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b'Mat Leffler-Schulman is a mastering engineer based out of Baltimore, MD, USA! In this episode, Mat shared his journey; quitting his government job in DC to open a recording studio in Baltimore. He told me about taking his family abroad for a year while niching down into mastering as well as his approach to mastering records and his favorite speakers. We even got nerdy about our favorite microphones and so much more! Check it out!

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References
Katie Tavini -\\xa0https://www.benwallick.com/podcast-episodes/2021/1/24/secret-sonics-081-katie-tavini-mastering-music-with-intent
Future Islands -\\xa0https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Future_Islands
Bob Katz\\u2019s Book on Mastering -\\xa0https://amzn.to/3qO6uSW
Soothe -\\xa0https://oeksound.com/plugins/soothe2/
Dangerous Compressor -\\xa0https://www.dangerousmusic.com/product/compressor
Dan Coutant - https://srmastering.com/
Alex Saltz - https://www.apsmastering.com/
Sean Mercer -\\xa0https://www.instagram.com/sacred_bacon/
Tyler Acoustics -\\xa0http://www.tyleracoustics.com/
Hillel Reiner -\\xa0https://www.benwallick.com/podcast-episodes/2020/4/19/secret-sonics-003-hillel-reiner
Massive Passive -\\xa0https://www.manley.com/pro/msmp
Vari-Mu -\\xa0https://www.manley.com/pro/mslchp
ITI EQ -\\xa0https://vintageking.com/iti-me-230-stereo-eq-109-used
The Attack and Release Show -\\xa0https://attackandreleaseshow.fireside.fm/
Wavelab -\\xa0https://new.steinberg.net/wavelab/
Justin Perkins -\\xa0https://justincarlperkins.com/
Hofa DDP -\\xa0https://hofa-plugins.de/en/plugins/cd-burn-ddp-master/
Session Recall -\\xa0https://session-recall.com/en/
Church recording Mat recently made - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XL8CyIuAdus&ab_channel=EmmanuelEpiscopalChurchBaltimore
Beyerdynamic M160 -\\xa0https://north-america.beyerdynamic.com/m-160.html
Sennheiser 441 -\\xa0https://vintageking.com/sennheiser-md-441-u
AEA R84 -\\xa0https://vintageking.com/aea-r84-ribbon-single
RE 320 -\\xa0https://amzn.to/2OxaNFh
Music Video with the RE 320 on the guitar -\\xa0https://www.facebook.com/rodanzmusic/videos/256943238648513/
Zoom Recorder -\\xa0https://amzn.to/3bKzkj1

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