As Ableton Live has matured over the decades, it’s now possible to mix and master projects using only Live’s native effects. Let’s look at how we can create a mastering chain that’ll work across many different projects.
It’s just an example - there’s no ‘one size fits all’ mastering solution, but it’s a good starting point, and the simple exercise of building this will give your new insights into how mastering works. We use this approach for mastering, and for fixing or adjusting stereo files such as field recordings or live recordings, where it’s not easy to access the separate parts.
