The Mastering Show #102 - What IS 'translation' in mastering ?
Translation is one of the main goals of mastering - make the music sound great on any platform, and any delivery format.But how is that possible ? How can we optimise the audio to sound great on both a huge PA and crappy earbuds, or via any data-encoded stream, when we don't have any control over those playback systems or streaming platforms ?The answer to this paradox is deceptively simple - and powerful. In this episode I explain the common misconception of what 'translation' is; what the term really means to me, and share three simple suggestions to help you get your music to translate - on any playback system.Full links on our website:www.themasteringshow.com/episode-102Mentioned in this episode:LeapwingFind out more about Leapwing's pluginsLearn to master !Click HERE to see Ian's courses and mastering resourcesMasteringClick HERE to work with Ian
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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 ! So when I heard Emre Ramazanoglu talking on the Working Class Audio podcast about re-mixing and mastering many of Brian's classic albums for Dolby Atmos, my ears immediately pricked up. I just couldn't miss the chance to talk to him in more detail about working with Brian - and the amazing detective work that it involved.So in this episode Emre and I take a deep dive into this fascinating subject, talking about things like:"Audio archeology" – the challenges of mixing Eno's older material, and the unexpected solutions Emre foundHow mixing for Eno is different from Emre's usual workflow, even with brand new releasesThe lessons Emre learned - and why this might be what makes Eno such a great producerNew immersive strategies Emre developed specifically for these albums......and how they're helping his stereo mixing as well !Full links on our website:www.themasteringshow.com/episode-101Mentioned in this episode:Learn to master !Click HERE to see Ian's courses and mastering resourcesLeapwingFind out more about Leapwing's pluginsToolsFor Ian's mastering plugins, click HERE
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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 excellent Working Class Audio podcast invited me back onto his show, and it occurred to me - I could get Matt to interview me, which would be way more fun and get some much more interesting questions !So here it is. Matt and I talk about all kinds of things including:My background in music, production and music technologyHow I got my start as a mastering engineerThe responsibilities of the mastering engineer (and the mistake that nearly cost me my job)My first mastering chain, and how it inspired my Perception AB pluginHow I feel about being 'The Loudness Guy'Hardware versus 'in-the-box' masteringWhy mastering mattersAnd loads more !Full links on our website:www.themasteringshow.com/episode-100Mentioned in this episode:Learn to master !Click HERE to see Ian's courses and mastering resourcesToolsFor Ian's mastering plugins, click HERELeapwingFind out more about Leapwing's plugins
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The Mastering Show #99 - Recording, mixing and mastering acoustic guitar (with Richard Durrant)
Stereo, mono, binaural or surround-sound ?I've worked with this episode's guest in all these formats and more over the many years we've been working together - but which does he prefer, and why ?Richard Durrant describes himself as an "Indie Classical" musician, which I think is a pretty good summary - but doesn't really take into account the fact that he also toured with Sky, worked as an accomplished session musician for many years and has released albums in a brilliantly eclectic variety of other genres and styles over the years.In this conversation we talk about:Why Richard records in an "acoustic igloo" (and what that is)Mic techniques for guitar and dealing with "wolf notes" on stringed instrumentsReal spaces versus digital reverbTouring (and performing) with a bicyclePerforming Bach's cello suites on Banjo and Ukulele - how and whyFull links on our website:www.themasteringshow.com/episode-99Mentioned in this episode:Learn to master !Click HERE to see Ian's courses and mastering resourcesLeapwingFind out more about Leapwing's pluginsToolsFor Ian's mastering plugins, click HERE
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The Mastering Show #98 - Stem mastering, Dynamics and Dolby Atmos at Abbey Road (with Oli Morgan)
'Stem mastering' has provoked a ton of debate recently, with people claiming it crosses the line between mixing and mastering, interferes with the artist's intent, and isn't even really mastering at all !But if that's true, why would Abbey Road, one of the biggest mastering studios in the world, offer a dedicated stem mastering service ?!In this episode I talk to Oli Morgan, who specialises in stem mastering and mixing in mastering in Dolby Atmos at Abbey Road, about all these questions and more. We talk about:How he got started in mastering (and what that has in common with me)His perspective on stem mastering – when and how it can be helpfulHow (and why) stem mastering is a key element for working in Immersive Audio and Dolby AtmosWhat we can learn about dynamics from working in Dolby AtmosWhy the 'pressure sound' may not be all about heavy limitingHow we might be able to have our cake and eat it in the quest to balance loudness and dynamicsFull links on our website:www.themasteringshow.com/episode-98Mentioned in this episode:ToolsFor Ian's mastering plugins, click HERELearn to master !Click HERE to see Ian's courses and mastering resourcesLeapwingFind out more about Leapwing's plugins
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