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Mastering's Importance
- Mastering is the final stage in music production, crucial for preparing a commercial recording.
- It ensures pristine audio quality, making it ready for listeners and potential buyers.
Mixing vs. Mastering Analogy
- Greg Milner likens mixing to combining different colored sands in a jar, where separation becomes impossible.
- Mastering, however, involves subtle adjustments to the combined mix, like rearranging the sand within the jar.
Mastering as Photoshop for Audio
- Ian Shepherd compares mastering to Photoshop for audio, where engineers enhance audio by adjusting EQ, dynamics, and removing imperfections.
- Similar to arranging photos in a book, mastering involves sequencing songs and determining gaps between them.