Episode 40: Grundman, Kassem, Smith talk DSD in the Mastering Chain + Mastering Secrets + More
A breakdown of some key elements of the Mastering discussion with Bernie Grundman and Ryan K. Smith with Chad Kassem from Analogue Productions on Michael Ludwig’s 45RPM Audiophile channel. Interview here: https://www.youtube.com/live/6DArqAgL... My person insights and my upcoming trip to Salina, Kansas to visit Acoustic Sounds, Analogue Productions and Quality Records Pressing Plant (QRP). A talk on the impact of passion on the Analogue experience and the future of mastering engineering. Rachel's Ghost Channel: / channel 45RPM Audiphile Channel: / 45rpmaudiophile My video on Acoustic Sounds: • Episode 27 - Acoustic Sounds "Behind the S... Frank Filipetti‘s Analog to Digital Video: http://frankfilipetti.com/video/on-th... 0:00 Intro 1:19 MOFIgate is opening doors 2:43 Influx of younger VC folks + Rachel’s Ghost 3:37 Interview Highlights 5:04 The Role of the Mastering Engineer 5:42 The challenge in cutting a record 6:37 Is DSD / Digital transfer LossMORE 7:45 Free Promo disc discussion 8:10 Fremer on MOFI’s he won’t review 10:27 Acoustic Sounds visit Sept. 30 11:48 Passion drives the best businesses 13:55 Mixing Engineers 17:28 Support Thanks 18:11 Art is capturing the moment 19:10 Outro @acousticsoundsks #vinylcommunity #recordcollector #recordcollection #audiophile #audiophile #mfsl #mofi #dsd #mastering #mixingmastering #rti #qrp #45rpm #33rpm #musicislife MOFI MFSL DSD mobile fidelity sound labs sterling sound in-groove acoustic sounds analogue productions QRP quality records plant Salina Kansas Michael Ludwing Bernie Grundman Ryan Smith Chad Kassem Led Zeppelin Steely Dan Pink floyd verve Mixing mastering vinyl community vinyl collection mastering chain lawsuit class action vinyl collection record collection 2022 Robert Ludwig Audiophile digital analog analogue

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