MixWithTheMasters Idania Valencia Mastering in the Digital Domain at Sterling Sound Mastering Workshop #10

Description: For her MWTM debut, Idania gives a comprehensive walkthrough of her philosophy, workflow, and techniques. Demonstrating her expertise on six different projects, she conveys how to efficiently use a handful of plug-ins to consistently achieve ‘in the box’ results on par with high-end analog chains. She also discusses monitoring, SRC, loudness penalisation, and much more!
Part 1
13 min
Philosophy, studies, internship, assisting, setup, DAW of choice, mix vs. stem mastering, genre-based focus
Part 2
15 min
Target levels, ‘louder vs. better’ psychology, DSP normalisation, penalisation triggers, optimising for algorithms
Part 3
07 min
Sample rate, bit depth, SRC, streaming platform resolutions, playback device capabilities, advancements
Part 4
15 min
Studio design, monitoring environments, translation, headphone QC, distortion, analog vs. digital processing
Part 5
10 min
Mastering ‘It Takes Two’ by Fiji Blue
Part 6
10 min
Mastering ‘Lose my Mind’ by James Arthur
Part 7
12 min
Mastering ‘Casinò’ by Lucrezia
Part 8
08 min
Mastering ‘When’ by Moyka
Part 9
06 min
Mastering ‘Loved You A Little’ by The Maine ft. Taking Back Sunday & Charlotte Sands
Part 10
07 min
Mastering ‘Handle with Care’ by Francis Karel
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