Learn how to achieve a professional-sounding master in this free 2-day course with IO’s own Nick Garcia. By using student tracks as examples, Nick will teach you how to use EQ, compression, saturation, limiting, and more to improve and finalize your finished tracks.
Your Instructor
Nick is a producer, DJ, audio engineer, and instructor at IO Music Academy, with seven years of professional mastering experience for some of the most respected names in dance music, hip hop, and R&B. With credits that include Grammy-winning producer Sharam, Cautious Clay, Sacha Robotti, SHAED, Starchild & The New Romantic, Healy, and many more, chances are you’ve heard Nick’s work.
Nick has released music on Simma Black, Koma Recordings, Understated, and many other fine house labels. He was a resident DJ at Washington DC’s famed U Street Music Hall before it closed in 2020, and has shared bills with SOPHIE, Kaytranada, Bonobo, Jacques Greene, Josh Butler, and more.
Content
Day 1 – Live Mastering Demo Day 1 1 (27:09)
Day 1 – Live Mastering Demo Day 1 2 (21:30)
Day 1 – Live Mastering Demo Day 1 3 (18:36)
Day 2 – Live Mastering Demo Day 2 1 (30:25)
Day 2 – Live Mastering Demo Day 2 2 (28:29)