#masteringmatters

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To get my hair like this I have to wet my hands and plug in a toaster - 🤣 here we have a fun bangin track @patemdowneq engineering this in from vegas No Molds throwing through the speakers ! Pat likes to send me the “plug in” mastering so I can properly beat it knowing what the artist is used to, which should be a prerequisite these days. Even Pats plug in mastering beats all of the cheesy pay services that are out there , and really , it should . When I got the track into the board and using the converters “natural” compression with our limiter of course the eq and blah blah blah , when those guitars pound in and the beat hits , the whole thing started to sound like it grooved and was a stark contrast to the way the plug in sounded . Usually the biggest difference is the two dimensional way plug ins sound versus the mastering this way but it’s every single aspect of the music as well. You really can’t hear it on this recording with instagram it really sounded crappy listening back on this thing ... could be also my hand covering the Mic with the case ... but it’s actually really nice on the ears and musical . There’s this musicality that gets lost when things are smashed at the bus with a mastering plug in, and sure you can limit and do all of that stuff with the mix but it will get sacrificed when you want the mastering to become more athletic ironically . Meaning if the mix is nice but lacking a little excitement , maxing your plug in mastering tool won’t fix it , it’ll subject the track to itself and sonically the freqs it chooses to flatten make it become a little lifeless . In this instance it’s like the bass part is ripping through you now , all around your waist and the music is pumping ... you bob your head ... and in the plugin it just makes you wince a little . Big difference . #masteringmatters #mixing #mastering #hits #audio #hollywood #music #recording #masteringtricks #hugebass (at Bernie Grundman Mastering Studios) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6_H8PZA1BB/?igshid=t7fhzqwaymzw

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@blakewisner @kingandthecat I hope I tagged you right there ;) this one is intense but soft at the same time . Deep but not over the top. There’s careful considerations to the artistry and message . When you listen to the master and then flip it to the “what we’re doing” thing , it’s subtle because the mix is balanced and good already. But it’s those little characteristics in the voice intimacy , the low end that hugs you a little more , the expression of the artist or singer seems to leap out at you more . When I use any plug in, it sounds well , like a plug in . And it is artificially possibly addressing those issues as well, but with it comes another layer. Or destructive property . It’s kind of like bad plastic surgery. One could say “ hey that’s a great eye job or butt lift “ but the best mastering is when you cannot tell there’s been any scalpel . Every plug in has what my father referred to as a thumbprint and the more of them you have, the more fingers are smudging across the original idea . I’ve called out an actual preset I heard over a song to an artist premix “yeah that was it actually “ and even finished products ...and yes ladies and gentlemen if it is an improvement , it’s an improvement . However , when you get those comments that are positive ... that go on and on about there’s detail where they thought it was all gone or that feelingwise it’s better , or simply are not able to find the words , that’s when I know we’re on the right track . You can actually master a song 100s of ways and still be “correct” but which one is going to make the artists dream become more real? Only they can really affirm this . This is why it’s a partnership for me . It’s easy to say to me “ no no you know what’s best” to someone with experience but it’s better to help realize the vision together . And I can handle taking the reins but im not happy until there’s a connection to you. You know, those moments of euphoric realization , like when you first wrote the song. Fall in Love all over again with your music . Shall we? #masteringmatters #mastering #audiophile #popmusic #hits #rnb #subpop #mixing (at Bernie Grundman Mastering Studios) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsYZGYGFQ9S/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=7a2rvy9e0ftk

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The only throwback here is that this album was done some time ago and it’s back with a vengeance ! and Mr John Bowser @jonzbowser8 an east coast transplant on the island of Maui has the fire of experience in the city and clarity of mind from living on Maui for quite some time. I’m redoing the mastering not because I’m a hero ... I can’t be , my cape is at the dry cleaners ... where was I ? Never mind - #masteringmatters #masteringminute #music #audio #engineering #producerhumor #folkpop #rockmusic #popmusic #acousticpop