Mastering and Exporting Projects
The final stage in the audio production process is mastering. Mastering is done once the mix is finished. Once all levels, panning, effects, and automation have been completed, the mix is considered finished. Mastering aims to optimize the mix and add the final touches of volume and sound to the production, making it ready for distribution.
In this chapter, you will learn the basic principles for mastering your projects and ensuring they meet the requirements for distribution on a streaming platform or physical medium. You will learn how to adjust the final volume of your production and about the other technical details you need to consider. All this will be done using REAPER’s native processors, without the need for additional plugins.
Throughout this chapter, we will cover the following topics:
- Principles of audio mastering: You will understand what mastering involves and how it differs from mixing
- Audio mastering processors...
