*We often hear the word ‘mastering engineer’ and wonder what that is and what exactly does the job entails. Since it’s a radical role in the world of music and indispensable in post-production, one ...

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Mastering engineer Dave McNair unravels some of the mysteries of how he makes music sound good over iTunes and MP3s played over $20 computer speakers. Ex-movie theater projectionist Steve Guttenberg ...

Everyone who looks at the credits on a CD will have seen a line for "mastering." But like the "best boy" and "gaffer" credits at the end of a film, few people know what it really means. Oddly enough, ...

As part of MFM's mission to uplift and inform working musicians, we’re thrilled to bring together two outstanding voices in music production for this event. This is a chance for musicians at any stage ...

The last step in audio production is being taken over by machines The last step in audio production is being taken over by machines Making music is one of the most human things we do, but in recent ...

When it came to voting for this year’s Grammy winners, Randy Merrill had some especially hard choices in front of him. Generally, top nominees have no trouble selecting their own work, but in 2023, ...

David Glasser doesn’t do iPods. He’s got an iPhone, but there’s no music stored on it. “That’s not my world,” Glasser said. Forgive the man. He’s got the most refined of ears. The MP3 technology most ...

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