Mastering with Daddy Kev

Nick Trikakis from Apogee Digital interviews with Daddy Kev at his newly-built mastering studio in the Eagle Rock neighborhood of Los Angeles. Topics include Kev's use of Apogee products over the years, as well as a detailed walkthrough of his mastering process. Filming and editing by Michael Adrian.

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  Music

[naesp1]

ya your outs and ins, in mygear , and then peronally honest my tool 12 in my eq.i box out midi in your key . ya i boost with my bass, ace in the hole , pack a bowl .my inner with the master blaster limiter keyboard , enhanced output , undre zero ,cut it whole . or just a lil 2.9 decible, 88 miles per hour .master master 8 bit version DAW 24-7 symphony SS-K .....dont even think about it.!

[airbagbeats]

father kev. mastering seems like a whole other thing compared to production, blows my mind

[Doug Jenkins]

I use the symphony for mastering in my studio as well. couldn't live without it.. Great video man!

[Martha Stewart]

it think it depends tho! if you are going to make a lets say pop/rock track for the radio, you prolly want both a professional mixing engineer and masterer. But i still think that you can master your underground trippy hiphop beat yourself if you take maybe a week without listening to it, i usually do that. search "Gud" on soundcloud, personally i don't think my mixes sound like shit.

[GlitchComputer]

terrible idea to master your own music. This is why some music sound like complete shit. Material could be good but mastering and mixing is vital!

[GlitchComputer]

hes got some very interesting perspectives when it comes to mastering. Love it! Keep it up mang! 

[Tablo0213]

lol 0.02dB doesn't matter that much, and he boosts that much and that wide??? Wow.

[gelatosamurai]

Nice explanation of your process, Thanks.

But i have mention the reflections i hear i your room..

[Wu Kush]

hmm yes Daddy Kev is after all an electronic music producer so erm..

[1pauluzz1]

Informative video. A tip for Michael Adrian though: practice making steady shots. I know it seems to look flashy, modern and sorta MTV styled-filming that you do here, but it's not good. It's to the point of being nauseating and causes the viewer to try to focus so hard that it distracts from the content. Not trying to be a smartass here, but since you put your name in there I figured you stand behind your craft, and you'd be open for some input.