Small Tweaks When Mastering

When you’re finished recording, mixing and editing your podcast episode, you may want to use a little bit of EQ and compression as part of your mastering step.

If you do, you’ll be applying those processors to your entire episode, which probably includes music, host, guest, and ads, etc.

When applying any processing to your entire mix, it’s wisdom to only use a small amount of processing.

A little goes a long way in the mastering step because your mix shouldn’t need any major adjustments. Any major adjustments that are needed to make your episode sound good should be done in the mixing and editing stages.

Mastering is like the cherry on top.

For instance, adding only a half dB of some frequencies using an EQ will make a huge difference in the overall sound of the episode. I don’t use much EQ in mastering because I try to get it right in the mix. Regarding compression, I use a bit more compression in mastering because it helps tighten up the entire mix making it more present and perceptually louder.

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