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

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.

Fades in mastering involve the gradual increase (fade-in) or decrease (fade-out) of the audio level to create smooth transitions or ends for tracks.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.