Automation in Audio Mastering | Are You Listening? Season 3, Episode 3

What is automation in mastering, and how can you use it effectively? Follow along as iZotope Education Director and professional mastering engineer Jonathan Wyner explores automation in mastering. Learn how to make song sections come to life and how to maintain consistency across an entire record with level setting, automation in EQ presets, and adding a subtle amount of stereo width. Interested in learning more about mastering and mastering tools? Start your free trial of Music Production Suite Pro to get access to mastering plugins, along with educational lessons based on episodes of “Are You Listening?” taught by the pros: https://www.izotope.com/en/lp/are-you... Improve your mastering skills with Are You Listening? Seasons 1 and 2 Season 1:    • Are You Listening? | Season 1   Season 2:    • Are You Listening? | Season 2   Chapters 0:00 Intro 0:45 What is mastering automation? 1:28 How automation is typically used in mastering 3:18 Using automation with level changing 5:29 Mixing within the master 6:45 Ear training: Listening to a song that could use automation in the transitions 7:56 How to record automation presets and add them to the song with Ozone Pro 9:33 What is write automation? 10:44 Automating width when mastering 12:41 Tips for printing your mastering automation 14:08 Outro #mastering #areyoulistening #ozone #izotope