The first Q&A show got a great reaction, so we decided it was time for another one ! Questions this time:
TMS 14 – Distortion (The good, the bad and the ugly)
TMS 26 – Clipping: What is it, and is it ever acceptable ?
TMS 3 – Limiting – and why you’re probably doing it wrong
TMS 5 – Mastering EQ is about balance, not matching
TMS 13 – Vinyl (This may ruffle a few feathers !)
Ian’s favourite VU Meter - The Klanghelm VUMT
REAPER Blog review of VUMT Deluxe
TMShow 25 – Stereo: width, depth and image – how to measure, monitor and master them
Some of our favourite albums are live recordings - and some of the most challenging and interesting mastering projects are also recorded live. In this episode we discuss:
TMS #25 – Stereo: width, depth and image – how to measure, monitor and master them
TMS #5 – Mastering EQ is about balance, not matching
TMS #28 – Remastering & Restoration
What is re-mastering ? Why would you want to do it ? And how ? And even - should you ? Topics include:
CDs - perfect sound forever ? Analogue versus digital
Mastering for vinyl (This may ruffle a few feathers !)
How do you master audio for games ? Can you master audio for games ? Is it even a thing ? It turns out the answer is Yes, but it’s complicated. In this episode we talk to Jay Fernandes about audio in games, including:
Turn Down For What?? Why Loudness Matters In Video Games
The Mastering Show #6 – Loudness: What, Why and How
Beards, Cats and Indie Game Audio Podcast
- Jon recommends episode 28 on burnout
Twenty Thousand Hertz Podcast - From Analogue to Digital
Pong (OK, so it has three sounds…!)
Some people say clipping distortion is inaudible, some say it’s the true secret of really “loud” mastering, some say it’s a powerful creative effect, others that it’s the spawn of the devil. So who is right, and why ? In this show we talk about:
It’s amazing how much control you can have of the stereo image in mastering, even with quite simple tools. In this show we explore:
Our guest this week is mastering and mixing engineer Ian Stewart
Jerobeam Fenderson - music made for oscilloscope
Voxengo MSED - mid/side plugin
Klanghelm VUMT - VU meter emulation (new version)
Fabfilter Pro Q 2 - EQ plugin with excellent M/S functionality
Stereo width in mastering – how to measure, monitor and modify it
(Video includes demos of a simple correlator and the Nugen Visualizer 2 with 'correlation by frequency' display)
How do you optimise your music for online streaming, when there are so many different services and standards out there ?
Specifically:
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Ian Shepherd’s Dynameter, by MeterPlugs (more…)
The most common question I’ve been asked since starting the show is - “how do I balance songs against one another ?”. Especially balancing quiet and loud songs, or when they’re from diverse genres. So in this show, we try to answer that - and touch on many other topics, too:
Your questions answered. Well, some of them, anyway ! It’s been over 20 episodes, people seem to be liking the show, and have been asking lots of questions - it seemed like a good time to answer some of them.
Topics include:
And many more... (more…)
Yes - it’s The Dither Episode !
But hang in there, it’s not as bad as you might think. My guest host this week is Jon Tidey from reaperblog.net, who hates talking about dither, so I had to work hard to keep it interesting. And I think I succeeded, mostly!
We cover loads of topics, like why the analogy of hi-res digital audio with digital photos is wrong (or at least deeply misleading) and why dither means digital ‘resolution’ is NOT a real thing.
Plus:
