The Savvy Producer | Productivity and Efficiency in Music Production

Free Mastering Sample - https://www.marsdenmastering.com/free... Should you use a limiter on your mix? This is something that quite a lot of my clients ask me about, and there's quite a lot of different advice out there surrounding limited mixes, rough masters, whatever you wanna call them, and I totally get it. You want your mix to sound loud and impressive when the client hears it, but rushing a rough master just to bring your mix up to competitive level sometimes feels like guesswork. So I wanted to make a video to dive into my thoughts on using limiters at the mixing stage and how I would approach it. Marsden Mastering - https://marsdenmastering.com/

Free Mastering Sample - https://www.marsdenmastering.com/freemasteringsampleEvery now and then I like to do a Q&A over on Instagram, answering any burning questions or curiosities you guys have about mastering, my process and what I do. I thought I'd bring that over here, answer some questions in more detail and if you like it, I'll make it a regular thing!Marsden Mastering - https://www.marsdenmastering.com/

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AI in the music industry is looming over us more and more and things have seemed to really boil over lately with the whole WeTransfer thing, AI bands on Spotify and Daniel Ek's questionable investments.

It’s all pretty disheartening to say the least, but I’m someone who likes to look for the silver lining and what if there’s a positive side to how AI is affecting music industry?

As a mastering engineer, I’ve been up against automated mastering services the whole time I’ve been doing this and I’m still here, still working with amazing artists and most importantly still growing.

So I wanted to share some encouragement for those who are feeling overwhelmed by it all.

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Free Mastering Sample - https://www.marsdenmastering.com/free...I always say there are no shortcuts in the music industry. Progressing in your career and improving your skills just does take a long time and everything comes with consistency, patience, and experience.But in this video, I want to talk about the closest thing to a shortcut that I've found and that is to collaborate as much as you can.I think there are two massive ways this can fast-track your career in music production!Marsden Mastering - https://marsdenmastering.com/

Free Mastering Sample - https://www.marsdenmastering.com/free...What actually is mastering? It's a question that comes up all time and it can be hard to find a definitive answer for it. In this video, I want to cover a few of the things that can go into mastering a record, so that you have a clearer picture of what mastering can entail and where a mastering engineer like myself might be able to help you.Marsden Mastering - https://marsdenmastering.com/

Free Mastering Sample - https://www.marsdenmastering.com/freemasteringsampleThinking about listing your music production services on freelancer marketplace? If your goal is to build a full-time career in music production, that might not be the best idea. In this video I want to go over a few reasons why and what I think you should do instead.Marsden Mastering - https://www.marsdenmastering.com/

Free Mastering Sample - https://www.marsdenmastering.com/freemasteringsampleMastering can be a daunting process and there’s a lot to consider when it comes to sending a project off for mastering, both on the technical side and the creative side.In this video, I want to give you 5 things that your mastering engineer will love you for doing, so that the process is a breeze for you, easy for them too and you get the best possible results out of it.Marsden Mastering - https://www.marsdenmastering.com/

Free Mastering Sample - https://www.marsdenmastering.com/free...Do you ever listen to commercial releases and wonder how they get their tracks to sound so loud, but still so full of life and apparent dynamics?In this video I explore how you can create loud sounding records, that still maintain a feeling of dynamics, punch and excitement.Marsden Mastering - https://www.marsdenmastering.com/

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Ear fatigue holding you back? In this video I share four things that have helped me to combat ear fatigue as a mastering engineer so that I can stay creative, work on more music and always deliver my best in the studio.

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Struggling to find work in the music industry? Through 7 years of building my client base to where it is now, I've been in the trenches with this stuff. In this episode, I share the three core traits that you need to have (or learn) in order to make it in this industry.

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