We're talking about how you can Master Your Mixes this week and I couldn't be more excited for today's announcement because I'm stacking ANOTHER free bonus inside Master Your Mixes that you can check out right now.
It's called Mastering Your Hip-Hop Mix In the Box!
(Maybe that's the working title, feels like a mouthful...)
But ANYWAY, if you're working on any sort of hip-hop inspired music, this 2-part video series will show you:
- How to master your hip-hop mix on the master while you're still in the mixing session (and showing you how I fix issues with the mix as I find them during mastering)
- How to use linear phase EQ in mid/side mode to tighten up your low-end
- How to use multi-band compression to squeeze the dynamics and glue the mix together without squashing the song
- How to use mid/side EQ to widen the sides of the mix in the top-end to make the record more three-dimensional
- How to use parallel limiting (FTW?!) to add instant loudness that doesn't squash the peaks of the drums or other transients
- How to use stereo imaging to create a wider mix overall
- How to use the frequency analyzer to know when your mix is balanced and ready
- How to use other metering tools to make sure your mix is loud enough and won't be turned down by Spotify or other streaming services
Even if hip hop isn't your genre of choice, you'll still learn a lot of valuable tricks for making your mixes loud, punchy, and powerful.
If you're regularly releasing singles and doing all the production yourself, it's simply easier to have instant access to the mix in the same session as you're finalizing your record with mastering plug-ins.
The methods I show you in this 2-part video bonus is a NON-traditional way of mastering because I'm finalizing the mix with master bus processing and fixing any mix issues as I'm mastering.
But that's actually a good thing because you'll understand how to identify whether things are "mix issues" that need fixed in the mixing session, or "mastering issues" that can be fixed on the master bus.
This is how many of you are finishing and releasing your singles today so I wanted to make sure you knew exactly how to "Master on the Mix Bus" if that's what you want to do.
And since I'm first and foremost a teacher, doing it this way is hopefully more educational to you as you work on your own mixes and productions.
This bonus is now available inside the Bonus section of the Master Your Mixes program and you'll get instant access to all this when you join today:
- Master Your Mixes Course - Four-module, step-by-step system for transforming your mixes into professionally mastered records you can be proud to release with walkthroughs in multiple genres
- Free Bonus #1 - Mastering Q&A and Mix Feedback Replays
- Free Bonus #2 - 4-Week Record Release Strategy Video Masterclass
- Free Bonus #3 - How To Use Reference Tracks Video Recording
- Free Bonus #4 - Mix Translation Masterclass
- Free Bonus #5 - 20-Point Mastering Checklist PDF
- NEW BONUS! - Mastering Hip-Hop In the Box on the Master Bus
The value for money you're getting is insane because I believe in overdelivering with my products.
And I guarantee that you'll make an immediate return on investment because of all the money you'll save learning how to do it yourself.
You won't need to spend any money on grumpy old commercial curmudgeons or use Online-R2D2s to master your music any more.
The power is yours.