The Reverse Engineer review
The Reverse Engineer publishes 610 course modules on Skool. It is free to join.
A review on the numbers, not an opinion: nobody here has joined The Reverse Engineer, and nothing below is a verdict.
The Reverse Engineer is the members' Skool group for Mastering.com's training and mentorship program of the same name, which covers mastering, mixing and production.[1][2] The group was created in May 2022, and its owner account belongs to Mastering.com's operations manager.[1]
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- Members
- 1,965
- Published price
- Free to join
- no paid tier published here
- Members, last 28 days
- +2
- 3 Oct 2026 to 31 Oct 2026
- Rank by members
- #921
- of 6,077 sellers listed here
- Size rank in niche
- #23
- of 171 sellers listed in music and audio, by published members
- Check the Course score
- 95
- A, very strong
- Niche
- Music and audio
- 175 listed here
- Created
- 16 May 2022
- Skool publishes this date
- Readings
- 15
- since 24 Aug 2026
About The Reverse Engineer
The program teaches audio production backwards, starting with mastering.[2] It includes lifetime access to a mentorship calendar with more than 50 hours of live coaching and tuition each week, along with the Skool community.[2] Those who pass receive an official Mastering.com Gold Record Plaque.[2]
Mastering.com is owned by Rob, a lifelong musician, mixing and mastering engineer and online educator since 2015.[2]
As of September 2026, the program cost $6,800, with financing from $244 a month.[2] Because it is a mentorship program in which the team works directly with every student, it offers no refunds.[2]
Sources
- Skool listing: skool.com/reverse-engineer-9251, as collected 23 Sept 2026
- Official website: mastering.com, retrieved 28 Sept 2026
Compiled by Check the Course from the sources listed, to the best of our ability.
Read from the listing’s own words: what is offered, never how well.
What is inside
Counts published by The Reverse Engineer on its own page, read on 31 Oct 2026: how much is included, never how good it is. Listed as run by dustin-speckman-3342.
This community is published as free, so the figure is zero. Its members are an audience, not customers. Nothing here estimates what that audience might be worth, and no price is applied to it anywhere on this site.
Against the music and audio niche
Percentile among the other 174 music and audio listings here, each seller counted once for size.
Ahead of 95% of the 13,577 Skool communities we track, including ones without a page here, on the measures below, each read from a figure The Reverse Engineer published itself.
- Size 53% of the scoreahead of 90%
- Growth 27% of the scoreahead of 41%
- Track record 20% of the scoreahead of 99%
An algorithmic position among tracked listings: not an endorsement, a guarantee or advice. How the score works.
Present in every one of the 10 weeks recorded since August 2026, with no week missing.
Run this community?
Evidence and signals
Listed on 1,965 members.
Evidence: measured.
- First recorded
- 24 August 2026our first reading, not its launch
Tracked over time
15 observations over 68 days.
Observation log
| Observed | Members | Change | Price | Ceiling / month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Oct 2026 | 1,965 | +4 | Free to join | Not calculated |
| 27 Oct 2026 | 1,961 | +2 | Free to join | Not calculated |
| 23 Oct 2026 | 1,959 | -5 | Free to join | Not calculated |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 1,964 | +1 | Free to join | Not calculated |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 1,963 | +1 | Free to join | Not calculated |
| 11 Oct 2026 | 1,962 | -1 | Free to join | Not calculated |
| 7 Oct 2026 | 1,963 | 0 | Not recorded | Not calculated |
| 3 Oct 2026 | 1,963 | +4 | Not recorded | Not calculated |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 1,959 | 0 | Not recorded | Not calculated |
| 23 Sept 2026 | 1,959 | +2 | Not recorded | Not calculated |
| 14 Sept 2026 | 1,957 | +6 | Not recorded | Not calculated |
| 7 Sept 2026 | 1,951 | +2 | Not recorded | Not calculated |
| 5 Sept 2026 | 1,949 | 0 | Not recorded | Not calculated |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 1,949 | +5 | Not recorded | Not calculated |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 1,944 | Not recorded | Not calculated | |
| Average per week, last 28 days3 Oct 2026 to 31 Oct 2026 | +1 | |||
| Average per week, since first reading24 Aug 2026 to 31 Oct 2026 | +2 | |||
Course content readings
| Observed | Posts | Modules | Courses |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Oct 2026 | 22,778+119 | 610 | 16 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | 22,659+97 | 610 | 16 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 22,562+57 | 610 | 16 |
| 11 Oct 2026 | 22,505+83 | 610 | 16 |
| 3 Oct 2026 | 22,422+288 | 610 | 16 |
| 8 Sept 2026 | 22,134 | 610 | 16 |
| Added per week8 Sept 2026 to 31 Oct 2026 | +85 | 0 | 0 |
Common questions about The Reverse Engineer
- What is The Reverse Engineer?
- The Reverse Engineer is the members' Skool group for Mastering.com's training and mentorship program of the same name, which covers mastering, mixing and production. The group was created in May 2022, and its owner account belongs to Mastering.com's operations manager.
- How much does The Reverse Engineer cost?
- The Reverse Engineer is free to join on Skool; its listing shows no charge, read 31 Oct 2026.
- How many members does The Reverse Engineer have?
- The Reverse Engineer lists 1,965 members, read 31 Oct 2026.
- How has The Reverse Engineer's membership changed?
- From 1,944 members on 24 Aug 2026, our first reading, to 1,965 on 31 Oct 2026: up 21, or 1%.
- How does The Reverse Engineer compare with other music and audio communities?
- The Reverse Engineer is free to join, where the median priced music and audio listing charges $14.50 a month. The niche median is 508 members. Pricing benchmarks by niche.
- What else does The Reverse Engineer's seller list?
- The same seller has 1 other listing we track: MoaM - Coaching.
- What do you get inside The Reverse Engineer?
- The Reverse Engineer publishes 610 course modules, 16 courses, 22,778 posts, 14 admins. Communities with the most course content.
Other listings by this seller
| Listing | Members | Read |
|---|---|---|
| MoaM - Coaching | 506 | 31 Oct 2026 |
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