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How to Hear like a Pro Mastering Engineer | Are You Listening? Season 6, Ep 2

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How to Hear like a Pro Mastering Engineer | Are You Listening? Season 6, Ep 2


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Your ears do most of the work when mastering, and it’s important to give them the tools they need to do their job. In the second episode of Season 6, professional mastering engineer and Berklee professor Jonathan Wyner shares the ways you can develop your critical listening skills when mastering, including hearing the differences between less punch vs. less space, listening in mono, listening for low end, and more—including a set of FREE downloadable presets for Ozone. By the end of this video, you’ll have a set of essential listening concepts at your disposal to improve your mastering skills.

Watch all seasons of ‘Are You Listening?’: https://www.izotope.com/en/lp/are-you-listening.html?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=are_you_listening_s6_ep_2

Get FREE presets to develop your listening skills in Ozone: https://izotopedownloads.s3.amazonaws.com/presets/are-you-listening-season-6-ep-2-mastering-presets.zip

Get 50% off mastering tools used in ‘Are You Listening?:’ https://www.izotope.com/en/shop/deals.html?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=are_you_listening_s6_ep_2

Learn more about mastering with free tutorials:
https://www.izotope.com/en/learn.html?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=are_you_listening_s6_ep_2

Learn more about Jonathan Wyner:
https://www.izotope.com/en/learn/jonathan-wyner.html?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=are_you_listening_s6_ep_2

The song used in the mastering examples is “Urgency” from The Dahus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soA4wqrgxsk?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=are_you_listening_s6_ep_2

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:22 Learning to listen critically
02:51 What happens in mastering?
04:49 Practice with Match EQ
05:25 The 3-minute challenge
07:03 Listening for low-end
11:38 Listening in mono
12:53 Stereo v. Mid-side
14:55 Low-mid cut v. high-mid boost
18:19 High shelf v. high air
21:02 Less punch v. less space
23:55 Outro

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