Mastering A Trance Track – Ableton Live

Videos Duration  [55 mins]

Learn to Master Your Own Tracks

Knowing how to master your tracks can give you full control over your tracks so that you can make them sound exactly how you want.

Get better mixdowns

Mastering yourself allows you to go back and improve your mixdowns.

Transfer techniques to any DAW

All techniques are easily transferred to any DAW.

Save on mastering engineer costs.

Master yourself or save on mastering revision costs by getting the best mixdown possible before sending it off for mastering.

Get Louder Masters

Learn my full mastering chain for louder mixes.

Pre Master To Master

See how a pre-master looks & sounds compared to a final master.

Learn to Master your tracks…

In this episode, I am going to show you exactly how I master my tracks.

Although it’s always a good idea to get your tracks mastered by a mastering engineer due to their experience and being another set of ears, learning to master yourself has many big advantages.

A mastering engineer can only do their best with what you give them, but what if learning to master yourself could then improve your mixdowns so that you either didn’t have to settle with a master you were not totally happy with (due to your mixdown not being perfect), or keep paying for more new revisions?!

Ever sent a track to get mastered, and when it comes back, you wish you could have tweaked something else before you sent it off? When learning to master yourself, you can keep tweaking your track until it’s perfect for that final mastering engineer job, or you master it yourself.

Even if you master it yourself or hand it over to a final set of ears, having a good understanding of the mastering process will allow you to create better music much faster and save money!

Take a look below to see everything that is covered in detail…

trance masterclass

The video covers:

See how a pre-master looks before mastering.

Analysing other mastered tracks.

The full Mastering chain.

Tips and tricks for getting louder masters through limiting techniques.

How to compress your master.

How to EQ your master.

Mastering LUF levels.

Understanding headroom for your master.

How to Limit your tracks to reduce distortion.

EQ, Adding Brightness & tightening up your low end.

Stereo Imaging.

Analysing your master to make mixing decisions.

Controlling Dynamics.

Getting your master to pro levels.

The full thought process behind each mixing decision, and why certain areas are done in a particular order.

+ Much more!

How to make trance

Your Tutor

Allan Morrow – International Trance DJ/Producer. Tracks signed to labels such as Armada, Blackhole Recordings, Discover Records, FSOE, Kearnage Recordings, Mental Asylum Records, Pure Trance, Outburst Records & Many more!

I don’t use Ableton I use a different DAW. Can I still use this video?

Yes, all the technique you will learn in these videos you can be implemented into your own DAW using your own unique DAWs plugins.

I don’t have the rest of this series. Can I still use this video?

Yes, all the videos are done in sections so that you can implement the section concentrated on in to your own tracks.

What software synths or plugins are used in this video?

  • Ableton Live Suite & stock plugins.
  • LFO Tool (This can be replaced with any plugin that can show you the audio waveform in realtime)
  • Ozone 8 (Please note – This can be replaced with your own EQ’s, Limiters, Compressors & Stereo Wideners etc)

***Please note – You do not need the exact same plugins or DAW to follow along in this tutorial. Simply use your own DAW and plugins to replicate.

I already have a mastering tutorial from AM Studios, can I still learn more from this?

Yes, as I learn new techniques and faster/better ways of doing things so can you! Also, not every master is the same as you will have different sounds to contend with.

Grab your copy now and start learning the huge benefits of understanding how to master your Trance tracks.

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Customer Reviews

Brandon Lara
Rating: 5/5
Mastering in the box
Finally, the secret to mastering trance music revealed: how to EQ, compress, and limit to sound like the tracks released weekly on record labels. But be careful: if you haven't purchased the other tutorials in the series, then they won't be of much use to you, because Allan's starting point is a well-crafted sound. So, before purchasing this one, be sure to purchase the others, especially the mixdown tutorial.
Wed Apr 30 2025 21:04:02 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
B. Hammond
Rating: 5/5
Pro Tutorials
Allan's tutoring style is straightforward and easy to understand. He focuses on practical production techniques that have improved the quality of my tracks. If you want to create release-ready music, I highly recommend immersing yourself in Allan's YouTube channel to learn from a true expert. You can also gain an advantage by purchasing tutoring videos from his site, which I did. I'm sure you'll experience moments of realization, like, Oh, so that's how you do it! Great work, Allan!
Mon Dec 02 2024 08:10:14 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Raúl Escobar
Rating: 5/5
Good video
I’ve learned another ideas for mastering Thanks! He podido conocer otras ideas para aplicar en este campo tan dificil Gracias
Mon Apr 15 2024 05:44:52 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Nazar Nalyvaiko
Rating: 3/5
Trance Mastering [010] [Ableton Live]
Mon Dec 12 2022 14:13:13 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Aleksej Fröhlich
Rating: 5/5
Great Tutorial
Well structured video. Clear and easy to understand language. Great tips!
Thu Dec 08 2022 22:11:24 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Daniel Seabra
Rating: 5/5
Not Only Talented In Music But In Teaching As Well
I confess that I did not know Allan Morrow until I see an advertisement for his mixdown and mastering course which took my attention. Well, checked his work which is insanely good (even added him to my Trance artist list for sure), and then Well why not try one of his courses?. I can totally say that he is not only talented in making music but also in teaching. The level of details and his explanations are amazing! I have been eating courses in order to improve my mixdown and being able to learn to master lately and I got really impressed with how many tips and tricks you get from this course. So, if I recommend it? I totally do!
Tue May 24 2022 09:10:59 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Steve
Rating: 5/5
5 Stars
A Quick and easy flexible way to do mastering
Mon Apr 11 2022 19:39:16 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

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