David Glasser: Catalog Restoration & Mastering Workflows

David Glasser is the founder and chief engineer of Airshow Mastering in Boulder, CO. He is a 3 time Grammy nominee and two-time Grammy winner, and has mastered around 100 Grammy-nominated and winning projects. Recent projects and clients include Grateful Dead (Blues For

Allah 50th Anniversary, Enjoying the Ride box set), Jim Lauderdale, Sturgill Simpson, Del McCoury, The Third Mind, Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Darrell Scott, Terrell Stafford, Otis Taylor. He got his start at the Boston Symphony Transcription Trust, duplicating tapes and recording at Boston Symphony Hall, followed by 8 years at National Public Radio in Washington, DC, recording jazz and classical concerts. He started mastering in 1990, and in 1997, built a multi-room mastering facility in Boulder, CO. In 2016, he built his current studio, located in the

foothills above Boulder.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:

• From working in radio to mastering
• Keeping your mastering chain simple
• Audio restoration/archival work
• Working with the Grateful Dead
• Using the Plangent system to clean up old recordings
• Understanding tape noise
• How to prevent clicks, pops, and hiss before mastering
• The challenges of mastering live albums
• What does “loud” really mean in mastering
• Being organized as a mastering engineer

To learn more about David Glasser, visit: https://airshowmastering.com/

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