In this episode of Prepping For The Studio, Roy and Brian speak with Mastering Engineer, Sam Kumar Tandon, of Rose Quartz Mastering. 

We dive deep, sometimes even above my head, into various mastering topics that should help you as a musician choose the right mastering engineer for your music, communicate with them effectively, and know when the sound is right.

Some topics we discuss include:

-Low touch vs. high touch mastering

-Honoring the intention of your music

-Making your music sound right from the beginning instead of relying on mastering to fix it

-What is translation?

-How to pick a mastering engineer

-The validity of your mixer doing the mastering or using automated mastering

-Attended vs. unattended mastering sessions

-Loudness of masters

-What the heck is dither and dBTP?

-mastering for different release mediums

Check out Sam at these links:

https://www.rosequartzmastering.com/

https://www.tandonhouse.com/

Instagram: @rosequartzmastering

Please visit http://www.preppingforthestudio.com for more info and to download the free ebook, "A Musician's Guide To The Recording Studio".

Hosts:

Roy Silverstein of Rarefied Recording (www.rarefiedrecording.com)

Brian Scheuble (www.brianscheuble.com)

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