outstanding product - thanks for sharing!! 😄

[@gonzalordtm]

Fantastic class!!

[@JohnAnthonyStudios]

Great video, thank you!!

[@StuMas]

*Is this one of the reasons why we kept getting newly-mastered versions of Beatles albums and other analogue-greats lately?* Personally, I find digitised music just a little bit too 'clean'. It may be easier and quicker to produce music digitally but, the finished product lacks the warmth and cohesion of analogue.

[@ROQSTAR]

Great tutorial! Solid mastering tips.

[@adityamaanas9470]

Amazing video!

[@exxtinctcollective]

Great video. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

[@pitaopzgarcia]

This izotope is very helpfull and usefull for mastering a track.. 👍👍👍

[@artifica0]

great video editing and presentation!

[@theJAWED]

Thanks a lot ❤️

[@papichulo2716]

I love Izotope plugins

[@austinsummersofficial631]

Streaky has mixed for ed Sheeran and etc.. but he says that the reason why mastering to -9lufs sounds better is because if the crushing sound it gives. Its not about loudness, it's about the sound it gives. So -14lufs will never sound the same as -9lufs, it will never have that "finished familiar" sound we're used to. Maybe for classical music or etc.. but not pop music or dance music. He says absolutely no professional has ever asked him for a -14lufs master. The pro's, the big labels and etc only want -9 or etc.

[@DiamondLifer]

“Worst pair of earbuds” *shows iPhone headphones* lol. Izotope is savage. I love it.

[@alfredmb]

Very helpful !! Thank you so much !

[@R3BBiT]

Nice video! :) What is the outro track called? It sounds great!

[@ProfessionalTycoons]

great tutorial video!

[@AnanasUnni]

Very helpful! Still got so much to learn though..

[@fasterdetail]

source CD-R teac consumer playback into api lunch box 2 pre /2 eq /stereo compression / destination consumer audio interface into computer for gain adjustment into ozone / I don't touch anything on ozone as far as tweaks I just turn it on..that's the final stage to get into the digital reference aka blown ears ..ns10s for a final listen..btw headphone out of teac..thanks isotope!

[@dulmin_]

9:53 I wonder what kinda speakers that car has 😂😂

[@majewskimusic]

Thanks iZotope, ;-)

[@atlwrns7127]

Great Video. It is however not clear to me how Ozone9 and Tonal Balance Control relate to each other. If I use Ozone9 against a reference track, should I also use Tonal Balance Control against the reference check? Or is this just doing the same thing twice?) (I am new to all this).