YOUTUBER: AP Mastering

6. October 2026

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AP Mastering Throws Down: Advanced Drum Mixing with Gating Tricks

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AP Mastering Throws Down: Advanced Drum Mixing with Gating Tricks

Ready to make your drums punch holes in the wall? AP Mastering, always up for pushing boundaries, dives into advanced mixing moves—low pass gating, high pass gating, brutal compression—on a metal drum kit. If you’re sick of safe, sterile mixes and want your kicks and snares to slap like a rave in a biscuit factory, this is your blueprint. Expect real-world DAW routing, some clever plugin voodoo, and the kind of sound design that’ll have classic rock fans running for cover.

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30. September 2026

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AP Mastering Gets Ruthless: Mixing with Dogma Like It Owes You Money

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AP Mastering Gets Ruthless: Mixing with Dogma Like It Owes You Money

If you think mixing is about throwing plugins at your tracks until something sticks, AP Mastering is here to slap that idea out of your DAW. In this turbo-charged intermediate tutorial, he tears through classic rock stems, showing how ruthless session prep, surgical gain structure, and a healthy disrespect for random processing can turn a raw mess into a mix that means business. Expect sarcasm, real-world tricks, and a brutal breakdown of why Dogma is his weapon of choice. Don’t blink – you might miss the secret handshake.

9. September 2026

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AP Mastering vs. the World: Why the MOTU 10pre Eats Other Interfaces for Breakfast

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AP Mastering vs. the World: Why the MOTU 10pre Eats Other Interfaces for Breakfast

If you’re sick of audio interfaces that promise the world and deliver wet cardboard, AP Mastering’s latest video is your antidote. In true no-fluff style, he dissects the MOTU 10pre, showing off its pro credentials, real-world muscle, and why ten mic pres matter if you’re recording more than just bedroom pop. Expect tough talk, practical demos, and a brutal comparison shootout – plus a reminder that some gear just plain slaps when you put it to work.

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26. June 2026

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AP Mastering Destroys Preamp Myths: Odd vs Even Harmonics, No Fairy Dust

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AP Mastering Destroys Preamp Myths: Odd vs Even Harmonics, No Fairy Dust

AP Mastering is back with another anti-myth, pro-physics rave—in the best sense. This time, he slices through the fog around preamp tone, odd and even harmonics, and why the Neve 1073 does what it does. Expect high-budget doodles, zero fluff, and some refreshingly blunt advice about preamp hype. If you want creamy, vintage magic explained without the unicorns, you’re in the right rave bunker.

22. June 2026

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AP Mastering vs. The Mic Preamp Myth: Are We All Being Had?

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AP Mastering vs. The Mic Preamp Myth: Are We All Being Had?

Mic preamp wars are back and AP Mastering just gatecrashed the party with a sledgehammer of honesty. Forget the audiophile snake oil – this vid slices through the hype with technical deep dives and zero patience for hand-wavy nonsense. If you think all preamps sound like unicorns and rainbows, brace yourself. AP dishes out real-world advice, explains why transformers matter, and calls out dodgy A/B tests so hard you’ll hear bias distortion through your phone. If you like your audio chat with a side of sarcasm and actual facts, don’t sleep on this one.

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27. March 2026

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AP Mastering vs. Preset Zombies: Make Noise Modules Unleashed

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AP Mastering vs. Preset Zombies: Make Noise Modules Unleashed

Sick of scrolling through presets like a lost tourist in Plugin Land? AP Mastering is here to slap you out of your comfort zone. In this no-nonsense video, our favourite techno engineer takes aim at preset-dependence and dives headfirst into the wild world of modular synthesis. With Make Noise’s latest stereo modules on the slab, expect sharp opinions, hands-on patching, and a healthy disrespect for lazy sound design. If you want to stop being a preset loser and start building your own sonic street weapons, this is your wake-up call.

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