1st Edition

Mastering Electronic Dance Music An Essential Guide for EDM Producers

By Alexandra Bartles Copyright 2025
156 Pages 46 B/W Illustrations
by Focal Press

156 Pages 46 B/W Illustrations
by Focal Press

156 Pages 46 B/W Illustrations
by Focal Press

Mastering Electronic Dance Music is a guide to the sonic considerations of EDM audio. Written by a successful Apple-approved mastering engineer, it introduces readers to all the techniques behind mastering electronic dance music (EDM). Beginning with the essentials of preparation, the book addresses the nature of mastering and the importance of listening. The chapters cover a wide range of... Read more

1. What Is Mastering  2. Mastering Options  3. Monitoring for Mastering  4. The Tools for Mastering  5. Developing Listening Skills  6. Bit Depth, Sample Rates, Aliasing, and Dither  7. Dynamics  8. Mastering EQ  9. Mastering Compression  10. Mid/Side Processing and Stereo Width  11. Saturation  12. Limiting  13. Metering  14. Mastering Low Frequencies  15. Mastering Mid-Range Frequencies  16. Mastering High-Range Frequencies  17. Mastering Process Step by Step  18. Practical Application  19. Delivery Formats

Biography

Alexandra Bartles is a UK Apple-approved mastering engineer specialising in electronic dance music who owns Altar Academy Studios, a studio dedicated to production, mixing, mastering, and training. She has mastered albums and singles for many artists, including Nicky Holloway, and is a member of the AES UK Executive Committee. Alex has collaborated with producers, writing melodies/lyrics for Warner, Mammas Milk, and 1980 Recordings.