Mastering 101 with Ted Jensen

This video is a very special treat! Ted Jensen, the mastering engineer behind arguably some of the best sounding records in the last century, walks us through all things mastering and shows us his process. While this video is more informational and educational, if you want to know a bit more about Ted's personal story, you can check out his diary below.

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[Altuz]

I saved up for a year in order to get my album mastered by Ted. It was a crazy splurge being that I'm not a professional musician, but I put so much effort into the album and I always dreamed of having him master one of my albums. This is the same guy that mastered so many of the albums that I grew up listening to. I couldn't believe my ears. I tried "mastering" it myself for hours, hell probably days on end. It didn't come close to what Ted was able to do. This guy has the magic ears, and he knows how to use the tools to bring out the best in an album.

[Itsallawesome]

Greatest Mastering engineer of all time

[DennisHoffmann-ms]

I love his mastering work. Mr. Jensen is a genius

[simeaudio]

"Your name is gonna go on this thing, and if you can't come up with something that isn't at least passable, there's no upside for us to finish the project."

As a newcomer engineer with bills to pay, I'd still like to print this quote and hang it in my studio. In very wide lettering.

[SeeCSeesCC]

❤This is what it looks like to be a master of sound making. You have to know sound and people. it’s a gift like you all at Blackbird

[breezyoakk]

"just because you can doesn't mean you should" i feel attacked 😂😂😂

[Steambull]

Bad re-masters are probably the #1 reason why a lot of people think that LP records are inherently better than CDs. Though, these days we have a lot of re-mastered LPs as well. You can't really trust re-masters without doing your research first. I have so many regrets from blind buys, or from the time when I was a kid and simply didn't even think they'd meddle with the originals the way they do. Those include entire discographies, and trying to replace them now with original LPs or 1980s CD releases would take so much time and money that it's kind of sad - downloading better versions and listening to them instead of your physical media just emphasizes the regret...

[PereRevert]

Would love to watch the full video... but can't find it in your link.

[liemisenkeittiossa]

Love his work, but little snobby imho to say ”or don’t put it out”. In the end, others trash can be others gold - high fidelity is not always the way to go and reach the emotion of the record.