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Secret Sonics 185 - Dave McNair - An Audiophile's Approach to Mastering

Jun 11, 2023 · 1h 46m 10s
Secret Sonics 185 - Dave McNair - An Audiophile's Approach to Mastering
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Dave McNair is a multiple Grammy Award-winning mastering engineer based out of Winston-Salem, NC, USA! In our conversation Dave and I go deep on the following: His journey in audio...

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Dave McNair is a multiple Grammy Award-winning mastering engineer based out of Winston-Salem, NC, USA! In our conversation Dave and I go deep on the following:

His journey in audio and mastering
Why mastering engineers work so quickly
How bass and vocals are paramount in a mix
Mastering with mixing in mind and vice versa
Correcting a good mix made with bad monitoring
Dave’s journey in Hi-Fi
The relationship between Hi-Fi and pro audio
Moving the studio into his living room and his current set-up
When to go out of the box and when to stay put
Leaving lots of headroom out of the box
Staying healthy
Why you shouldn’t be afraid of failure
Work on music you like
Don’t give up
And so much more!

You can learn more about Dave at http://www.davemcnairmastering.com/styled-3/index.html

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