Audio processing tutorials

I would like to present some ideas and tutorials concerning audio processing here. Since the approach to many of these topics highly individual, please consider the following ideas as a starting point only. If you are an experienced user, your habits are probably already very different. You can also expect these topics to change from time to time ;). In any case please do not hesitate to contact me via info@meldaproduction.com, I will gladly talk to you about your approach or answer any questions.

Introduction
Most home musicians and amateurs do not understand the process of creating audio recordings, so I'd like to put some light on it here. If you are a professional, please just skip it, it would be so boring for you :).

Compression
Compressors and other dynamics processors are one of the hardest tools to understand. Most beginners therefore end up either not using them at all, or using some oversimplified tools with two knobs. But your duty is to understand them as they are more than necessary these days.

Equalizers
In this tutorial I would like to clarify several things about equalizers as there is lot of confusion. I will not talk about how to use equalizers in particular cases so much and rather focus on the equalizers as devices. As an audio engineer it is your duty to know this basic background.

Mastering
Mastering is an essential last step in music production. Mastering engineer takes a mix and "makes it sound good for particular purpose". Most importantly, he equalizes it, so it has all the necessary frequencies, adjusts dynamics, so there are not such huge differences between silent and loud parts, and makes it sound louder, since louder means "better" these days. I will present one of the many ways to do this.