Mastering Without the Mayhem with Ryan Mey (ADVANCED)

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Mastering Without the Mayhem with Ryan Mey (ADVANCED)

Wednesday, November 19, 2025

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Synopsis

Ryan Mey is back by popular demand! This follow-up presentation to Recording and Mastering Made Simple: Stop OvercomplicatingYour Audiobook Workflow will dive deeper into simplifying the post production process on raw audiobook files. In this session Ryan will focus on what  specs ACX really cares about and share his thoughts on which plug-ins are necessary and which are best left untouched. He will discuss common mistakes that get made when using compression and EQ and how to simplify and correctly perform those processes.  If you are comfortable capturing high quality raw audio and ready to attempt the mastering process for audiobook files in the most efficient way, then this class is for you! 

Requirements

This is an advanced level class. It is designed for members who are extremely comfortable self-recording and are interested in learning about the mastering process specifically for audiobooks. 

Format

This class will be a brief lecture with in-depth demonstrations and a Q&A. 

Instructor Bio

Ryan Mey is an audiobook post-production specialist and the owner of The Home Audio Project, a Michigan-based production company serving narrators and major publishers alike. With over a decade of experience in the audiobook industry, Ryan works directing with major publishers in production and helps narrators simplify their tech, streamline their workflow, and sound professional without overthinking every setting. He’s worked on thousands of titles and also teaches self-producing narrators the production side of the industry—without the overwhelm.