mgmastering, Author at Music Guy Mastering https://www.musicguymastering.com/author/mgmastering/ Professional Audio Mastering for Any Budget Thu, 27 Jun 2024 14:50:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.musicguymastering.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/cropped-music-guy-favicon-32x32.png mgmastering, Author at Music Guy Mastering https://www.musicguymastering.com/author/mgmastering/ 32 32 Ditto Vs Distrokid https://www.musicguymastering.com/ditto-vs-distrokid/ https://www.musicguymastering.com/ditto-vs-distrokid/#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2023 18:24:23 +0000 https://www.musicguymastering.com/?p=688 I’ve gotten a lot of questions over the last couple of years in particular regarding Ditto vs Distrokid for releasing your own music. This is a topic I feel especially equipped to give advice on as I have personally used both for the last 10 years to release my own music. I’ve also used a […]

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]]> https://www.musicguymastering.com/ditto-vs-distrokid/feed/ 1 Understanding Bit Depth Versus Sample Rate https://www.musicguymastering.com/understanding-bit-depth-versus-sample-rate/ https://www.musicguymastering.com/understanding-bit-depth-versus-sample-rate/#respond Tue, 22 Dec 2015 17:52:31 +0000 http://www.musicguymastering.com/?p=259 Bit depth is an often misunderstood concept when it comes to audio formats and typically it’s confused with sample rate. You have probably checked some of your WAVE files and have seen them listed as 16 bit or 24 bit with a 44khz sample rate. The former is the bit depth of the audio file […]

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]]> https://www.musicguymastering.com/understanding-bit-depth-versus-sample-rate/feed/ 0 Three Powerful Tools in the Audio Mastering Engineer’s Tool Belt https://www.musicguymastering.com/three-powerful-tools-in-the-audio-mastering-engineers-tool-belt/ https://www.musicguymastering.com/three-powerful-tools-in-the-audio-mastering-engineers-tool-belt/#respond Thu, 26 Nov 2015 17:33:28 +0000 http://www.musicguymastering.com/?p=256 Three important processing tools which mastering engineers use are compression, EQ, and stereo imaging. In this article, we’re going to talk about how each individually shape your music’s sound and can be used in moderation to significantly improve the overall quality of your music when used and employed in the hands of a mastering engineer […]

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]]> https://www.musicguymastering.com/three-powerful-tools-in-the-audio-mastering-engineers-tool-belt/feed/ 0 How to Use Equalization to Make Your Song Sound Better https://www.musicguymastering.com/how-to-use-equalization-to-make-your-song-sound-better/ https://www.musicguymastering.com/how-to-use-equalization-to-make-your-song-sound-better/#respond Thu, 29 Oct 2015 16:21:21 +0000 http://www.musicguymastering.com/?p=251 Equalization is one of the most commonly used tools in the audio mastering engineer’s toolbelt. It’s not just a powerful mastering tool, but it’s also great for getting a number of different aesthetic results from both a final mix as well as individual instrumental or vocal tracks. What equalization really does is isolate and boost […]

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]]> https://www.musicguymastering.com/how-to-use-equalization-to-make-your-song-sound-better/feed/ 0 Audio Mastering Tutorial https://www.musicguymastering.com/audio-mastering-tutorial/ https://www.musicguymastering.com/audio-mastering-tutorial/#respond Tue, 06 May 2014 13:31:28 +0000 http://www.musicguymastering.com/?p=74 In this audio mastering tutorial we’re going to address the basics of how to master your own audio using basic audio software. Let’s start off this audio mastering tutorial by talking a bit about the kind of file you want to start off with. It goes without saying but the first thing you need to […]

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