It’s amazing what mastering can achieve - but it’s also amazing how many things can influence the results we get right from the recording stage.
In this episode Ian talks to Mike Senior about how to fix mastering problems at the recording stage, without using a time machine ! Topics include how to avoid:
- Muddy mids
- Harsh guitars
- Sibilance
- Resonant snares
- Boomy or hollow vocals
- Exposed vocals
- Stereo image issues
And many more !
Links
Mike has put together a fantastic page of resources for this episode, including an excellent video about stereo mic technique - click here make sure you check it out !
Really enjoyed that session, thank you both.
Hi Mike and Ian, thanks so much for a really interesting podcast. I do a lot of classical recording and a lot of the information you talked about validates some of my thinking. I’ll definitely be buying Mike’s book and thanks so much for doing this.
Double good. Been listening to, and learning from, both of you over past coupla years.
Fun to eavesdrop on your tete-a-tete: appreciating your solid insights, helpful tips, and audible passion (big-up both of you).
This podcast is a clear example of what is a successful way of communicating very useful information. With two excellent experts that linked perfectly the different phases of musical production (tracking, mixing, mastering) I learned a lot, namely stuff that I would think was counterintuitive - like e.g. using efficiently the normal mic spill of the elements of a band instead of trying pointlessly to isolate them. Thanks a lot for this, Ian and Mike.