Are There Any Rules for Mastering? Would 6 Masters All Sound The Same? Mastering Shootout
Do you think there's rules in mastering: How loud? How wide? How compressed? Target LUFS? I wondered the same, so we got 6 different masters of the same track. A master shootout! This video focuses on the differences between them, rather than trying to decide which feels the best. Let me know your thoughts in the comments. 00:00 Intro 00:14 The track 01:30 Mastering - the basics 03:07 Master shootout: Volume / level measurements 06:38 Master shootout: Tone / EQ 11:47 Master shootout: Stereo width 16:51 Master shootout: How loud it feels 18:50 Comparing sections of the track 22:29 Conclusions
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