Fixing Small Mixing Mistakes in the Mastering Step

After you mix down your final episode, or if someone sends you audio that’s already mixed together, you may need/want to make some of the following adjustments in the mastering step if you notice any imperfections:

• Use a compressor, limiter and/or vocal rider to even out the loudness of participants voices if one is louder than the others.
• Make general EQ adjustments to add or remove low end or high end, etc. Sometimes I use a multiband compressor to help even out the frequencies, too.
• Use a de-esser to remove any remaining harsh sibilance.
• Use a de-plosive or multiband compressor to remove remaining plosives.

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