Part I

The Key Competencies and Understandings of a Mastering Engineer

A Mastering Engineer must endeavor to develop critical audio analysis and processing skills, and also understand fundamental principles of digital and analog recording. Once a baseline of proficiency is achieved in these areas, the conceptualization and execution of audio mastering becomes readily available, and the audio fidelity of completed mastering projects drastically improves.

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