His name was Ian Shepherd.

He was a polite brit and a nice chap, so we got along well.

He was also incredibly smart when it came to mastering and I had followed his site, Production Advice, for a while at that point.

This was back when Audio Issues was at most a toddler, but maybe even closer to a crying baby.

One time, I sent him a sample master of how I mastered one of my singles. I even shot a video of exactly what I did. He mastered the same mix and shot a tutorial video of what he did to my mix.

His sounded better, naturally. But at that time he told me, "when you finish the album, let me know and I'll happily master it for you."

That was a good kick in the butt to get the album finished. I jumped at the chance to get a big name like Ian's on the credits of my album so a couple months later I sent it to him for mastering.

My drummer later commented, "Wow, it was so awesome to hear all the entire album flow so smoothly from one song to another."

Up until that point we had been listening to the final mixes. And although they sounded fine, they didn't have that final mastering polish that makes a collection of songs sound like an album.

That's what Ian did for me, and that's what he teaches you how to do in the Home Mastering Masterclass.

Join the Home Mastering Masterclass today for 30% - 45% off using the coupon code audioissues

Plus, if you join before tonight you'll also get all those bonuses we created during the making of The Long Wait album:

• Mastering “Dispute” by The Long Wait Video – This is the original video where we compared masters and he showed me how he mastered my single. This video started us down the path of Ian mastering our album.
• Mastering “The Long Wait” Audio Interview – After he mastered our album, I took the opportunity to interview him about it so I could share it with you guys.
• Practice Mixes and Reference Tracks – As a part of this bonus I’ll also be sending you the never-before-seen unmastered 24-bit WAV mixes of The Long Wait album, along with the finished masters. That way you can use them as practice tracks to master and you’ll have Ian’s final masters to use as a reference.
• Bonus Start to Finish Mastering Session Video – This is a fly-on-the-wall, start-to-finish mastering session with all the hiccups that go into it that Ian's offering for free, exclusively for you today.

Here's what Ian Hudson had to say about the Home Mastering Masterclass:

"One concern I had was I did think it was a bit pricey...... just being honest..... it's actually why I didn't grab it right away, and then I figured, what the heck, go for it, and I am happy I bought it. I really enjoyed it and here's why. It was simple, easy to understand and made sense to someone like me. A lot of stuff out there is way too detailed and confusing, you just got right to the point and made sense..... that's a skill my friend. I find when I read some stuff, I learn a lot but am left more confused than when I started.... I have more questions about what I learned than answers, ya know... the video was a great way to see it in action. The learning curve is huge!!!! But I think I'm getting somewhere lately, and you have really helped."

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