Dallas Taylor, host of the stellar sound design series Twenty Thousand Hertz, stops by to fill Nate in on the science and style of mastering: the subtle art that explains why Metallica had to re-release a controversial album, Kanye sounds so crisp, and why the best pop really pops. 

Songs Discussed

Lizzo - Juice

Kanye West - Heartless

Led Zeppelin - Stairway to heaven

Pink Floyd - Money

Daft Punk - Get Lucky

Metallica - The Day That Never Comes

DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper

The Beatles - Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds

Intrigued by mastering? Get your fix with the Twenty Thousand Hertz episode The [Compressed] History of Mastering.

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