Episode
The Mastering Show #110 - What makes a REAL mastering engineer ?
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- The Mastering Show
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- Jun 30, 2026
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- 2463
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Summary
I'm seeing several different discussions online about what makes a "real" mastering engineer – and some of them are getting pretty heated ! So what really matters the most ? Expertise, experience, or credits ? In this episode I talk about my own opinions and reasoning, talking about: Why credits can be a complete red herring, especially online The problem with credits even if they are reliable How I got great results with (almost) zero experience When years of experience might not be an advantage The power (and problems) of trial and error When expertise becomes a super-power Links and more episodes here: www.themasteringshow.com/episode-110 Mentioned in this episode: Learn to master ! Click HERE to see Ian's courses and mastering resources Leapwing Find out more about Leapwing's plugins Tools For Ian's mastering plugins, click HERE