MixWithTheMasters Randy Merrill Mastering Silk Sonic Conan Gray Caitlyn Smith Anson Seabra Porter Robinson Mastering Workshop #11 TUTORiAL
Soft / Video Lessons 8-06-2023
MixWithTheMasters Randy Merrill Mastering Silk Sonic Conan Gray Caitlyn Smith Anson Seabra Porter Robinson Mastering Workshop #11 TUTORiAL
A maverick at mastering in the digital domain, Randy invites us into his studio at Sterling Sound to demonstrate his process in microscopic detail. In this 8-part series, he walks through a cross-section of his work featuring first-class artists such as Silk Sonic, Conan Gray, Porter Robinson, and more.

He reflects on how his approach varies from song to song and offers lengthy A/B examples to boot. You will learn how Randy employs multi-stage limiting to achieve competitive loudness and tone shaping, and how he uses object-based processing in Sequoia to create targeted adjustments to the songs’ dynamics and spectral balance.

As the series comes to a close, Randy steps away from the console to reveal his ‘four tenets’ of success, offering sage wisdom to engineers of all ages and experience levels on what it takes to make it.

Part 1
Career path, studio design, monitoring

Part 2
Engineering philosophy, digital workflow, converters, Sequoia, loudness penalties

Part 3
Mastering "Everything Goes On” by Porter Robinson

Part 4
Mastering "Peter Pan” by Anson Seabra

Part 5
Mastering "High” by Caitlyn Smith

Part 6
Mastering "Leave The Door Open” by Silk Sonic

Part 7
Mastering "Astronomy” by Conan Gray

Part 8
Self-improvement, practice routine, time management, revisions

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