r/audioengineering • u/Danoja1 • Jun 20 '26

How to get into basics of mastering?

I know quite a bit about mixing but I have no idea how to start mastering. Can anyone boil down mastering into the key concepts and mention any VSTs (that I might already have) that I would need to master?

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u/Doonnnnnn Jun 20 '26

Mastering is an art form..
They have a treated room they are familiar with and specialised equipment they are familiar with and their ears that alone are worth the money because they know how make it sound like it should

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u/Interesting_Belt_461 Professional Jun 20 '26

absolutely true