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| Re: Mastering Courses around the world [message #339795 is a reply to message #339197 ] |
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| bblackwood wrote on Mon, 05 May 2008 21:37 |
I can't imagine that serious mastering could be taught in a school room - if you want to learn, contact an experienced mastering engineer and intern/assist there for a while...
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Like most professions I believe that the basics can be learned in a school, but it takes years to develop the skills. Also schools are often helpful in gaining internships. FWIW I recently hired an intern here (part time) from a college where I teach.
Tom Volpicelli
The Mastering House Inc.
CD Mastering and Media Production Services
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| Re: Mastering Courses around the world [message #340586 is a reply to message #339286 ] |
Mon, 12 May 2008 07:43 |
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| bblackwood wrote on Tue, 06 May 2008 07:52 |
| Alécio Costa - Brazil wrote on Tue, 06 May 2008 07:09 |
I was already imagining and expecting this advice also.
But did all you guys start as interns in mastering rooms too?
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Every established mastering engineer I've ever talked to started out either working at a mastering house or at a label (doing in-house mastering). I can't think of an exception...
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That would be me. I started as a touring musician, studio musician, assistant engineer, engineer, studio owner and producer. It was a long road but knowing everything that comes before mastering has been my most valuable asset. It allows me to communicate to the client on their level (whatever that may be). It also makes me super sensitive to the music itself.
George Horn use to do my mastering for me at Fantasy and he is the one recommended I might want to get into it as I had such good "ears". I told George I'd do that when I "got old"... when I moved back to upstate NY in the mid 90's and saw no one was having their material mastered I decided I had gotten "old" enough. Got into it around 1994 and never looked back.
It does take years to acclimate yourself on how to "listen" in the mastering environment and even more time to know many solutions to the problems that may come up when mastering but it is such a rewarding job.
I'm actually in the process of talking with a local college about teaching a mastering course. I think the process is very important to learn even if one never becomes a mastering engineer. It will certainly make you a better tracking and mixing engineer.
I can remember when I told Eddie Kramer I was going to do mastering. He said "God, why would you want to do that". I think about that often as Eddie is traveling the globe and still hustling up work... whatever floats your boat I guess. I myself dig getting up in the morning walking 50 feet up to my building to start my day...
Larry DeVivo
Silvertone Mastering, Inc.
PO Box 4582
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
www.silvertonemastering.com
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