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Equalization in mastering is the process of balancing the frequency spectrum of an audio mix to ensure clarity and fidelity on various playback systems.

Compression in mastering is used to reduce the dynamic range of an audio track, making quiet sounds more audible and ensuring that loud sounds do not peak or distort.

Limiting is a type of compression that prevents an audio signal from exceeding a certain threshold, thus avoiding clipping and ensuring consistent loudness.

Stereo enhancement in mastering broadens the stereo image, creates depth, and ensures that the mix sounds good on both mono and stereo systems.

Mid/Side processing allows different mastering treatments for the center (mid) and sides (stereo) of the mix, enabling more control over the stereo image.

Normalization adjusts the overall level of an audio track to meet a target loudness or peak level, ensuring consistency across an album or playlist.

Dithering is the process of adding low-level noise to a digital audio signal to mask quantization errors when reducing bit depth, preserving audio quality.

In mastering, panning is the subtle adjustment of the stereo placement of sounds, ensuring a balanced and immersive listening experience across different playback systems.

Loudness metering in mastering is used to measure the perceived loudness of a track and helps engineers meet specific loudness standards for different broadcasting platforms.

Harmonic excitation in mastering involves adding subtle harmonic distortion to add warmth and presence to a mix, making it sound richer and more lively.

Dynamic EQ in mastering combines the functionalities of an equalizer with a dynamics processor, allowing for more precise frequency-specific compression or expansion.

Spectral shaping involves selectively altering specific frequency ranges to either tame resonances or enhance specific elements of a mix.

Stereo imaging in mastering manipulates the width and spatial placement of audio elements within a stereo mix to improve the listener's experience.

Mastering reverb is utilized sparingly to provide a sense of coherence and space to the mix, often used to glue different tracks together in an album.

Multiband compression in mastering divides the frequency spectrum into multiple bands and applies compression separately to each band for more targeted dynamic control.

Peak metering in mastering displays the highest level of the audio signal, helping the mastering engineer prevent digital clipping and distortion.

Reference tracks are professionally mastered recordings used for comparison during the mastering process to ensure the final product matches industry standards.

The mastering chain is the sequence of processing steps - such as EQ, compression, and limiting - applied to a mix during the mastering phase.

M/S techniques involve decoding a stereo signal into mid (center) and side (left minus right) components for individual processing during mastering.