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In Perplexity

Posted on | March 13, 2009 | No Comments

One thing that constantly puzzles me about mastering is how some people can make very mediocre (or downright bad) recordings, and then become extremely critical about how the mastering is being handled.

If they’re such perfectionists, how did they turn out such a sketchy mix in the first place?

I always tell people that making a good recording is three parts: tracking, mixing, and mastering; all of which have about equal importance in the end product.

I guess I don’t have an answer for my own question. But it’s still very perplexing.

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