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Hip Hop Mastering Start To Finish

24 min

This course provides a complete walkthrough of mastering hip hop tracks using a professional toolchain that includes MMultiAnalyzer, Mické Q, Black Box, and Ozone 11. It covers the full mastering process from setting tonal balance and dynamic control to final polish equipping learners with practical skills and techniques for achieving loud, clean, and competitive hip hop masters.

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Hip Hop Mastering Start to Finish
Luca Pretolesi

Hip Hop Mastering Start To Finish

24 min

This course provides a complete walkthrough of mastering hip hop tracks using a professional toolchain that includes MMultiAnalyzer, Mické Q, Black Box, and Ozone 11. It covers the full mastering process from setting tonal balance and dynamic control to final polish equipping learners with practical skills and techniques for achieving loud, clean, and competitive hip hop masters.

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Luca Pretolesi

Luca Pretolesi

Luca Pretolesi is a world-renowned mixing and mastering engineer with a wealth of professional experience and a reputation as one of the best in the industry. With multiple Grammy nominations and wins, as well as Platinum, Diamond, Billboard, and Golden Melody awards, he has mixed and mastered some of the most streamed songs of all time. He is also the founder and creator of Studio DMI, a state-of-the-art facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. Luca has worked with top artists such as Drake, Skrillex, Diplo, Chiquis, Major Lazer, Alan Walker, Dillon Francis, David Guetta, J Balvin, and many more. Luca’s Grammy nominations include Chiquis “Abeja Reina” for Best Regional Mexican Music Album, Diplo “Diplo” for Best Dance/Electronic Album, Diplo & Miguel “Don’t Forget My Love” for Best Dance/Electronic Single, J Balvin & Willy William’s “Mi Gente” for Record of the Year, Steve Aoki’s “Wonderland” for Best Dance Album, Snoop Lion’s “Reincarnation” for Best Reggae Album.

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