Mastering engineer extraordinaire Greg Calbi is a dear friend and was our guest on Gear Club Episode #2 way back in January of 2017. Over the last 50 years Greg has mastered a seemingly endless list of albums across every genera of music, and it’s almost a certainty he’s had a hand in the making of one of your favorite records. In this episode, Greg chats about Sterling Sound, moving from Manhattan to its new facility in Edgewater NJ, his workflow from converters to compressors to clients, and the unique changes, challenges, and expectations of modern mastering.
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Timestamps:
0:00 - What is Ketchup
0:29 - Intro
1:02 - Moving to Edgewater
5:13 - The craft of mastering
6:51 - Comparing speakers
9:10 - Difficulties when mastering
12:11 - Early experiences in the industry
14:13 - Other aspects of music composition
14:57 - Transitioning between setups
16:59 - The “Loud Mix” trend
28:01 - Streaming platform gripes
29:01 - Analog vs Digital
30:20 - Nuances of Greg’s workflow
33:59 - Getting “back to the music”
35:17 - Closing remarks
35:25 - Outro
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