ANA[DIA]LOG | Myths vs truths of analog & digital vinyl mastering (feat. Kevin Gray) @anadialog | Uploaded May 2024 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
There are a lot of misconceptions and myths tied to the analog and digital mastering of vinyl. In this episodes we try to untangle some of these with one of the maximum authorities in the field, Kevin Gray of Cohearent Audio.

LINKS:
Cohearent Audio system video: youtu.be/M4_dtXZoygE?si=vU9zjzHLbCjltO1B
Cohearent Audio website: cohearent.com

Half-speed mastering video: youtu.be/4QN3bTjVomk?si=mUvMks1ltQnIDg6W
DMM video: youtu.be/kSPKS-DvSL0?si=fp5CgpLEZzfyOn6F
10 things of current vinyl releases that piss me off!: youtu.be/6J7RqgcinXI?si=Ab3W4_6GMbAtBYrv
Digital delay: youtu.be/TOuQDMy__Qk?si=bZq4A3O8qGdQtXNa
Loudness wa on vinyl: youtu.be/FK31t6CgXn8?si=C11lBFA6sOSpVn7T

INDEX:
0:00 - Intro
0:47 - Mastering definition
2:56 - Half-speed mastering
5:44 - Direct metal mastering
8:05 - Signal chain
9:23 - Low frequencies cutting
13:17 - High frequencies cutting
16:24 - 33RPM vs 45RPM
18:35 - Analog & digital delay
21:56 - Mastering from & for high-res / DSD
25:31 - Digital vs analog mastering percentages
27:18 - Audiophile vs "normal" cuts focus
28:52 - Mass-produce vs audiophile vinyl
31:30 - Tube vs solid state mastering
38:08 - Loudness war vs vinyl
41:17 - Extreme high frequencies mastering (slight return)
42:27 - Reissues vs originals
44:39 - Old vs new vinyl manufacturing
47:50 - Cohearent Records

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