Part III

Professional Mastering Process

The Five Step Mastering Process

In Part I and Part II, I covered foundational aspects of audio mastering, including: the prominent competencies of an excellent Mastering Engineer, the mastering studio, and fundamental mastering tools. In Part III, I present my repeatable mastering system culled from thousands of mastering sessions—The Five Step Mastering Process—that I use daily to create high-quality master recordings.