i am so fussy about mastering and getting masters right and the more i focus on sound and develop my sensibilities, the more i find my ears/brain gets tired out by harsh, thrashed out music. not to say i have developed enough to avoid this or sculpt sonic offerings that are always pleasing to the ear/brain. Sometimes music needs to challenge/tire. But intention is the key. O, it’s a frequency thing. I really like how the last Elbow album was mixed and mastered – plenty of space and dynamic swells. Hence more musical? This little
Turn me up.org video is nice..