Tag Archives: mastering

“Mastered for iTunes – sonic revelation, or meaningless sales hype?” by Ian Shepherd

Shepherd on mastering for iTunes. Scott Hull from Masterdisk also weighs in. Mastered for iTunes – sonic revelation, or meaningless sales hype

“Nearly unlistenable”

An Amazon reviewer on Lindsey Buckingham’s new album: As usual, this is a brilliant album, full of some of Lindsey’s best and weirdest material. Also as usual, the album is mastered LOUD so that much of the nuance of the … Continue reading

Mastering for iTunes

Digital Music News interviewed Vlado Meller, the mastering engineer on the new Red Hot Chili Peppers album, which has three masters: one for CD, one for vinyl, and one for iTunes. Digital Music News: What specific considerations play into the … Continue reading

Link: Metallica’s New Album Sounds Better in Guitar Hero than CD

I haven’t heard it yet, but Death Magnetic has apparently been squashed flat – no dynamics at all, unless you’re listening to the Guitar Hero version: Via 1up: Metallica’s latest album, Death Magnetic, was finally released to the world on … Continue reading