Make Your Metal Tracks Sound Release-Ready
A clear, step-by-step mastering workflow for louder, tighter, professional-sounding metal tracks.
No more guessing where to start or what to do next. Follow a structured process you can apply to every track.
Learn how to control low end, tame harshness, and achieve loudness without ruining your mix.
Make your tracks sound great on any system, from headphones to cars to streaming platforms, with clear explanations and guidance
Mendel bij de Leij is a metal guitarist, producer, and educator with over 20 years of experience in both music and audio production.
He is best known as the former guitarist of Aborted and for his work as a content creator, including his tutorials on the official Cubase YouTube channel.
Over the years, Mendel has helped hundreds of musicians, producers, and guitarists improve their sound through a clear, practical, no-fluff approach focused on real results. His teaching style is simple: No guesswork. No unnecessary theory. Just proven methods that actually work in real-world metal productions. With Limitless Metal Mastering, he shares the exact workflow and techniques he uses to turn solid mixes into powerful, release-ready masters.
1.1 Introduction
1.2 What is Mastering?
1.3 Layout
2.1 Importing files and info
2.2 Active Listening
3.1 Compression
3.2 Real Bus Compressor
3.3 Real Bus Comp vs Plugins
4.1 Mastering EQ
4.2 Mid Side EQ
4.3 Dynamic EQ
4.4 Mastering EQ's
5. Multiband Compression
6 Stereo Imaging