On 2013-08-04 17:10:50 +0000, Andrew Haley said:
Mixed on, sure, but does anyone master on the humble Yamaha HS50M?
For mastering they're going to use something much larger, e.g. the big
SLS Audio Studio Reference Series or or the PMC BB5.
http://www.peerlessmastering.com/equipmentlist.html
http://www.fluidmastering.com/studio.htm
While a lot of traditional recording studios of course use gigantic
expensive mastering solutions, lots of music is being recorded in more
modest settings, and mastered in the now ubiquitous bedroom studio.
These outfits can produce good sounding recordings, despite the
generally modest gear. Electronic music is generally mixed to master
right in Cubase, Logic, or Ableton these days, bypassing the entire
recording studio / mastering chain.
This is just another way in which the music scene is changing, aside
from digital music distribution.