Did you know that there actually was a first loudness war back in the 60ies?
Legendary Mastering Engineer Tim Young talks us through the history of mastering, his illustrious career and how formats and technologies changed over the last decades. In a very personal way, he talks about the development of music production and explains what role a good producer can play.
Tim Young has worked with The Clash, The Sex Pistols, Elton John, Massive Attack, Elbow, Manic Street Preachers, Van Morrison, Pet Shop Boys, Madonna, The Libertines, Nick Cave, and many many more.
In 2008 he won a Grammy in the category „Best Surround Sound Album“ for The Beatles - Love.
00:00 - Introduction
01:25 - Tim Young about his career
04:37 - The 70s and 80s - Vinyl, tape, and the early digital era
07:38 - The Clash, The Smiths, Massive Attack, and more
08:55 - The role of the producer - now and then
11:30 - The extra service of the mastering engineer
13:16 - The computer changed everything
16:28 - Analog vs Digital
17:32 - A short history of mastering
24:27 - The loudness war
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