Tips for Mastering Music - Blog | Splice https://splice.com/blog/category/tips-tutorials/mastering/ An inside look at making music Thu, 20 Jul 2023 17:26:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.6 https://splice.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/android-chrome-256x256-255x255.png Tips for Mastering Music - Blog | Splice https://splice.com/blog/category/tips-tutorials/mastering/ 32 32 Exporting your song: The best settings for bouncing audio explained https://splice.com/blog/exporting-your-track/ Thu, 25 May 2023 19:57:00 +0000 https://splice.com/blog/?p=12587 exporting-your-song-the-best-settings-for-bouncing-explained-featured-image

Learn about sample rate, bit depth, dithering, and the various other parameters you might come across when exporting your song from the DAW.

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Learn how dithering can help enhance the sound of your digital audio, despite the fact that it adds noise to the waveform.

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Learn about what inter-sample peaks / true peaks are, why and where they occur, and to what extent you should pay attention to them when creating music.

]]> 5 mastering myths you’ve believed this whole time https://splice.com/blog/common-mastering-myths/ Sat, 14 Aug 2021 21:13:06 +0000 https://splice.com/blog/?p=17715 mastering-myths-featured-image

We discuss five common mastering myths you may have heard before, and shed light on the reality that lies behind each of them.

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We discuss the largest factors that go into answering the age-old question of how loud you should master your music.

]]> Expert engineers demystify the mastering process https://splice.com/blog/expert-engineers-demystify-mastering/ Wed, 30 Dec 2020 00:10:39 +0000 https://splice.com/blog/?p=14190 mastering-demistify-expert-engineers-featured-image

We spoke with three industry professionals to learn abou how, when, and why you should work with a mastering engineer.

]]> Mastering basics with iZotope’s Ozone 9 Elements: Maximizer https://splice.com/blog/mastering-ozone-elements-maximizer/ Tue, 12 May 2020 21:47:54 +0000 https://splice.com/blog/?p=10580 mastering-basics-ozone-9-elements-maximizer-featured-image

We use the Maximizer module in iZotope’s Ozone 9 Elements to demonstrate how to bring our track up to commercial loudness.

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