The Mastering Show #103 – Q&A: Technical versus Creative Mastering

28/11/2025 35 min
The Mastering Show #103 – Q&A: Technical versus Creative Mastering

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This started out as a Q&A episode, but one way or another there turned out to be a real theme to many of the questions, namely - how do you choose between technical and creative considerations, when mastering ?Questions like:When the client wants songs to sound differentWhen to use mid-side processing (or not)Transient shaping - hardware or software ?How much distortion ?When is unbalanced EQ am artistic choice ?What to do when the "correct" thing to do goes against the emotion of the songTake a listen and find out how these questions all connect !Full links on our website:www.themasteringshow.com/episode-103Mentioned in this episode:MasteringClick HERE to work with IanLeapwingFind out more about Leapwing's pluginsLearn to master !Click HERE to see Ian's courses and mastering resources

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