Mastering a Song Start to Finish with Emerson “Em” Mancini and Ozone 10

Awesome insights 👏

I love how definitive Em’s advice is. If 2 dB isn’t enough, fix it in the mix or use another tool (other than eq).

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I really learned a lot. I liked the approach of breaking a song into sections to allow individual processing, but couldn't see how that was being accomplished. Is it by moving sections to separate tracks, using automation, or something else? Thank you.

this is dope...I love these types of interviews because it helps me think different as a mixing engineer

Some potentially misleading info here re: how Stereo and Mid/Side modes actually work in the Ozone EQ. The only way for this to work the way it is used here, is first to go to the Mid/Side mode and link the channels. Then, when returning to Stereo mode and making changes, those will translate in both the Mid and the Side channels after switching to that mode again. I don't think Em had those linked in the first place, so changing a band the Stereo mode will only translate to the Mid channel once you switch from Stereo to Mid/Side.

Such a great video. Most helpful mastering video I've seen. Great engineer as well!! Awesome job all around.

First of all, what a lovley person. And what a great video! I love the clear emphasis on listening, deciding what the song needs, and only then making small adjustments with the right tools to get there.

How is she adding just bottom end/ compression to the choruses?

How do you get Ozone 10 to have different settings at different parts of the song?

THEY/THEM HAD TO SNEAK IN SOME "TRANS ACCEPTANCE" BULLSHIT INTO THE VIDEO. WHAT THE FUCK. I ALREADY ACCEPTED THEY/THEM HAVING TO WATCH THE VIDEO TO LEARN A BIT. WHAT MORE DOES IT/THEM WANT??? KEEP YOUR GAY SHIT OUT OF VIDEO.

can you explain why you use the Transient in maximizer instead of integrated?

I watch a whole lot of master class on mastering but She is Very Good, the best workflow I've seen so far 🤩🤙🏼

Thank you for that great video! I am just going to steal those presets now :p

Amazing!

Hi Em, enjoying the video. I used to record at Larabee Studios back in the 70s. I noticed that you are in the red a lot on your Maximizer and also when you divide your track and keep them on the same track,,,how does your changes to one not affect the other...thanks

thank you for the inspiration xx

What a great video!

Can someone explain the 'process per section' on one stereo track/file? How does that work? And yesssss.... tht. Veneers good video about mastering including lots of insights about the artistic side / emotion

Masterclass

Thank you for this video. Very interesting and helpful!

I enjoyed the way you approach your work. Thanks for the tips👏🏾🔥

What of great video of yours Emerson "Em" Mancini and Izotope. All the best, healthy and success in your life and craft. Question, I would very much and kindly ask you , what is your set up in terms of A/D converter or hardware used for connecting your computer to analogic. Hope you can answer that to me. I truly loved the video, watch few times already. Cheers and all the best. From Brazil, Sérgio Lima.

Thank you Em! It's very educational watching a great mastering artist at work using Ozone 10! I just bought the upgrade and love it. I hope I can find more video from you. Thanks again!

Invitation to a new world order. Nice.

Thank you for sharing. Inspiring as always.

You are a wonderful soul!

I think she just didn’t wanna give up her secret to pushing loudness while retaining 0.0/-0.1 TP lmao
But majorly informative video!

Great video, but wait a minute! You can use the same eq in stereo and in midsize and in left right??? All this time I was thinking it could only be used in only one mode at a time

I Could listen Em for hours ;)

This really was so awesome! Like I learned soooo much! What a talent!!! Thank you for sharing! So, so awesome. Damn, I am so OBSESSED with Ozone... Thanks for helping me find my sound. 🖤🖤🖤

Em makes it look soooo easy. It's not. Even with ozone.

the video is awesome ! Just a question : is it normal to clip the ozone Ouput +2.6db/+4.6db during setting levels?

Switching back and forth between mid/side and stereo EQ in the same module? That's confusing as hell! If you create an EQ band to adjust the mid and then switch that same module to Stereo you are literally changing the way you are EQing with that band. Same if you apply a Stereo band and switch to mid, that band will not be affecting the sides anymore... The way to go about this is by using 2 different EQ modules to do Stereo and Mid/Side separately, so what is going on here? I'm very very very confused.

Best Video I have ever seen regarding approach. I would like to learn more from EM's work.

Box of hats?

So reassuring to hear a Grammy Award-winning engineer say that sometimes, tracks just don't wanna be loud! I still can't explain it for some tracks. It's like every song has it's own soul.

This recipe works. As long as needed to explain the process. Plus, interesting and unconventional uses for some of the modules. On top of it all, it's nice to get a break from EDM examples and see a fully organic track get mastered.

I watched the whole video but got a little fried when she didn't bring the output levels back down to 0.0 dB. Please explain why that major thing was left out of the recipe?

The best tutorial

I love how it went from I'm not giving away my secrets to hang on I'm in work mode now gloves off 😂 thank you for your time, a very informative video.

What’s the name of the song mainly used to master?

Outrageously informative stuff here... Really loved to see how you made the best between Dynamics & Loudness...Really adore your sharing these GEM of advises..Much Love from Sri Lanka.... 🤓👍🏅🏅🎉

Great stuff!

This person is clearly very knowledgeable.

Good video :)

That was outstanding.. I've never heard of her but wow.. She's amazing.. thank you. .

The best video I’ve watched in a long time about music producing in general, probably ever personally. Thanks for this gem Emerson.

science!

Awesome vid! Yo, what mastering daw is that?