Adam Martinez
Recording Connection Student from Raleigh, North Carolina
To be perfectly honest, growing up, I was pretty naive about the recording process. I just knew that I wanted to be one of those musical artists whose songs I hear on the radio. Then I see those music videos that show them recording their songs in a studio and they just look so glamorous and they make it look so easy that I really wanted to be one of them.
Of course, that was about a decade ago. But my love for music has not diminished, and now more than ever, I want to be a part of that process. So a couple or maybe dozen voice lessons might have told me otherwise about my dreams of becoming a recording star, but I have since learned that that's not the only career I can pursue in this field. After working with a mastering engineer and seeing what he does, there is no doubt in my mind that I want to be one too.
A mastering engineer is essentially the person responsible for the CDs that we enjoy listening to. After recording the songs and having it go through production, getting it mixed and arranged so that it sounds even better, it reaches the mastering engineer first before it gets to the public. They take into account the songs that are to be part of the album, and then make the final edits and reconstructions before it makes its way to the public. This part fascinates me because you're essentially dealing with the finished product, but even at this stage, you still could improve it, making it twice as amazing as it was before. Being a mastering engineer puts you in this amazing position to make sure it's as perfect as could be, it gives you that recording connection to make sure the listening public gets the best that they deserve. And that music people are gonna hear over the radio one day, I'm gonna be partly responsible for that soon.
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