For me it seems like in a future there will be experts on restoration of digital sessions. A bit like the videogame emulation comunity. You can have virtual machines saved, backups of the software to be instaled on them... its a lot of work but it sure is possible to keep a functioning archive of digital music.
I was thinking about this as well as he was making that point. I think you are correct that there are technical methods of recreating those environments. The devil is in the details. For example, plugins do make this an extremely complicated problem. They would all have to work under emulation. You might even need a live license in some cases. The practical difficulty can become a limiting factor even when a thing is technically possible. On top of that, digital media do degrade over time.
Super interesting! What about taking a "snapshot" of the computer used for those sessions as a virtual machine that can be run on future iterations of computers? Then I think (at least in theory) you could preserve that mixing/mastering environment. Very thought provoking video. Thanks so much for sharing!
His glasses fogging up due to hot air being breathed into his face through the facemask made me chuckle...my mother complains endlessly about the same issue lol
@@drofnoise555 I agree completely. In Steve's case, I imagine it's either 'wear the mask' or 'close your doors', so I can understand why he's wearing one if it makes bands feel at ease or whatever. Kinda silly though.
In response to Steve's concerns about archiving in the digital domain for future usage i.e. remixing or remastering. When a session is completed in whatever DAW has bee used, then all the tracks should be consolidated, then exported as .wav files, which has been in usage now for 30 years. That way, it won't matter what DAW it was recorded on, a person can bring it into the medium of the future an manipulate it.
@@dialaname Tape doesn't become corrupted? Ask Metallica why they haven't remixed ..and Justice. Tape degrades just like everything (around 50 plays before it becomes noticeable, or around 30 years). With the cloud and internet based storage,that argument has become redundant.
It would've still been referred to as the mastering process. In the early recording days, post production of a stereo (or mono) track was necessary to negate any kind of unwanted noise or unevenness that the medium it was recorded onto would produce.
not exactly true, you can (and should if you wish to recall) make copies of the sounds you use unprocessed and fully processed so you have Wav sources for both pre production/mixing and post production/mixing. Then as long as you have something that can read Wav's (or whatever file you prefer that's fairly common use hence high chance of future use) you can access the original source material and re process it or the fully processed signal and tweak it
To comply with CDC regulations. When he and I spoke, there were several people walking in and out of the studio. He goes a bit more in depth with how COVID has affected his work in the third video I did with him.
Steve, just bounce 24 bit audio stems of the digital session, wtf. If 24 bit WAV gets superceded, someone needs to convert the session to the new format. Back it up in several places. This is a non-issue, straw man argument you're making, you're better than this.
When the fan hits
It got excited when he mentioned "analog era"
TAKE OFF
For me it seems like in a future there will be experts on restoration of digital sessions. A bit like the videogame emulation comunity. You can have virtual machines saved, backups of the software to be instaled on them... its a lot of work but it sure is possible to keep a functioning archive of digital music.
I was thinking about this as well as he was making that point. I think you are correct that there are technical methods of recreating those environments. The devil is in the details. For example, plugins do make this an extremely complicated problem. They would all have to work under emulation. You might even need a live license in some cases. The practical difficulty can become a limiting factor even when a thing is technically possible. On top of that, digital media do degrade over time.
Super interesting! What about taking a "snapshot" of the computer used for those sessions as a virtual machine that can be run on future iterations of computers? Then I think (at least in theory) you could preserve that mixing/mastering environment.
Very thought provoking video. Thanks so much for sharing!
Now in the age of Covid 19 mastering mean increasing the high frequency content to compensate for the "masking" effect....
And scooping out some nasal mids.
His glasses fogging up due to hot air being breathed into his face through the facemask made me chuckle...my mother complains endlessly about the same issue lol
a clear sign that they cant stop a fuckin virus. really thought albini was smart enough to understand this. i guess fashion prevails over all else
@@drofnoise555 I agree completely. In Steve's case, I imagine it's either 'wear the mask' or 'close your doors', so I can understand why he's wearing one if it makes bands feel at ease or whatever. Kinda silly though.
In response to Steve's concerns about archiving in the digital domain for future usage i.e. remixing or remastering. When a session is completed in whatever DAW has bee used, then all the tracks should be consolidated, then exported as .wav files, which has been in usage now for 30 years. That way, it won't matter what DAW it was recorded on, a person can bring it into the medium of the future an manipulate it.
Absolutely, i don’t know why he is only thinking tape based solutions.
Hard drives become corrupted, stop working, etc. tape doesn’t. That’s all he’s saying.
@@dialaname Tape doesn't become corrupted? Ask Metallica why they haven't remixed ..and Justice. Tape degrades just like everything (around 50 plays before it becomes noticeable, or around 30 years). With the cloud and internet based storage,that argument has become redundant.
Al Schmidt was happy with it and that's good enough for me
before the definition of mastering changed in the digital era, what did they call the process of creating the final 2 track master tape?
It would've still been referred to as the mastering process. In the early recording days, post production of a stereo (or mono) track was necessary to negate any kind of unwanted noise or unevenness that the medium it was recorded onto would produce.
not exactly true, you can (and should if you wish to recall) make copies of the sounds you use unprocessed and fully processed so you have Wav sources for both pre production/mixing and post production/mixing. Then as long as you have something that can read Wav's (or whatever file you prefer that's fairly common use hence high chance of future use) you can access the original source material and re process it or the fully processed signal and tweak it
woah this is awesome, how did you get this?
Thanks! I emailed him!
why is he wearing a mask?
To comply with CDC regulations. When he and I spoke, there were several people walking in and out of the studio. He goes a bit more in depth with how COVID has affected his work in the third video I did with him.
@@sungazerecords7578 Oh thanks. Makes sense now.
Sungaze Records 2020. the year compliance became fashionable to "punks". lost all respect seeing this
@@drofnoise555 yeah this is fucking ridiculous
.wav
Steve, just bounce 24 bit audio stems of the digital session, wtf. If 24 bit WAV gets superceded, someone needs to convert the session to the new format. Back it up in several places. This is a non-issue, straw man argument you're making, you're better than this.
is he though? wearing a mask in his own studio like a fool. he should have quit years ago
Spotify remasters everything so it doesnt even matter.
........if you only listen to Spotify 🙄