Live Audiophile Roundtable: The Processes and Techniques of Mastering Albums with Matt Lutthans!

[@tomorrowtoday4839]

Thank you, this was great!

[@stevewestman7774]

Yes. Was informative.

[@91pastor]

Boy, is Matt Lutthans enthusiastic about his craft! Wonderful and very informative video. More please!

[@stevewestman7774]

Absolutely love it. Matt is awesome.

[@91pastor]

@@stevewestman7774 You are getting better all the time Steve, letting the guests do all the talking!

[@VinylLatte]

Great walkthrough of TML! Matthew has so much charisma. Great episode! Thanks Steve!

[@stevewestman7774]

Thank you. Yes. What a fun show that was. Matt is awesome.

[@gsmo]

Matt is a great guy! He's a fountain of knowledge too !

[@stevewestman7774]

Yes. Matt is awesome.

[@KRay-km8hh]

This was very informative about the actual mastering chain and how the process actually works. Very much appreciate everyone’s time and work on this video. Thank you.

[@stevewestman7774]

Glad you enjoyed it.

[@matthewlutthans83]

Sorry about the verbal slips! SX 78 should have been SX 68 (of course), Tektronix should have been Teletronics (duh) LA-2A, and I refer to Vic as Vic.....except for the time I slip up and say Nick. Sorry, Vic! --Matt Lutthans

[@BourbonStreetConsulting]

Benefits of rolling Live...you nailed it man!! Loved hearing you explain everything.

[@robertkok5263]

I think you did great Matt. Thanks for your enthusiasm and time.

[@TheGlawton]

WOW is about all I can come up with. Amazing show. Wish I understood a quarter of it 😂

[@stevewestman7774]

It’s one of those shows I will need to go back to reference many times. I just love Matt’s enthusiasm and of course knowledge. It was contagious.

[@allenh4475]

This was absolutely fascinating. Thank you for putting this together!! ❤

[@stevewestman7774]

You are most welcome!

[@Jeemo51]

Fantastic show Steve. Really interesting discussion and tour of TML. Looking forward to 'side 2' !

[@stevewestman7774]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@FleagleSangria]

Steve, your best one yet! (Prayers for Bernie🙏🏻) Glad Matt joined the stream. Great guy who truly cares about sound quality and doing a great job. Wonderful stream🎸✌🏻👍🏻Looking forward to Matt Pt2. Rock on!

[@stevewestman7774]

Matt is the best! I agree. Hope you liked part 1.

[@jasonarsenault3791]

Caught the replay. A great one for sure. Nice work Steve.

[@stevewestman7774]

Awesome. Thanks for watching Jason. Happy New Year.

[@john-lamarca]

Fantastic interview, thank you Steve, Michael, and Matthew.

[@michaeltrochalakis6526]

Thanks! Matthew provided such a plethora of information about the Mastering Lab, both past and present!

[@stevewestman7774]

Our pleasure! That was so fun.

[@James_Electric]

Great show, and good to see vinyl wizards such as Matt getting the spotlight shone on them!

[@stevewestman7774]

That was a lot of fun.

[@love2spinvinyl]

Wish I could have watched this live. Unfortunately I was at work and can’t log on. But just watched. One of the best interviews you have done Steve. Loved how much detail Matthew went into all the gear and its quirks, especially the 1hz thing to bring the buried voices forward in the mix. Outstanding.

[@stevewestman7774]

Matt is the best! Thanks for watching.

[@DarrellBrammer-rr5ps]

Thanks everyone, Fantastic show. You set the bar high for 2025. Looking forward to more great shows

[@stevewestman7774]

I appreciate the kind words and look forward to delivering more quality content in 2025!

[@Mrsteve4761]

This was fabulous! So much to appreciate. Hats-off to Matt

[@stevewestman7774]

Yes. It was a lot of fun.

[@Aussie0zborn]

Great video. The lathe is an AM32B. Made from 1932-1965.

[@stevewestman7774]

Thanks for watching.

[@Mrsteve4761]

Interesting that the Leon Russell's tape technician was mentioned. Good friends of mine in the Boston area purchased a mobile recording studio from Leon back in the 80's when VH-1 music videos were on the rise and Leon bought a bus to accommodate video and sold this audio-only bus to my friends. The Eagle bus came with the MCI 24-track machine and mixing console which was likely maintained by his tech. This became known as New England Mobile Recording. What was most interesting was the additional lead-lining of the bus that added something like 1 to 2 tons to the weight of the bus to shield from electro-magnetic interference. I was privileged to assist with mixing/production as I was told I had "good ears".

[@stevewestman7774]

That's so cool to hear!

[@wilder8693]

Such an amazing conversation!!! 🔥🔥🔥Thanks for hosting this, Steve.

[@stevewestman7774]

Thank you. Was so fun.

[@jonliapis538]

Very interesting stream!

[@stevewestman7774]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@michaelgreene5703]

somehow lets keep TAPE alive!!!!!

[@stevewestman7774]

Agreed.

[@robertkok5263]

Might be a good idea to invite Matt again some time to let him talk about Sinatra. Or is it outside your scope Steve?

[@stevewestman7774]

I’m down.

[@michaeltrochalakis6526]

Great idea! I would love to have a show where Matt talks about his favorite Sinatra pressings!

[@mblazer4004]

Could those rtr be set up to record 7inch reels at 7.5ips for consumer machines?

[@matthewlutthans83]

In theory, yes, but in practice we only have one set of heads for quarter-track, and it is playback only.

[@thomaslytle5519]

Geez I Know I’ve seen this in the comments before… It’s AbraXas with an X. Not Abraskas 😂

[@stevewestman7774]

lol. Yes yes. You should start a drinking game.

[@thomaslytle5519]

@@stevewestman7774Lol… Yeah I’ll do that! 😂 I always think “earth spinning on its Axis”. Great show anyway as always

[@bryanmorgan758]

Poor Bernie 😞

[@stevewestman7774]

Very sad. 😢

[@joepiro4948]

Rhino puts out a very good product. But i can't stand the lies almost at the same level as the MOFI fiasco. Rhino puts out a limited run of a particular supposedly 5000 or 3000 record. Consumers buy it at tines because of the limited quantity. Them If the particular album sells our then Rhino produce more. I can't be the only one who feels betrayed and lied to. If that's the case, stop putting out limites run, period. I, for one, no longer will support such a company. Tx