1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Ep. 2: Level Talk with Rachel Field Welcome to episode 2 of the Truth About Recording And Mixing hosted by Crackle &amp;amp; Pop!'s Johnny Sangster. This week's episode features mastering engineer Rachel Field for a discussion about mastering, vinyl in the current day, levels for streaming audio and the need for more women in audio. 1:00 - examples of phase discrepancies from a recent drum recording at Crackle &amp;amp; Pop! 6:25 - Listener topics - Zoom’s “original audio” feature 8:00 - Listener topic - beginner recordist &amp;amp; condenser mics 11:15 - Welcome Rachel Field / observations when listening to vinyl 15:20 - a little history on the loudness wars and what’s happening today with streaming. 21:40 - brickwall limiting and how that affects vinyl cutting 24:35 - Rachel’s mastering chain, box by box. 31:35 - which first, level or tone? 35:15 - using analog tape in the mastering chain 37:40 - recent projects in the mastering studio 39:50 - advice for the home recordists / mixers 45:20 - listener question about using spectrum analyzers 49:00 - listener question on navigating the mastering process and more on standards from streaming services. More info on what the various streaming platforms are doing to process files. 1:03:00 - why aren’t there more women engineers &amp;amp; producers? Resources for women in audio. 1:08:30 - more about Rachel’s path from student to engineer. Submit your questions for Johnny by sending us a voice memo or email to podcast@fretboardjournal.com. The Truth About Recording &amp;amp; Mixing is a bi-weekly podcast produced by the Fretboard Journal magazine, loosely based on our Truth About Vintage Amps Q&amp;amp;A podcast. www.johnnysangster.com www.cracklepopstudio.com www.fretboardjournal.com The Truth About Recording &amp; Mixing http://taram.libsyn.com/website <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/17820941/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/17820941