Some basic things about the master recording
The recording process is no longer new to James Haidak. In fact, he was (and still is) a music producer before becoming a DJ upon discovering techno when he moved to Amsterdam. In this article, he would like to discuss one of the key elements in recording - the master recording. And here’s what we need to know. Image source: gstatic.com The master recording is, basically, the official and original recording of a song, or a musical performance. It is the final output that becomes the source to create copies of CDs, cassettes, LPs, and those that gets streamed online. A master recording can be stored on tapes, discs, or even hard drives. Before the 1940s, the master recording process would involve the transfer of acoustic energy from “the diaphragm of an acoustic horn to the mastering lathe.” The emergence of magnetic tape, in the late 1940s, would revolutionize recording as it allows separate sessions with the master disc, apart from the actual recording proce...