<description>&lt;p&gt;This started out as a Q&amp;amp;A episode, but one way or another there turned out to be a real theme to many of the questions, namely - how do you choose between technical and creative considerations, when mastering ?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Questions like:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;When the client &lt;strong&gt;wants&lt;/strong&gt; songs to sound different&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;When to use mid-side processing (or not)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Transient shaping - hardware or software ?&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;How much distortion ?&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;When is unbalanced EQ am artistic choice ?&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;What to do when the "correct" thing to do goes against the emotion of the song&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Take a listen and find out how these questions all connect !&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Full links on our website:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.themasteringshow.com/episode-103" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;www.themasteringshow.com/episode-103&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mentioned in this episode:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mastering&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://the-mastering-show.captivate.fm/ian"&gt;Click HERE to work with Ian&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Leapwing&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://the-mastering-show.captivate.fm/leapwing"&gt;Find out more about Leapwing's plugins&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Learn to master !&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://the-mastering-show.captivate.fm/resources"&gt;Click HERE to see Ian's courses and mastering resources&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

The Mastering Show

The Mastering Show Podcast

The Mastering Show #103 – Q&A: Technical versus Creative Mastering

NOV 28, 202535 MIN
The Mastering Show

The Mastering Show #103 – Q&A: Technical versus Creative Mastering

NOV 28, 202535 MIN

Description

This started out as a Q&A episode, but one way or another there turned out to be a real theme to many of the questions, namely - how do you choose between technical and creative considerations, when mastering ?Questions like:When the client wants songs to sound differentWhen to use mid-side processing (or not)Transient shaping - hardware or software ?How much distortion ?When is unbalanced EQ am artistic choice ?What to do when the "correct" thing to do goes against the emotion of the songTake a listen and find out how these questions all connect !Full links on our website:www.themasteringshow.com/episode-103Mentioned in this episode:MasteringClick HERE to work with IanLeapwingFind out more about Leapwing's pluginsLearn to master !Click HERE to see Ian's courses and mastering resources