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Sep 30, 2026 57 min

EP #218 - Katie Tavini (Mastering Engineer)

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On this episode I'm joined by mastering engineer, Katie Tavini. We talk all about what mastering is, its purpose and importance within music production, how the process differs depending on how music is being released, some of the records she's worked on in the past, advice to others interested in learning how to master records, and loads more. A new episode will be released every Thursday. ------------------------------ SUPPORT THE PODCAST 👉 Subscribe / Follow 👉 Leave a rating/review 👉 Sign up to the newsletter 👉 Join the Patreon 👉 Pick up some merch ------------------------------ JOIN THE COMMUNITY DISCORD | Click here ------------------------------ CONTACT THE PODCAST [email protected] ------------------------------ FOLLOW THE PODCAST X (TWITTER) | @inappodcast INSTAGRAM | @inappod FACEBOOK | @inappodcast ------------------------------ FOLLOW ZACH REDRUP X (TWITTER) | @zachredrup INSTAGRAM | @zachredrup TIKTOK | @zachredrup ------------------------------ FOLLOW KATIE TAVINI INSTAGRAM | @katietavini TIKTOK | @katietavini ------------------------------ THEME MUSIC 'What Is Today, But Yesterday's Tomorrow?' by Tired Violence Send the podcast a message Support the show

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On this episode I'm joined by mastering engineer, Katie Tavini. We talk all about what mastering is, its purpose and importance within music production, how the process differs depending on how music is being released, some of the records she's worked on in the past, advice to others interested in learning how to master records, and loads more. A new episode will be released every Thursday. ------------------------------ SUPPORT THE PODCAST 👉 Subscribe / Follow 👉 Leave a rating/review 👉 Si...

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EP #218 - Katie Tavini (Mastering Engineer)

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  1. 0:00 Intro
  2. 1:28 Introducing: Katie Tavini
  3. 1:55 First interest in music
  4. 8:11 Black metal and chiptune
  5. 10:30 Start of music career
  6. 17:32 What is mastering?
  7. 23:43 Different process for different release formats
  8. 28:28 Mix of genres and artists
  9. 32:20 Dream artists and pinch me moments
  10. 34:41 Being a fan vs. Work
  11. 38:14 Challenges when mastering
  12. 43:08 Sound quality and changes to mixes
  13. 46:48 Artist involvement
  14. 50:07 Spacing and bonus tracks
  15. 51:43 Advice for beginners
  16. 54:41 Current projects
  17. 56:29 Final words
  18. 57:13 Outro

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