Human Nature
Posted on | March 15, 2009 | No Comments
I know it’s human nature to question decisions, but an important part of working with people is also trust. If you’ve chosen a good mastering facility, you need to trust that they’re working from a perspective of experience…and that they know what they’re doing.
I recently mastered a song for a client who felt the mastered version needed more bass. I didn’t, which is why I mastered the track the way I did. After he listened to the “mo bass” version, he realized he preferred the original version.
There’s nothing wrong with wanting to hear something an alternate way, but realize that a professional mastering facility — that has a world-class playback system, a tuned room, and an experienced engineer — is better suited to make the decisions about balance than someone with a recording studio is.
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From Ohm to Om reflects the opinions of mastering engineer Paul Abbott, owner of San Diego's ZenMastering.
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