How to Master a Song in Pro Tools | Every Step Explained In Detail (2019)

I go over how to master and get your song at the proper loudness for today's streaming service based music industry such as Spotify and YouTube Music.

HIRE ME TO MASTER YOUR SONG:
►► soundbetter.com/profiles/173609-ryan-waczek

In this video, I go in-depth on how to master a pop song in Pro Tools Ultimate. These concepts are actually pretty simple once they are broken down and the best part is that they can be used in any DAW such as Ableton, Logic Pro X, Studio One, and more. I go over how to master and get your song at the proper loudness for today's streaming service based music industry such as Spotify and YouTube Music. Everything in this video is mastered completely in the box using a mixture of stock plugins and my favorite Waves, FabFilter, and Steven Slate plugins.

//TABLE OF CONTENTS

00:40 - Importing a Mastered Song for Reference

01:05 - Setting Up Your Session for Mastering

03:23 - Routing Audio to a Master Print Track

04:56 - Exporting Audio for Mastering

06:34 - Setting up RMS Loudness Metering in Pro Tools

08:40- First Listen and Audio Diagnosis

10:11- Making a Mastering Game-plan

13:33 - Checking for Clean In's and Out's

15:24 - Using an Equalizer to Fix Frequency Buildups

28:00 - Using a Compressor to Control Audio Peaks

35:26 - Using a Multi-Band Compressor to De-ess Harsh Frequencies

39:04 - Enhancing the Track With Harmonic Excitement

44:00 - Clipping the Track with Tape Emulation and Compression

52:20 - Setting the Stereo Image of the Track

55:31 - Adding a Brick-wall Limiter to a Loudness of -10 db RMS

59:45 - Adjust Bass-to-Loudness Balance to hit target RMS (-10 db)

1:04:40 - Record Test Audio To PRINT Track and Compare

1:06:10 - Adding Volume Automation Before Limiter for Impact

1:12:50 - Printing Final Audio File

1:16:24 - Exporting Final Audio File For Streaming Services and Distribution

CHECK OUT ARTUR NELSON'S MUSIC!
open.spotify.com/artist/1sxeI6r8SMJCBzlVJeCWcC?…

HOW TO GET ON SPOTIFY PLAYLISTS:
►► indiemusicacademy.com/spotify-playlist-gameplan…

GET COACHING FOR YOUR MUSIC CAREER:
►► indiemusicacademy.com?utm_source=youtube_organi…

//CONNECT WITH ME
►► instagram.com/ryanwaczek