A Family Legacy of Sound: Felix Davis and the Spirit of Metropolis Mastering

➡️➡️ Book Felix Davis For Mastering: https://www.thisismetropolis.com/engineers/felix-davis/ 00:00 – Introduction at Metropolis Studios in Chiswick
00:06 – Felix on joining Metropolis and his father John Davis
00:14 – Working with Jimmy Page on the Led Zeppelin remasters
00:42 – Felix’s first paid job: quality checking Led Zeppelin CDs
01:07 – Remembering his father and continuing the Led Zeppelin cuts
01:26 – Advice from John Davis: “Jimmy wants it loud”
01:49 – Staying busy and building a career in mastering
02:09 – Starting out as a runner and learning from the ground up
02:35 – Inside Mastering Room 5 “Dylan”
02:47 – Hybrid workflow: blending analogue and digital
03:01 – Signal chain overview: Prism converters, desk and outboard
03:27 – Maselec EQ, Avalon compressor and Summit EQ explained
04:09 – Using analogue for tone and digital for precision
05:00 – Balancing colour, clarity and control
06:19 – Why Felix uses digital limiting for recall and flexibility
07:45 – Mastering engineer superstitions and favourite gear
09:19 – Tube gear, heat management and room workflow
09:41 – Moving from assistant to mastering engineer
09:47 – Monitoring with PMC and Audeze headphones
10:26 – Working remotely and checking mixes on headphones
10:48 – Dolby Atmos mastering downstairs at Metropolis
11:32 – Stereo vs 5.1 and immersive formats
12:26 – SPL headphone monitoring and crossfeed
13:08 – Spotting clicks and pops with headphones
13:15 – Favourite plugins: Ozone and FabFilter Pro-L2
13:45 – Pushing yourself creatively and avoiding habits
14:12 – Managing brightness and sibilance
15:13 – Tape, transformers and smoothing transients
15:32 – Cultural nuances in de-essing
16:08 – Avoiding “lisps” when mastering vocals
16:38 – Working on Chinese records with Paul
17:02 – Comparing converters: Prism vs Lavry Gold
17:32 – Keeping the chain consistent and reliable
18:20 – The 250 Hz conversation: low-mid weight and punch
19:27 – Why removing too much low-mid kills impact
20:34 – Mastering for TV and playback translation
21:02 – Masters optimised for laptop and phone speakers
21:22 – Steely Dan levels vs modern pop on Spotify
22:00 – Mastered for iTunes and Apple Digital Masters
22:59 – 96kHz workflow and high-resolution mastering
23:30 – Loudness philosophy: serving the song, not the meter
24:42 – Mono bass and using elliptical EQ
26:03 – Balancing width and punch in the low end
26:25 – Remembering John Davis’s MPG Awards
26:55 – Why mastering should never feel like “going to the dentist”
27:33 – Demystifying mastering and learning from experience
28:21 – The mastering engineer’s evolving role
31:10 – Preparing mixes for mastering
31:47 – Closing reflections ➡️➡️ Sign up to the Academy here: https://producelikeapro.com/
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