The Mastering Show #93 - Do you NEED to be mastering loud ?
I’m always arguing for balanced dynamics rather than loudness for it’s own sake, but some people have a different opinion - high loudness is important, and even beneficial.Nick Di Lorenzo is one of th...
19 Jun 20241h 30min
The Mastering Show #92 - These are not the LUFS you are looking for
You can't go a day without someone telling you how loud your music should be, these days."Everything has to be -8 LUFS""EDM has to be -6 LUFS or louder""-11 is the perfect balance""Just master everyth...
21 Feb 202421min
The Mastering Show # 91 - Mixing and mastering music for the movies with Alan Meyerson
It’s virtually impossible that you haven’t heard music of some kind mixed by Alan Meyerson by this point - he’s one of the most prolific and successful film score mixers in the business. And luckily ...
19 Des 202355min
The Mastering Show #90 - Inter-sample peaks and True Peak limiting - the devilish details
Everyone is talking about inter-sample peaks and True Peak limiters - or in fact it’s more accurate to say they’re arguing about whether ISPs are audible or not, and whether True Peak limiters sound b...
14 Okt 202349min
The Mastering Show #89 - Sonic Fundamentals for Podcasters with Matt Boudreau
If you’re not already listening to Matt Boudreau’s fantastic podcast Working Class Audio, you need to start now ! Matt is a highly respected mixing and mastering engineer who has recently moved into ...
6 Aug 202349min
The Mastering Show #88 - Do DJs REALLY want loud masters ?
DJs get a lot of flak, especially about loudness. There’s a deep-seated belief that “loud” masters are still a requirement for club music, and that DJs are somehow to blame. But is this fair ? The rea...
15 Feb 20231h 26min
The Mastering Show #87 - Fix mastering problems - in the recording !
It’s amazing what mastering can achieve - but it’s also amazing how many things can influence the results we get right from the recording stage.In this episode Ian talks to Mike Senior about how to fi...
17 Des 20221h 15min
The Mastering Show #86 - Mastering plugins - technical versus creative
As mastering plugins become more sophisticated and more technical, there’s an interesting trend towards making the interfaces… less so. As well as traditional technical terms and numbered scales, cont...
16 Nov 202243min
