How to Hear like a Pro Mastering Engineer | Are You Listening? Season 6, Ep 2

Your ears do most of the work when mastering, and it’s important to give them the tools they need to do their job. In the second episode of Season 6, professional mastering engineer and Berklee professor Jonathan Wyner shares the ways you can develop your critical listening skills when mastering, including hearing the differences between less punch vs. less space, listening in mono, listening for low end, and more—including a set of FREE downloadable presets for Ozone. By the end of this video, you’ll have a set of essential listening concepts at your disposal to improve your mastering skills. Watch all seasons of ‘Are You Listening?’: Get FREE presets to develop your listening skills in Ozone: Get 50% off mastering tools used in ‘Are You Listening?:’ Learn more about mastering with free tutorials: Learn more about Jonathan Wyner: The song used in the mastering examples is “Urgency” from The Dahus: Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:22 Learning to listen critically 02:51 What happens in mastering? 04:49 Practice with Match EQ 05:25 The 3-minute challenge 07:03 Listening for low-end 11:38 Listening in mono 12:53 Stereo v. Mid-side 14:55 Low-mid cut v. high-mid boost 18:19 High shelf v. high air 21:02 Less punch v. less space 23:55 Outro #iZotope #AreYouListening #Mastering SYNC ID: MB01LLLKYOUE9SQ