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Part Four:  MASTERING 

In addition to taking an awesome mixdown from the previous part of the recording process, the Mastering Engineer has the desire to add the "just right" elements of punch, power, dynamics, shimmer, sparkle, color, and overall blend with the other songs on the CD.  The mastering process also makes the song "Radio Ready" by adding appropriate levels of compression, overall balancing of the EQ, and other trade secrets to make a great master recording.

Mastering should be done by a professional at an accredited Mastering House or appropriately equipped recording studio.  Just like the Studio Recording Engineer has the special ability to create the individual parts of a recording, and process them into an awesome mix, the Mastering Engineer inevitably has a trained ear, and access to the best of the best in mastering gear.  They are the gurus of the tone monster quest, because they have found it, over and over again!  Trust the ones who have been in the business and have the hit songs to their credit!

Mastering is intended to create a "master" copy of a recording, with the intention of all copies being created from this one "master."  At the professional level one recording can have as many as 20 unique mixes to choose from for final mastering.

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