Francois – Mastering Course – Start To Finish 2022

Francois - Mastering Course - Start To Finish 2022

Check it out: Francois – Mastering Course – Start To Finish 2022

Complete mastering process, state of the art techniques, theoretical backgrounds and all you need to master your own music.

What you’re getting:

Basics of Mastering, Advanced techniques and a complete -to-finish production course. We are mastering:

A popular track with all types of plugins explaining the theory
A Future Bass track from to finish with Fab-Filter plugins
A Techno Track from to finish with all types of plugins
Various tracks using Ableton stock plugins only.

30+ Studio sessions with Francois / Production Music Live

5h+ online video sessions with lifetime-access

Bonus Videos:

Mastering a Melodic Techno Track with Ableton stock effects
Mastering a Pop Chainsmoking Style Track with Ableton stock effects
Mastering an EDM Track with Ableton stock effects

Options: Be sure to check the available course options below including a package with our course “Mixing A Track From To Finish” 15% off their single store price.

What you will learn from this course:

Basics of Mastering and Mastering different styles with different tools

After having taken this class, you’ll have seen a complete mastering process first hand in several different styles, executed with different tools: Waves plugins, Fab-Filter Plugins, Izotope Ozone Plugins and Ableton Live stock effects. We are ing with the basics and working through all the different important stages of the mastering process.

What’s required?

Basic understanding of music production and an interest in finalizing your track in the mastering stage.
If you’d like to use the bonus course files, Ableton Live 9.7 Standard would be needed. But you can follow the course being a user of any other DAW.

The course will take you through:

Complete Mastering process for your own music
Avoid common mastering errors and psycho-acoustic traps
Preparing your Mixdown
Covering Theoretical Backgrounds
Compression Techniques
EQing Techniques
Properly treat your bass frequencies
Mastering with Ableton stock plugins
Mastering with 3rd party plugins
Master the essentials and theories of sound perception

Course Curriculum

Intro and Basics

I – Downloading The Files (1:07)
II – What is Mastering? (1:44)
III – Setting up a Mastering Template (5:01)
IV – Reference (1:30)

Theoretical Background and Mastering First Track

1 – Equalizer: Low Cut (3:37)
2 – Equalizer: Balance (4:26)
3 – Equalizer: Matching EQ (4:25)
Room & Speakers (2:38)
4 – Equalizer: Matching EQ Part 2 (3:00)
5 – Equalizer – EQing the Track Part 1 (9:42)
6 – Equalizer – EQing the Track Part 2 (7:22)
7 – Multiband Compression (16:50)
Metering – Decibel (1:55)
Metering – RMS (3:25)
8 – Compression (14:48)
9 – Limiter (6:06)
10 – Metering (9:01)
11 – Stereo Imaging (9:14)
12 – Final Touches EQ (6:16)
13 – Optional Maximizer (3:52)
Exporting Dithering (3:13)
Metering – Fletcher Munson Curve (1:33)
Metering – LUFS (1:35)
Metering – Spotify & Other Services (4:19)
Mastering Chain Blueprint (2:31)

Mastering a Techno Track with a Variety of Plugins

1 – Dynamic EQ (6:42)
2 – Mid-Side EQ (2:17)
3 – Matching EQ (6:06)
4 – Tonal EQ (6:08)
5 – Catching Peaks Compression (12:15)
6 – Multiband Compression (11:50)
7 – Add Punch Compression (7:37)
8 – Exciter and Imager (9:12)
9 – Limiting and Final Touch (6:14)
Techno – Final Master Playthrough (6:11)

Mastering a Future Bass Track with Fab Filter Plugins

1 – Low Cut (3:11)
2 – Matching EQ (7:09)
3 – Catch Peaks (3:35)
4 – Multiband Compression (7:46)
5 – Add Punch Compressor (3:50)
6 – Add Sustain Compressor (3:54)
7 – Saturation & Reverb Experiments (4:55)
8 – Limiting (7:23)
9 – Final Touches (1:01)
Future Bass – Final Master Playthrough (2:20)

Bonus Sessions: Mastering Tracks with Ableton stock effects

Bonus Session: Mastering a POP Track Ableton-only (complete) (17:16)
Bonus Session: Mastering Techno Track Ableton-only (complete) (21:05)
Bonus Session: Mastering an EDM Track Ableton-only (complete) (20:12)

Bonus: Additional Resources

How The Compressor Works (1) – Basics (14:25)
How The Compressor Works (2) – Snare Example (10:00)
How The Compressor Works (3) – Loop Example (8:50)
How The Compressor Works (4) – Different Compressor Types (5:13)
Fletcher Munson Curve (finding a good listening volume) (3:29)
Exporting (Dithering, Sample Rate, File Type) (7:56)

Bonus: Simple and Advanced Mastering Chains in Live 10

Mastering in Live 10: Simple but effective Chain (with stock effects) (Guido) (25:31)
Mastering in Live 10: Advanced Chain (with stock effects) (Guido) (36:42)

Your Instructor

Francois

I’m Francois, classically trained musician and music producer from Germany with an insatiable passion for great sound design, audio engineering and electronic music production. I’ve released tracks on labels such as Universal Music, Parquet Recordings, Portrait Digital Recordings, Somatic Sense, Jannowitz Records and others. Maybe you’ve seen one of my tutorials on our YouTube channel “Production Music Live”. I also have a personal Youtube Channel called “Francois Beats”. I like exploring new ways of working, acquiring new skills and sharing my knowledge.

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