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AES Mastering Academy Partners

Gold Partner:

Gold Partner

Contact Graham Kirk to be a Partner: graham.kirk@aes.org

Mastering Academy Program Schedule

Day One: Wednesday November 17

11am ET

MASTERING Session 1

The mastering studio business and technology infrastructure

Topics include:

Legal entities
Marketing
Scope of services and file delivery types
Project Management
Pricing
Project archival

1pm ET

iZotope Ozone virtual workshop

Mastering using iZotope Ozone 9 with Dr Cory Goldsmith

Followed by a Networking Break on Gather

Meet the Mastering Academy Co-Chairs and day one presenters with discussions and Q&A opportunities

Registrants will be emailed a link to the Gather networking platform.

2:30pm ET

MASTERING Session 2

The mastering studio business and technology infrastructure

Topics include:

Gear needed
‘Minimum acoustics’
Mastering in headphones
Deliverables for distribution

4:30pm ET

Networking Opportunity

Bonus AES International Mastering Panels

Registered AES Mastering Academy attendees only will receive links to our on-demand AES International Mastering Panels, with guest world class Mastering Engineers in our AES regions, including: Australia, Argentina, Europe, UK, Tokyo, Nashville, West Coast & North East USA!

Day Two: Thursday November 18

11am ET

MASTERING Session 3

Essential topics in processing with Piper Payne & Oscar Zambrano

Session deconstructed – anatomy of a master

This session will be dedicated to walking through the process of creating a master from initial assessment, establishing realistic aesthetic goals, incorporating references and preparing for final output

1pm ET

Steinberg WaveLab 11 workflow Workshop

Mastering using Steinberg WaveLab 11 with Justin Perkins

2:30pm ET

MASTERING Session 4

Advanced Topics

Mid/Side Sum Difference – a deep dive
Loudness (or not) or Quietness – What do mixing engineers think when they hear mastering engineers talk about loudness?
How to achieve good translation to varied playback systems
How to practice – how to improve
AI/ML in mastering

4:30pm ET

After Party Networking on Gather

Meet the Mastering Academy Co-Chairs and presenters with this Social after party with virtual chats, discussions and Q&A opportunities.

Registrants will be emailed a link to the Gather networking platform.

Bonus AES International Mastering Panels

Registered AES Mastering Academy attendees only will receive links to our on-demand AES International Mastering Panels, with guest world class Mastering Engineers in our AES regions, including: Australia, Argentina, Europe, UK, Tokyo, Nashville, West Coast & North East USA!

Registration Now Open

The AES Mastering Academy takes place on November 17 & 18, 2021.

Please choose from one of the registration options below. Partner contact share is included with this event.

Participation instructions will be sent after registration.

$ 99

Access to the AES Mastering Academy, November 17 - 18, 2021
Access to On-Demand recording for two weeks

$ 49

Access to the AES Mastering Academy, November 17 - 18, 2021
Access to On-Demand recording for two months

$ 25

Access to the AES Mastering Academy, November 17 - 18, 2021
Access to On-Demand recording for two months

Event Partner Packages

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