Stephen Marcussen
Stephen Marcussen
What made him think it was a good idea to do this to Michelle Branch's "Everywhere"?
What's up with this guy? Some of his stuff is good, some of it (like this) is awful.
What's up with this guy? Some of his stuff is good, some of it (like this) is awful.
BradOlson wrote:One of the CDs I have that was mastered by Stephen Marcussen is Amy Grant's Heart In Motion.
Bradley - what year was that mastered? Is it compressed like the Michelle Branch example?
I'm curious why there is so much difference in the approach here. In particular, does the mastering engineer really think that compression is a good idea, or are they being foreced/pressured to use it?
I'm planning a George Marino thread soon.
Heart In Motion was mastered in 1991 and it is very compressed. An example of it can be seen right here with a waveform of Every Heartbeat. BTW, this was Amy's breakthrough album to the pop audiences. Stephen also mastered her followup album, House of Love in 1994. http://rvcc2.raritanval.edu/ktek9053/cdpage/
They are pressured to use it by the record labels so that it can sound "hot" and some actually like using it while many hate using it.
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