Audio Engineering and Mastering

What You Will Learn

• 1 Learn the physics of sound and how frequency, amplitude, and phase shape everything engineers hear and measure
• 2 Understand studio acoustics, monitoring environments, and how room treatment affects mix and mastering decisions
• 3 Apply signal flow principles, gain staging, and microphone technique to capture clean, usable recordings
• 4 Analyze dynamics processing tools including compressors, limiters, and gates to control and shape performance
• 5 Develop equalization skills for corrective and creative tonal balancing across instruments and full mixes
• 6 Build spatial depth using reverb, delay, and stereo imaging techniques for professional-sounding mixes
• 7 Explore the mastering chain including EQ, multiband compression, limiting, and loudness standards
• 8 Implement metering and reference-level practices to meet streaming and broadcast loudness specifications
• 9 Create genre-appropriate mastering approaches for music, podcasts, film, and broadcast delivery
• 10 Learn quality control, file delivery formats, and troubleshooting common mastering problems before release