Ian Shepherd is a British mastering engineer and MD at Mastering Media Ltd. Over the course of his career he has worked on thousands of CDs, DVDs and Blu-rays for all of the major record labels, TV stations and independents, including several number one singles and award-winning albums. He also runs the popular Production Advice website, and hosts The Mastering Show podcast.
He is a fierce critic of the so-called Loudness Wars, and in 2010 founded Dynamic Range Day, an online event intended to raise awareness of the issue.
He has developed several acclaimed mastering plugins with MeterPlugs: Perception AB, which received an AudioMedia Gear Of The Year Award; Dynameter which helps users achieve optimal audio dynamics for their music and the Loudness Penalty website, plugin and Studio desktop application.
IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT:
- Common mastering mistakes
- Why a “one size fits all” method doesn’t work in mastering
- Simplifying your mastering chain
- Should you factor in loudness during the mixing stage?
- How to find a good balance of loudness and volume
- What to focus on in order to create consistency between tracks on an album
- Keeping perspective and objectivity when mastering your own music
- What does “translation” really mean? What you need to be listening for
- Making “one master to rule them all”: How does this account for various listening scenarios (eg. non-normalized streaming and/or clubs)?
- Dynamics vs. loudness
- How to know if your tracks have a good dynamic range
- The problem with aiming for “target levels”
To learn more about Ian Shepherd, visit: http://www.productionadvice.co.uk/about
http://www.themasteringshow.com
Plugins mentioned in this episode:
Dynameter - https://meterplugs.idevaffiliate.com/112-3.html
Loudness Penalty - https://meterplugs.idevaffiliate.com/112-5.html
Perception AB - https://meterplugs.idevaffiliate.com/112-2.html
K Meter - https://meterplugs.idevaffiliate.com/112-4.html
LCAST Loudness Meter - https://meterplugs.idevaffiliate.com/112-6.html
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