We discuss the following topics followed by questions from the live audience:  

• What is mastering? 
• Different mastering formats & procedures 
• Analog vs digital mastering 
• Analog mastering procedures with an example  
• Stem mastering – pros and cons 
• Vinyl mastering & transfer to lacquer  

Meet the Presenter

Klas has been composing and producing music since the early 90s, producing hundreds of tracks for other artists and releasing 5 full length albums under his own two artist names ‘Sasse’ and ‘Freestyle Man’. Since 2003 he’s been focussed on mixing and mastering at his own Blackhead Studios in Berlin. His mixing and mastering credits include records from Fatboy Slim, Eats Everything, Henrik Schwarz, Rodriguez Jr, Michael Mayer, Andme, Ewan Pearson, Tracey Thorn, Anja Schneider, Hot Since 82, and Jonas Saalbach to name a few. Additionally, Klas has been a lecturer of mastering at the celebrated Abbey Road Institute in Berlin from 2018 to 2020.