Alain Paul.
Plugins · Courses · Mastering

I've been mastering records for 20 years and writing code since the 90s. The plugins and courses here are opinionated by design. You get my specific methods, philosophy and what actually works.

Where my conclusions diverge from industry orthodoxy, I conduct blind tests and publish studies.

10 plugins · 8 courses · 54 takes

Plugins

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Paid plugins get lifetime free updates. Three are free and open source.

Dogma collection

Dogma

Convexity

Soloquium

Tractatus

Standalone

Curvature

Class A

Delta Expose

Free

Versatile Compressor

Saturation Distortion

Saturation Reverser

Courses

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No magic frequencies, no presets. The actual reasoning behind professional decisions.

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EQ Enlightenment

41 lessons

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Compression Mastery

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Art Of Professional Mastering

97 lessons

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SNARE  =========================······|     
HATS   ===========================····| HEAD
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Mix Preparation For Mastering

32 lessons

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Synthesis Unlocked

71 lessons

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Science Of Electronic Kick Drums

35 lessons

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Speaker Building

                                            
                                            
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Building Studio Desk

21 lessons

Takes

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What I believe about audio, and why. When a debate can be settled with data, I run the experiment and publish the study.

Alain Paul.Plugins · Courses · Mastering