# The Mastering Show #103 – Technical versus Creative Mastering (Q&A)

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Podcast: [The Mastering Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mastering-show-1105611)
Published: 2025-11-28T16:05:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.themasteringshow.com
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## Resource

This started out as a Q&A episode, but one way or another there turned out to be a real theme to many of the questions, namely - how do you choose between technical and creative considerations, when mastering ? Questions like: When the client wants songs to sound different When to use mid-side processing (or not) Transient shaping - hardware or software ? How much distortion ? When is unbalanced EQ am artistic choice ? What to do when the "correct" thing to do goes against the emotion of the song Take a listen and find out how these questions all connect ! Full links on our website: www.themasteringshow.com/episode-103 Mentioned in this episode: Mastering Click HERE to work with Ian Leapwing Find out more about Leapwing's plugins Learn to master ! Click HERE to see Ian's courses and mastering resources

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