How to Hear like a Pro Mastering Engineer | Are You Listening? Season 6, Ep 2

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  • Your ears do most of the work when mastering, and it’s important to give them the tools they need to do their job. In the second episode of Season 6, professional mastering engineer and Berklee professor Jonathan Wyner shares the ways you can develop your critical listening skills when mastering, including hearing the differences between less punch vs. less space, listening in mono, listening for low end, and more-including a set of FREE downloadable presets for Ozone. By the end of this video, you’ll have a set of essential listening concepts at your disposal to improve your mastering skills.
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    The song used in the mastering examples is “Urgency” from The Dahus: • The Dahus - Urgency
    Chapters:
    00:00 Intro
    00:22 Learning to listen critically
    02:51 What happens in mastering?
    04:49 Practice with Match EQ
    05:25 The 3-minute challenge
    07:03 Listening for low-end
    11:38 Listening in mono
    12:53 Stereo v. Mid-side
    14:55 Low-mid cut v. high-mid boost
    18:19 High shelf v. high air
    21:02 Less punch v. less space
    23:55 Outro
    #iZotope #AreYouListening #Mastering
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 49

  • @robin1973macwan
    @robin1973macwan Рік тому +6

    I started my journey as a home producer at the age of 50, I have learned so many things from are you listening
    Videos, thnx a lot

  • @Jess-P
    @Jess-P Рік тому +3

    3 minute challenge is a great tip, thanks JW

  • @cathyjones4702
    @cathyjones4702 Рік тому +3

    Izotope blesses us once again with a great video

  • @damianrobertsdesigns
    @damianrobertsdesigns Рік тому +5

    This was truly helpful. Amazing video

  • @franbert6218
    @franbert6218 Рік тому +1

    Thanks for a very educational series on mixing and mastering. You were able to consolidate important concepts that I was somewhat familiar with. Now if only my 57 year old ears could catch up.

  • @kdg6963
    @kdg6963 Рік тому

    thank you! i love these tutorials! i always find a small piece to add to my workflow

  • @RapperRemedi
    @RapperRemedi Рік тому

    *Intro of these episodes is a good example of good low end managing* 😁👍

  • @leosteeds3481
    @leosteeds3481 10 місяців тому

    This is great. More like this please! I love the examples of specific processing moves and the discussion of the impact those have.

  • @GloveBunniesVideos
    @GloveBunniesVideos Рік тому

    Every episode is essential. Great series!

  • @nayanmirza2507
    @nayanmirza2507 Рік тому +3

    Great work..I learn a lot 👍

  • @jeffgiedt2555
    @jeffgiedt2555 Рік тому

    Pulled in the running analogy! Love it. Great watch. 'Hope you are doing well.

  • @hendricksam
    @hendricksam Рік тому +2

    Very nice! 👏🏾

  • @dafingaz
    @dafingaz Рік тому

    Thanks!

  • @petrzeman24
    @petrzeman24 Рік тому

    awesome! thank you...i use ozone on every mix

  • @iZotopeOfficial
    @iZotopeOfficial  Рік тому +5

    What critical listening techniques do you implement in your mixing and mastering work?
    Get mastering tools like Ozone to help you improve your critical listening 👂: www.izotope.com/en/shop/deals.html?

    • @bjornfabilar4559
      @bjornfabilar4559 Рік тому

      You r unprofessional company; just scam

    • @iZotopeOfficial
      @iZotopeOfficial  Рік тому

      Hey, can we check if you have any issues with your order? We're always available here if you need any help: support.izotope.com/hc/en-us/

  • @baselinesweb
    @baselinesweb Рік тому

    I find that on the HM/LM clarity, being indecisive at heart, I will take half of each most times. As primarily a bass player, I was really surprised with your last exercise of less punch/space. I pretty much always moved the bass slider down in the imager, but I liked it when you gave it more space. It's changed the way I will think in the future. This also struck me in the new Guitar Rig 6. There's a slider so you can go between room and direct, and it was an eye opener to someone who always goes direct. Thanks!

    • @ProjectHMF
      @ProjectHMF Рік тому

      Keep in mind hes modifying the entire stereo image, not only the bass frequencies

  • @Songwriterbehindthecurtain
    @Songwriterbehindthecurtain Рік тому +4

    I think artists try to sequence their albums in a way they feel best captures the journey they want a listener to go through. Nowadays, this isn't as popular... kind of feels like some artists just try to pack single after single back to back for 10-12 songs. But at its core, album sequencing can help drive home the main theme of the album. Similar to the chapters of a book 👊🏻.

    • @Barncore
      @Barncore Рік тому +2

      The spotify algorithm favours regular releases unfortunately, that's why you see a lot of artists posting a song per 1-2 months. If they don't provide content every 1-2 months then spotify wont push them to new listeners as much. That's the reality of the new music world

    • @Songwriterbehindthecurtain
      @Songwriterbehindthecurtain Рік тому

      @@Barncore I don’t get it.

  • @Anders01
    @Anders01 Рік тому

    The LF bell was interesting. I use that sometimes but I will try some more of that.

  • @hellcat5music
    @hellcat5music Рік тому

    wow. HM air really brought out a more 3d sound to to the master compared to HF. That's super nice to have that built in like that instead of having to do that manually, which is what I was doing before. (comment about high shelf vs. high air 20:26 ish)

  • @kingech_B15
    @kingech_B15 Рік тому +2

    nice

  • @vitaminfian
    @vitaminfian Рік тому

    JW rocks!

  • @kerose
    @kerose 4 місяці тому

    I have my phone set to MONO no matter what because often I will be only using one earbud. It’s how I found out I had phase cancellation issues in my last release. My producer hard panned a sample left and right and I was too ignorant to have checked for that. Got the project pulled off the sites and got to work remixing and mastering everything. Oops.

  • @phoenixmediaforge
    @phoenixmediaforge Рік тому

    14:28 ....and the Bluetooth speaker at the BBQ!
    Jonathan, at 18:36 I really wish you had _clicked_ on the handle so we could see the working frequency! Same for the next handle you showed. Please click this as a matter of course so we can see what the frequencies are. Thanks!

  • @maxdishaw
    @maxdishaw Рік тому

    Fuck, these videos are awesome!

  • @nutrino5205
    @nutrino5205 Рік тому

    I hear more and more HM heavy mixes and masters these days. Is it mostly due to stylistic preference or is it due to over use of Bose bluetooth speakers and Beats/Apple Air Pods as a referencing benchmark?

  • @tomasbasswerner4507
    @tomasbasswerner4507 Рік тому

    Porqué no dejan traducir los subtítulos? 😥

  • @musicforworldpeacerecords324
    @musicforworldpeacerecords324 Рік тому +1

    What is the difference between using the M/S EQ and the imager? It seems like they both accomplish the same task but the imager would be faster.

    • @atta1798
      @atta1798 Рік тому

      R u sure ? Why a heart?

  • @MrDaduh59
    @MrDaduh59 Рік тому

    How can I purchase your cat shirt?

  • @WendyDunham
    @WendyDunham Рік тому

    Yes, I’m listening, but I don’t hear anything at all with my Ozone 10. Er, I forgot, I’m on macOS Ventura and iZotope plug-ins are not compatible. Are you listening?

    • @iZotopeOfficial
      @iZotopeOfficial  Рік тому

      We're working hard on this 🙏 You're welcome to follow our progress on this page here: bit.ly/3l0jtUV

    • @iZotopeOfficial
      @iZotopeOfficial  Рік тому

      Hey, happy to share that Ozone 10 is now compatible with Ventura: bit.ly/3nhnZ2d Thanks for your patience!

    • @WendyDunham
      @WendyDunham Рік тому

      @@iZotopeOfficial Components still not loading in Logic, and Reason hangs on Ozone 10 Exciter. I reinstalled using the standalone installer, too but prevents both programs from opening.

    • @iZotopeOfficial
      @iZotopeOfficial  Рік тому

      Sorry to hear about the problems. To contact our product support team to troubleshoot this issue, please use this form: bit.ly/izo_prod

  • @mimidhof2179
    @mimidhof2179 Рік тому

    What is your mastering school name? I've already asked that in the past and would love to have an answer, please.

    • @AutPen38
      @AutPen38 6 місяців тому

      He's a Professor at the Berklee College of Music.

  • @cornerliston
    @cornerliston Рік тому

    First instinct: Out of phase.
    Remember when you published your videos with the lav mic converted to stereo - and being out of phase? (Or did you perhaps record with the camera mic? Not uncommon issue getting that out of phase.)
    : )

  • @atta1798
    @atta1798 Рік тому

    Listening has nothing to do with genres changing in time