Mastering is a form of audio post production which is the process of preparing and transferring recorded audio from a source containing the final mix to a data storage device called a master recording
Magnetic tape was commonly used to create master copies.
Optimum Digital Levels with respect to the Full Digital Scale (dBFSD)
A common mastering processor for dynamic range compression
Mastering engineer Doug Sax with four disc cutting lathes
In sound recording and reproduction, audio mixing is the process of optimizing and combining multitrack recordings into a final mono, stereo or surround sound product. In the process of combining the
Digital Mixing Console Sony DMX R-100 used in project studios