Usually on the show we’re talking about mastering music for CD, download and streaming, but there’s another important final destination for the audio we work on - broadcast.

And the difference with broadcast audio is - there are standards. Having said that, there often isn’t a dedicated mastering stage !

In this episode we dig into the whole fascinating topic with our guest Dallas Taylor from Defacto Sound, and host of the superb Twenty Thousand Hertz podcast. Dallas has a wealth of experience in sound design and mixing for broadcast on trailers and ads for shows like Game Of Thrones and games like Fallout, amongst many others.

In a wide-ranging conversation we talk about:

* Why sound design is like being a conductor

* American versus British mixing style in drama

* What are “emotional FX” ?

* The loudness wars in broadcast

* Dialnorm - what and why ?

* How to make dragons talk

http://themasteringshow.com/episode-63

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