Mastering engineer Dave McNair unravels some of the mysteries of how he makes music sound good over iTunes and MP3s played over $20 computer speakers. Ex-movie theater projectionist Steve Guttenberg ...

Everyone who looks at the credits on a CD will have seen a line for "mastering." But like the "best boy" and "gaffer" credits at the end of a film, few people know what it really means. Oddly enough, ...

Colin Leonard’s Grammy-winning work with Bad Bunny might be heard at Sunday’s Super Bowl. This month, Colin Leonard, an Atlanta-based mastering engineer, was awarded his second consecutive Grammy for ...

The Mexican mastering engineer on working on Charli XCX's Grammy-winning behemoth and why she works entirely with software When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Make the mastering engineer's job that bit easier with our guide When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. MASTERING WEEK: Whether you're ...

When it came to voting for this year’s Grammy winners, Randy Merrill had some especially hard choices in front of him. Generally, top nominees have no trouble selecting their own work, but in 2023, ...

David Glasser doesn’t do iPods. He’s got an iPhone, but there’s no music stored on it. “That’s not my world,” Glasser said. Forgive the man. He’s got the most refined of ears. The MP3 technology most ...

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