{"podcast":{"title":"The Mastering Show","slug":"the-mastering-show-1105611","podcast_index_feed_id":1105611,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/the-mastering-show/","website_url":"https://www.themasteringshow.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/6ec93a88-dc23-4d0f-8d7a-f65a7af45664/avatars-000212645351-vof504-original.jpg","author":"The Mastering Show Podcast","episode_count":110,"summary":"This is the show where we cover all aspects of mastering. If you're interested in mastering, want to learn how to get better results mastering your own music, or even want to be a mastering engineer, this is the show you want to hear!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-08T10:22:47.717587+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mastering-show-1105611"},"episode":{"title":"The Mastering Show #110 - What makes a REAL mastering engineer ?","slug":"the-mastering-show-110-what-makes-a-real-mastering-engineer","published_at":"2026-06-30T16:15:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mastering-show-1105611/the-mastering-show-110-what-makes-a-real-mastering-engineer","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mastering-show-1105611","url":"https://www.themasteringshow.com","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/940fc6fe-6811-4092-9c38-ccc2db78a329.mp3","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","meta_description":"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…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2463,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-mastering-show-1105611/episodes/the-mastering-show-110-what-makes-a-real-mastering-engineer/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mastering-show-1105611/the-mastering-show-110-what-makes-a-real-mastering-engineer.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}