Secret Sonics 182 - Scott Hull - Mastering Stellar Records

Scott Hull is a 40-year veteran Grammy award-winning mastering engineer and the owner of Masterdisk based in Peekskill, NY, USA. In our conversation Scott and I go deep on the following: Landing a Masterdisk internship and working with Bob Ludwig Leading an interdisciplinary life Striving for excellence The role of the engineer His approach to mastering Avoiding overprocessing and doing more with less Becoming familiar with your monitoring Human hearing and perception are malleable Mastering is a perspective Analog vs. Digital mastering Mastering and cutting for vinyl Amazing Steely Dan and John Mayer stories Rolling with the chaos Decision-making and having a successful mindset And so much more! You can learn more about Scott at https://www.masterdisk.com/scott-hull You can follow Scott on Social Media IG - https://www.instagram.com/masterdisk_nyc/ ***Thanks to our sponsors!*** Carl Bahner's resources for studio professionals - https://www.carlbahner.com/resources Progressions with Travis Ference - https://www.progressionspodcast.com/listen ***Join the Secret Sonics Discord community here(!) - discord.gg/UP97b72W6t ***BRAND NEW!*** SECRET SONICS PATREON - patreon.com/benwallickmusic References: Bob Ludwig - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Ludwig Masterdisk - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masterdisk Bobby Owsinski - https://www.benwallick.com/podcast-episodes/2022/7/5/secret-sonics-151-bobby-owsinski-birds-eye-view-of-the-audio-industry Sam Moses - https://www.benwallick.com/podcast-episodes/2022/1/30/secret-sonics-130-sam-moses-finishing-records Two Against Nature - https://open.spotify.com/album/2MJc2N3eFVT0ZabBN4zc32?si=oTCQgW0nQtGNwdqdxI3J2g Room for Squares - https://open.spotify.com/album/3yHOaiXecTJVUdn7mApZ48?si=_CJKTf92RGyXDvM2oJE2wg Consider rating and reviewing our show on Apple Podcasts and sharing this or any of your favorite episodes with a friend or two. Thank you to Zvi Rodan, Mendy Portnoy, and Yakir Hyman for contributing to the podcast theme music! Thanks to Gavi Kutliroff for editing this episode! You can find out more about Secret Sonics and subscribe on your favorite podcast app by visiting www.secretsonics.co Have a great week, stay safe, and dig in! -Ben