Death By Dynamics Processing
Yesterday, I discussed the appropriate and beneficial use of equalization on the “flat masters” during the mastering process. Not every
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Mastering EQ vs. Dynamics Processing
What actually happens during a mastering session? While many mastering engineers regard the “voodoo” of their art as trade secrets
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The Mythical Master Tapes
I noticed it in the promotional video on the Linn website and I noticed it again this morning when I
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Do Musician and Conductors Hear Music Differently?
How good is your music listening ability? I read an article early this morning about the temporal vs. frequency non-linearities
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Exactly That The Artist Wanted You To Hear…
I’m on a Linn binge here but I watched their very nicely produced 2:00 promotional piece for the “Exakt: The
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Linn Asks, “What is a Studio Master?”
I had planned to write about a new analog tape machine from Sonorus but a reader comment changed my mind.
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Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD MA: Lossless or Not?
Everyone has an agenda. I freely acknowledge my own. My goal through my label, my digital download site and through
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Achieving a Personal Sound
The Zenph Innovations re-performances of classic piano performances by the likes of Glenn Gould, Oscar Peterson and Sergei Rachmaninoff are
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Re-Performance: Resurrecting the Past
As I sat in my university office this morning, I bumped around a few websites after doing a search on
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Going Too Far With “Restoration”
Maybe you’ve heard of the “long tail”? The term was coined Wired writer Chris Anderson in 2004 and refers to
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