MTF - Disc Edits

This week we went out to Disc Edits at Bowden. Nevill took us through the facilities they had there briefly, however most of the time we spent was in the mastering facility. He took us through a brief history of the equipment used as well as how techniques have changed along with the advent of the digital medium. We also got a run down of the evolution of mediums used to print to i.e viny, tape, cd as well as showed us how they put together a master copy. The mastering room itself had been accousticly treated and has been evolving over the years. I can understand how the room would be especially important for mastering and needs to be completely transparent. He also described the importence of building up a internal referencing database that you gain with experience and 'knowing the room'. Overall I thought the trip to Disc Edits was quite informative and provided real world insight into the business of mastering.