Mixing vs. Mastering: What's the Difference?

[@schqrr]

man music is so much more complex than I thought it was, thank you for this

[@FlipHybrid]

The despair in the eyes of the mixer vs the confidence in the expression of the mastering engineer is hilarious 😅

[@studiogorilla]

Great content, as always! Neutron, Nectar, and Ozone are on EVERY mix that I do. And RX is a lifesaver in every step of the process. Also, love the sound of Geoff's voice!

[@Songwritersbehindthecurtain]

Album sequencing article is fantastic.

[@ShredworthyDave]

Great video as always

[@BigMicRube]

Great video! Answered a bunch of my questions. Thank you 🙏

[@lun-xbeats7847]

Hyrr🎉🎉🎉for Manchester thank you bro..

[@DerekPower]

Very close to how I’ve come to distinguish between the two: Mixing is about bringing together different elements to form a cohesive whole. Mastering is about optimising the final approved mix for your intended medium of distribution. And yeah, I use Cubase for tracking/mixing and Wavelab for mastering as far as DAWs go. And yes, I see that Neutron and Ozone makes that distinction too 😉.

[@leonb456]

I’ve decided that my workflow would be that Mixing is making the song sound absolutely best in terms of tone, balance, depth, movement, groove, etc at around -18LUFS. Mastering is bringing that Mix up to level without ruining it and provides one more chance for tweaking the tone to make it sound even better than the best I could make it sound in the Mix (hopefully).

[@farhaj124]

Thanks for explaining how mastering a mix

[@Songwritersbehindthecurtain]

can you guys please do a KZbin tutorial on album 💿 sequencing too?

[@ThomasPhillips3]

this is fantastic

[@jtilly5240]

Practical and usefull. Thks

[@anantwashere]

Thank you.

[@femieromeo]

I use logic pro for voice record, fl studio for instrument, Cubase and fl studio for mastering

[@EmiCent93]

We start our mixing process with a volume balance and subsequently make adjustments using various tools such as EQ, reverb, saturation, and compression. These adjustments inevitably impact the volume, thus altering the initial balance we carefully established. My question is, should we consistently revert the volume of individual sounds to their original values set during the volume balancing stage every time we make these corrections?

[@_TheViewer_]

Better Control if you do so, gain staging ✌️cause like you’ve said, the balance you established already, so unless you feel like after eq or what not something needs to be reconsidered in regards of balance you should always try to stay with the balance you had when starting 👌

[@lameraviglia]

the footage of enrique to illustrate mixing is just hilarious

[@TWEAKER01]

Mixing vs mastering isn't about processing. Mastering is actually an entirely different, objective, "big picture" mode of listening. And is as much about knowing what *not* to do. And yes, sequencing, pace, and context is vital.

[@jamesanderson9287]

Not getting a response from customer service regarding an Audiolens install problem in Cakewalk or Reaper, sent customer service multiple emails but only the auto-ack comes back. Can someone contact me ASAP?

[@iZotopeOfficial]

Sorry to hear you're still waiting for a response from our support team. Can you please let us know your ticket number, or DM us on Instagram your email address so we can escalate your support ticket?

[@bshubo]

which do you recomend for master fader for mixing? thanks

[@2HEstudios]

Podrían activar los subtítulos? Hay mucha información valiosa que me gustaría aprender , llevo usando Izotope desde años . Y es la primera vez que veo tutoriales con tan buena calidad. Y lo que es mejor , de los propios creadores

[@aeonikus1]

What MIC does he use in this video? Looks very interesting....

[@dannyboycinco]

patiently waiting for nectar 4 like... 😶‍🌫

[@gitpho]

With a low-latency mode 😩

[@angelicaamora11]

So in video editing world, Mixing & Mastering is the other side of Color Correction & Colorgrading?

[@VladScala]

Thank you So MUCH ! Excellent VIDEO !!! (AMAZING SUITE ...) The only limit is CPU ... unfortunately

[@DavidODell1977]

I know this is off topic but can we see squeaks on the spectrogram? I'm using RX10 and the guitar denoise but if possible to see the squeaks visually I'd like to know where I can learn how. Thank you to anyone who can help.

[@minusdegreebeats3998]

Hai , I AM GOING TO IMPORT ALL TRACKS IN ONE LOGIC PRO PROJECT FOR ALBUM MASTERING , WHAT BPM SHOULD I USE ????

[@robertwang28]

Great Video. May I know for podcast/speech/voice after nectar or Neutron step, how to use Ozone for them due to Ozone does not have voice/speech/dialgue function in mastering assistant function. It sometimes confuse me for Voice and diangue due to Neutron judge Voice and diangue unclearly. For Voice/speech/dialgue, may I know the difference if I use 1) Nectar + Neutron 2) Nectar + Neutron + OZONE 3). Neutron + OZONE. Also, may I also confirm the time to use deverb and neo verb, Could you kindly make two videos next time. Thank you.⁹

[@melomindrap]

I’m afraid my friend, you would have to reach out to a sound engineer with years of experience with izotope to give you what you really want. No KZbin video can help to go in that deep

[@pinkenbajedi2119]

I use ozone to see what it sets for me, then use that as a guide to fix my mix. Ideally ozone makes almost no changes, then I know I am done.

[@redbigapplefloppa302]

Is izotope still "Inc." after being bought from ni?

[@iZotopeOfficial]

Hi! iZotope hasn't been bought by NI. We're within the same group of companies for a while now, but now all the brands are coming under NI instead of Soundwide. 😀 Please see more info here: bit.ly/3CPQdFK

[@vinnypwilson6625]

Will you guys make an 'Are You Listening?' season for Orchestral Music? Or is there already one?

[@MrNikkozg]

Activate translation please thank you 💜💜

[@l.morris2289]

Background music is a bit too loud, very distracting. The video otherwise is good as always, thanks

[@jinxh]

Early

[@rineykakashi]

stop with these cringe cover photos

[@2HEstudios]

Podrían activar los subtítulos? Hay mucha información valiosa que me gustaría aprender , llevo usando Izotope desde años . Y es la primera vez que veo tutoriales con tan buena calidad. Y lo que es mejor , de los propios creadores