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In talk with Mike S. from EVOSONIC RADIO Good Radio still exists! • Streaming rules the world and the radio only plays the same sound - that‘s partially true… but only to some extent. Evosonic Radio has been stubbornly proving the opposite since the 90s: Techno, Trance and Hardstyle are played there day in and day out in the harmony that made electronic music great back then. It‘s a pleasure for us to talk to the program director personally - then as now …

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7 EXCLUSIVE TEMPLATES MASTERING CHAINS BASICS, TRICKS AND HOW-TO’S GET YOUR TRACKS LOUD • Mastering is a must for putting the finishing touches on your tracks. The possibilities range from an overwhelming number of tools to fully automated solutions based on artificial intelligence. But don‘t panic, in addition to important basics on the subject, we provide you with practical examples, tricks from mastering experts, as well as 7 exclusive effect chains of the stars for your DAW - so that your sound works well where it should at the touch of a button. Plus an overview of current online mastering offers and secret hacks for saving messed up mixes. Let‘s go!

Template: Mastering Chains Mastering deluxe with hardware • Some things are better done by a professional - and that includes mastering. There is simply nothing better than having trained ears when listening to a track and getting the last percent out of each song, because in mastering it is not only the devices that are crucial, but also accurate acoustics. If you have both under control, you can try the following chain!

Template: Mastering Chains With 5 tools to maximum loudness • The following mastering chain appears like this or with small variations in many productions that I master every day for my customers. This entire chain is specially optimized for electronic dance music and also helps the tracks sound at maximum loudness without suffering any loss of sound such as distortion.

Template: Mastering Chains Loudness for the club • Yoad Nevo‘s mastering signal chains for the Waves StudioRack are excellent mastering starting points. The mastering preset Angry Rock is not only ideal for Rock, but also for various types of electronic music. Is your track not loud enough for you? Just turn up master level.

Template: Mastering Chains Mastering for Pop, R&B & Co. • Sometimes a balanced and transparent sound is more important than maximum loudness, e.g. in softer pop or R&B productions or even Ambient, Chillout and Downtempo. Sean Divine‘s Divine Next Level Mastering preset is ideal for this task. It preserves the sound character of the mix and ensures more loudness, density and definition in a very musical way.

Template: Mastering Chains High-end sound for old MP3s • Would you like to master an old song that is unfortunately only available as an MP3? Not...