I was terrified of mastering until I embraced Izotope's Ozone mastering plugin. On my Week 45 vlog, I take you through my entire mastering process as I use Ozone to master my latest tension cue, "Focus on the Fingerprints."

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https://youtu.be/eUg2Wyfd8VE

Ozone Course from MacProVideo
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00:00 - Intro
02:32 - Don't Be Afraid of Mastering
06:22 - Overview of Ozone
09:09 - EQ
11:16 - Low End Focus
12:32 - Dynamic Compression
14:44 - Exciter
17:14 - Imager
19:52 - Mid/Side EQ
22:09 - Maximizer (Limiter)
26:51 - Final Master and Cue Breakdown 
37:30 - Outro & Patreon Information

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