The go-to guy for anyone seeking the analogue dream in a digital world, mastering engineer John Dent started in the glory days of the industry working at Island Records in ‘70s and placed himself at the heart of London’s sound world seeing the birth of the CD and the explosion of digital. In his lecture at the 2008 Red Bull Music Academy Dent explained why digital sound is inferior to analogue and why mp3 doesn’t even register while taking us through the mastering process step by step. TOPICS: 0:30 - Mastering defined 10:25 - Trident Studios 26:34 - Mastering process 33:57 - Vinyl quality 56:31 - Sample rates 1:14:50 - Mark Pritchard MUSIC: 08:47 - Santogold — “L.E.S. Artistes” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCeZzW54a2o 09:55 - Dr Mika — unknown 15:30 - Bob Marley & The Wailers — “Is This Love” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOJsK8qbAaA 36:45 - Zero 7 – “Futures” (CD and vinyl versions) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=423pbDqgsjc 39:29 - George Clinton – “Atomic Dog” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuyS9M8T03A 40:31 - George Clinton – “Atomic Dog” cont. 42:14 - The Jimi Hendrix Experience — “All Along The Watchtower” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLV4_xaYynY 1:13:30 - Bauhaus — “Double Dare” (original CD version and remastered vinyl version) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUDjhyrjDes 1:14:33 - PJ Harvey — “Dear Darkness” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAs9B34lleA 1:46:31 - Harmonic 313 — “The Returners” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftorf0fDQcM The Red Bull Music Academy is a global music institution committed to fostering creativity in music. We celebrate music, its culture, and the transformative minds behind it. Begun in 1998, the Academy has taken the core principles that underlie its annual workshop for selected participants and applied this curatorial approach to events, lectures, and city-wide festivals throughout the year. ► Visit Red Bull TV: http://win.gs/1uy4YFF ► Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: http://bit.ly/10OyDHc ► Visit our official website: http://win.gs/avjLrK ► Our latest videos on YouTube: http://bit.ly/12nkX7h ► Follow us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/Lx4wQy ► Like us on Facebook: http://on.fb.me/12N5Ch0

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