Waveform Radio

Mastering is one of those things that you know happens in music, but not many people are sure what it actually is. JJ Golden of Golden Mastering from Ventura, California sits chats with Scott, Adam, and Micajah. What is mastering? Why do things need to be mastered? What does it mean to be ‘mastered for iTunes’? What’s the deal with this ‘loudness war’? What kind of gear is used in mastering? All these questions are answered by this renowned mastering engineer.  There will be a follow-up podcast shortly, in which we A/B some un-mastered and mastered audio that came out of JJ Golden’s studio.