The Mastering Show #107 - Mastering for 1-Off Vinyl (and short runs)
More and more people are choosing to get vinyl copies of their music made one at a time, rather than having hundreds of copies pressed at once. Or in very small batches, or allowing fans to order copi...
31 Mar 1h 8min
The Mastering Show #106 - Are dynamics dead ?!
I see it every day: “The Loudness Wars are over - loud won. Get over it”And it’s easy to see why. The average mainstream release hits -8 LUFS integrated or more; club releases regularly hit -6 or even...
28 Feb 34min
The Mastering Show #105 - Loudness at the Grammys: is there REALLY a secret sauce ?
It was the Grammys this week - you can't have missed it !And somewhere along the way I saw an article by Ian Vargo assessing the loudness and dynamics of the nominees for Best Song.In this episode I t...
31 Jan 27min
The Mastering Show #104 - Mastering for Sync ? What, Why and How
Getting your music "synced" for licensing in TV, movies or ads can be an amazing opportunity for indie musicians to make money and gain exposure. But is it just a pipe dream, and is mastering a necess...
23 Des 202547min
The Mastering Show #103 – Technical versus Creative Mastering (Q&A)
This started out as a Q&A episode, but one way or another there turned out to be a real theme to many of the questions, namely - how do you choose between technical and creative considerations, when m...
28 Nov 202535min
The Mastering Show #101 - Mixing and mastering Brian Eno - with Emre Ramazanoglu
Brian Eno is probably the musician, producer and artist who has had the single biggest influence on my music taste and enjoyment over the years. His work speaks for itself and needs no introduction ! ...
5 Sep 20251h 5min
The Mastering Show #100 - Matt Boudreau from Working Class Audio interviews... me !
I wanted to do something a little different to mark the 100th episode, but wasn't sure what. I was wondering about interviewing myself but that seemed a little weird... And then Matt Boudreau from the...
20 Jun 20251h 17min
