MacProVideo - WaveLab 101: Introduction To Mastering (2012)

Steinberg’s WaveLab is a full-featured audio editor, restoration and mastering tool that every musician and engineer must have in their audio toolbox. Find out how Matt Hepworth uses it to master his tracks in this fact-filled 24-video tutorial. WaveLab: Everybody’s heard of it. Lots of people use it. And now you can see this feature-rich software in action. Intro to Mastering in WaveLab by Steinberg Product Specialist Matt Hepworth takes you through an audio exposition detailing how this über-popular program works. You’ll first learn about WaveLab's set-up and layout and how to configure and optimize your computer to get the most out of WaveLab. Next, Matt dives right into mastering concepts and how they are implemented. He shows you how to win the Loudness War and how to add punch and shine to your tracks the WaveLab way.

From there, Matt explains the rendering and dithering process and how to apply the final touches both on a single track and a collection of tracks.
So if you’re interested in maximizing your mastering skills and adding that final polish to you productions, this Intro To Mastering In WaveLab tutorial will help you get your tracks ready to shine!

1: Getting Started
01:56
1. Welcome
03:03
2. Introduction to Mastering
03:19
3. Clickity-click, click
08:30
4. Use WaveLab 7.2 or Higher
05:30
5. Configuring Your Computer
02:51
6. Arranging Your Studio Environment
02:55
7. A Word About Screen Resolution
2: Learning the Layout
03:51
8. Understanding The WaveLab Workspaces
07:16
9. Tab Groups and Menus
07:47
10. WaveLab Meters and The Control Window
03:36
11. The Master Section
3: The Dark Art of Mastering
02:51
12. Punchy, Shiny, and LOUD!
10:14
13. The Loudness War
02:45
14. Who Sets the Final Mastering Volume?
4: Mastering One Song at a Time
04:38
15. The Audio File Workspace
09:47
16. Adding “Punchy” with a Multiband Compressor
04:25
17. Adding “Shiny” with an Equalizer
07:34
18. Adding “LOUD!” with a Mastering Limiter
04:10
19. The Importance of Dithering
07:24
20. Rendering Mastered Files
5: Mastered Files in the Audio Montage Workspace
04:11
21. Loading and Managing Multiple Audio Files
06:06
22. Adding Fades and Crossfades
04:11
23. Using CD Track Markers
04:47
24. Burning an Audio CD and DDP