Myths vs truths of analog & digital vinyl mastering (feat. Kevin Gray)

There are a lot of misconceptions and myths tied to the analog and digital mastering of vinyl. In this episodes we try to untangle some of these with one of the maximum authorities in the field, Kevin Gray of Cohearent Audio.

LINKS:
Cohearent Audio system video:    • Kevin Gray - Cohearent Records  
Cohearent Audio website: https://www.cohearent.com/

Half-speed mastering video:    • Vinyl Half-Speed Mastering: pros/cons...  
DMM video:    • DMM: Direct Metal Mastering vinyl rec...  
10 things of current vinyl releases that piss me off!:    • 10 things of current vinyl releases t...  
Digital delay:    • Digital Delay: The little dirty secre...  
Loudness wa on vinyl:    • Digital Vinyl: What's the point?  

INDEX:
0:00 - Intro
0:47 - Mastering definition
2:56 - Half-speed mastering
5:44 - Direct metal mastering
8:05 - Signal chain
9:23 - Low frequencies cutting
13:17 - High frequencies cutting
16:24 - 33RPM vs 45RPM
18:35 - Analog & digital delay
21:56 - Mastering from & for high-res / DSD
25:31 - Digital vs analog mastering percentages
27:18 - Audiophile vs "normal" cuts focus
28:52 - Mass-produce vs audiophile vinyl
31:30 - Tube vs solid state mastering
38:08 - Loudness war vs vinyl
41:17 - Extreme high frequencies mastering (slight return)
42:27 - Reissues vs originals
44:39 - Old vs new vinyl manufacturing
47:50 - Cohearent Records

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