Mastering a track loudly often means losing clarity – but there are ways of achieving a loud master without sacrificing fidelity and detail. How to Master Loud and Clear Without Sounding Harsh in Detail When mastering loudly you’ll want to use lookahead and oversampling, low-level compression and transient shaping, and set a release time of roughly 50 milliseconds during limiting. Mastering music loudly and clearly can be accomplished by utilizing the correct limiting settings and by taking certain precautions throughout the mastering process.
