Mixing and Mastering Blog
Tutorials, tips, and industry insights from a professional mixing and mastering engineer.
Apple Digital Masters: Do Independent Artists Really Need Them?
Apple Digital Masters, formerly known as “Mastered for iTunes,” represents Apple’s premium audio quality standard for music distributed through Apple Music and the iTunes Store. An ‘Apple Digital Master’ is a high-quality audio master specifically created to meet Apple’s standards…
Izotope Ozone 12 Review: Stem Processing Comes to Mastering
One of my all-time favourite plugins has just received a significant update. Ozone 12 might look familiar at first glance, but underneath the slightly refreshed interface lies some genuinely revolutionary technology that could change how we approach mastering entirely. The…
Stereo Mastering vs Stem Mastering: Which One Actually Sounds Better?
As a mastering engineer, I’ve worked on hundreds of projects using both stereo and stem mastering approaches. Recently, I decided to run an experiment: I took a track I’d already mixed and mastered for the band Red Moon and remastered…
How Long Does It Take to Master a Song?
After nearly two decades of mixing and mastering tracks for Billboard-charting artists like Travis Barker, Kelly Clarkson, and A$AP Rocky, I’ve learned that the question “How long will it take to master my song?” doesn’t have a simple answer. Every…
Why Top 40 Hits Crush Spotify’s -14 LUFS Rule – 4 Tips for Loud, Competitive Masters
Why Top 40 Hits Crush Spotify’s -14 LUFS Rule – 4 Tips for Loud, Competitive Masters If you’re just getting into music production, you’ve probably heard this advice floating around: “Spotify wants your masters at -14 LUFS, so that’s where…
iZotope FXEQ Review – A Creative Game-Changer for Mixing and Mastering
iZotope FXEQ Review – A Creative Game-Changer for Mixing and Mastering Every now and then, a plugin drops that makes you stop what you’re doing, lean in, and say, “OK… that’s new.” iZotope’s FXEQ is one of those. This…
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Best Table Games for Beginners at Online Casinos Best Table Games for Beginners at Online Casinos Stepping into an online casino table section can feel like walking onto a foreign battlefield. The felt is green, the chips are stacked, and…
Smart Bankroll Management for Pokies Players in New Zealand
Smart Bankroll Management for Pokies Players in New Zealand Smart Bankroll Management for Pokies Players in New Zealand Playing pokies is one of the most popular pastimes for New Zealanders, with millions of spins taking place daily across online casinos.…
Is Online Mixing and Mastering Worth It in 2026?
If you want to skip the article and hire a professional, check out my online mixing and mastering services. “Can I really trust someone online to mix or master my music?” That’s the question a lot of artists are asking…
From Demo to Radio Ready: How I Transformed Rhea Raj’s “Venom”
It always starts with an idea. A rough demo. A voice note. A beat that sparks something. That’s exactly how Venom by Rhea Raj began — raw, emotional, and full of potential. But getting from that first spark to a…