The [COMPRESSED] history of music mastering
Twenty Thousand Hertz
The Effects of Mastering
The mastering engineer is responsible for making an album sound cohesive rather than just a random collection of songs. The most controversial part of mastering has to do with loudness. A mastering engineer will change the overall loudness of each song so they can all play nicely together as an album. It's also common for older albums to get remastered using newer technology.
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