This comprehensive course is around 5 hours long and goes into great depth to explain just what loudness really is, why it matters and how you can make your own music play loud and clear.

In this course, Echo Sound Works will teach you how to get louder mixes every time with a proven process to getting mixes that are commercially loud, full and still dynamic.

Mixing loud music that sounds clean and pleasing to the ear is one of the biggest mysteries in music production. Loudness is one of the more complex issues in a mix because loudness is perceived by the ear, it isn’t a finite measurement.

Learn how to make every mix sound epic – no matter what genre you’re working in

Module 1: UNDERSTANDING LOUDNESS This first module looks at all the fundamental building blocks to loudness. Highly technical but great information to know! > Introduction – This video introduces the course and layout of the subsequent videos. > The Loudness Wars – This section dissects the loudness wars and why we want our music to be as loud as “_________” Insert track here. > Gain, Volume, Level and Loudness – Believe it or not these are all different things and muddying up their definitions makes it harder to get a LOUD mix. > dBFS, dBU, and VU – This video will teach you all about various metering options so you can accurately measure the loudness of your tracks. > RMS Vs Peak Metering – This section debunks a myth that just because something is close to peaking or clipping, it will be perceived as loud. Learn the differences between these two important metering types. > LUFS Metering – The new kid on the block is a great way to reference your mixes. > Metering Plugins and Calibration – Believe it or not, not all metering plugins are calibrated the same way. Some give misleading readouts. Use the included pink noise sample to calibrate your preferred metering plugin(s). > Common RMS/LUFS Values – This video gives us a comparison point to reference for future mixes so you know if your mix is within a certain RMS/LUFS range it will in fact be loud.

Module 2:RECIPE FOR LOUDNESS Module 2 expands on what is covered in the first module by creating a unique recipe for creating a loud track. If you follow this recipe, your tracks should be quite loud. > Part 9 – The Recipe For Loud – A great way to conceptualize the needed components of a loud track. > Part 10 – What is a Big Mix? – This video looks at a term we hear all the time in the production world and that is, “big”. How can a sound be big? This video shows you how. > Part 11 – What is a Full Mix? – Yet another common buzz word we hear all too often. This video defines what it means to have a full mix. Module 3: COMMON LOUDNESS MISTAKES The third module covers some common mistakes that will hurt your mix in the loudness department. > Part 12 – Mistake #1 Not Making Room For Important Elements – This video will teach you the secret to why your favorite mixes have huge lead synths or bass lines. > Part 13 – Mistake #2 Not EQ’ing Enough – EQ isn’t just for shaping the tone of a sound. It’s also a highly valuable tool that will allow you to shape out louder mixes. > Part 14 – Mistake #3 Forgetting To Side Chain – Side chaining can be more than just a way to get a kick and bass to sit together nicely in the mix > Part 15 – Mistake #4 Compressing All At Once – This section teaches you how to maximize (not max out) your loudness while compressing.

> Part 16 – Mistake #5 Forgetting About the Equal Loudness Contours – Loudness is perceived by our ears. Our ears don’t hear everything equally, so it makes more sense to mix for the human ear.