Integrity
Posted on | November 19, 2008 | No Comments
In modern mastering, engineers often boast about a finished product by how different it sounds from the original mix. As if to say, “Look, we did some real work here.” But with a high-quality recording, a mastering engineer has to utilize very high-quality tools to enhance the sound without compromising it.
Bernie Grundman once said that a recording will never have more sonic integrity than when the mix is finished; meaning that there is a price to pay for every tool used in mastering.
I recently did a project for a client who gave me a very good compliment. He said, “You’ve retained the integrity of the audio nicely and there’s a little extra punch to it.”
IMO, this is what professional mastering is all about. Enhancing the sound without losing what was good about it to begin with.
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