What Do Mastering Engineers Actually Do?

What Do Mastering Engineers Actually Do?

Mastering is a job that is widely misunderstood and misrepresented. Can it really turn lead into musical gold? Or is it just a waste of money?

To complement Sound On Sound's recent in-depth series of mastering video tutorials, Editor in Chief Sam Inglis explains why mastering engineers are necessary, what they can do for us, and whether we can really replace them with plug-ins!

And here's the series of video tutorials that Sam refers to:

Mastering Essentials: The SOS Techniques Guide
www.soundonsound.com/series/mastering-essentials-sos-techniques-guide

Chapters

00:00 - Introduction
01:23 - Mastering When Cutting To Vinyl
02:41 - Mastering Digital Audio
03:20 - 3 Things Mastering Engineers Do
05:41 - Why Work With A Mastering Engineer?
06:30 - What Mastering Engineers Don't Do
06:57 - Mastering Plug-ins Vs Mastering Engineers
08:57 - Outro

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