Mastering Explained: Why Did I Not Know About This Earlier?!

Hear answers to your most asked questions about Mastering from Mastering engineer Cicely Balston (Air Studios, London). Learn what mastering is, how loud your tracks should be, how to pick a mastering engineer, can you master your track by yourself etc. Cicely Balston: https://www.airstudios.com/cicely-balston/ Instagram: @cicelybalston Cicely's top 5 plug-ins: "I stress that they don’t work on everything! So they are the Maag EQ4, Oxford Limiter, Fabfilter L2, Brainworx Townhouse Compressor, and Leapwing Stage One – I wouldn’t recommend having only those ones, as none of them are very neutral but they all make ‘colorful’ additions to the standard ones most DAWs come with." Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:19 What Is Mastering? 01:57 If a track is mixed properly, does it need mastering? 03:34 The difference between skills of mastering & mixing engineers? 04:56 How I publish my music 06:26 Is the assumptions about the role of a mastering engineer? 07:41 What is expected from an artist when working with a mastering engineer? 12:34 How loud should my music be? (LUFS Expectations) 15:37 Should someone else master your tracks? 17:39 The best way to get all your songs at the same volume? 19:04 Tips for understanding low-end better? 19:39 How important is the room for mastering? 20:26 Where and how do you listen to your finished tracks? 21:06 What are red flags when looking for a mastering engineer? 23:17 How do you get a LOUD master? Get discount on your first DistroKid subscription: http://distrokid.com/vip/LNA ➢ Other Videos Part of this Mastering series: 1. Answering Your Most Asked Questions About Mastering: https://youtu.be/61D5djs-pyQ 2. Mastering Studio Tour: https://youtu.be/FaWPyq5pzr0 3. Mastering In Ableton Live For Ultimate Beginners: https://youtu.be/5B4uoAIqcAQ 4. Advanced Mastering Chain In Ableton Live: https://youtu.be/2e8tNQC09qY LEARN MORE: ➢ All About Ableton Live Series: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9oiyAGA6zOSw-sFc547DSFkWi7ZVLFuU ➢ Music Production Tips and Tricks: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9oiyAGA6zOREkZq-JlvqmugH369pArzv ➢ Writing Drums For Non-Drummers Course: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9oiyAGA6zOQDYZMnf0ehiYhAAQYpxBRY ➢ Mixing course for beginners: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9oiyAGA6zOTSPR5-ttojODT4PW7d2U_Z ➢ SkillShare Ableton Live Course: https://skl.sh/2RJj1Z5 This video is edited by Iiris Mäki ❤️ CONNECT WITH ME: ➢ Insta: @lnadoesaudiostuff ➢ FB & TikTok: @lnadoesaudiostuff ➢ Twitter: @LNADoesAudio ➢ www.lnamusic.com SUPPORT ME: ➢ Join my Patreon family: https://www.patreon.com/LNADoesAudioStuff ➢ LNA Shop - FREE samples, presets & production guides: https://www.lnamusic.com/shop ➢ LNA Merch: https: https://my-store-c05663-2.creator-spring.com/ ➢ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5T9EShAVtAyzeI1n6SQL83?si=Am_ZPevhRi22j5RFmQBU-A ➢ Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/lna/1498323070 ➢ YouTube Music: https://music.youtube.com/channel/UC6DVbxL9UiLPRSiyUZ5D3Cg ➢ Live Performances & Music Videos On Youtube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9oiyAGA6zOTDFFyyL5uZNXuU3DI91nnn ➢ LNA Does Streaming Stuff - Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChAyjfYiLmqmbDUi1CoDV0Q/featured ➢ Join the LNA mailing list and become part of the family: https://www.lnamusic.com/contact MY TOP 10 PLUGINS: ➢ https://linktr.ee/LNAPlugins MUSIC GEAR/INSTRUMENTS: My favourite instrument and music/film making gear recommendations: https://thmn.to/thocf/1l86mtzj95 Disclosure: Some of the links in this post are "affiliate links." This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, I will receive a small commission. It does not change the price in any way, however it enables me making more content without having to do as many sponsored videos. I am not paid or asked to use these links.