# Q&A Mike Bozzi **URL:** https://community.mwtm.com/c/masters-q-a/q-mike-bozzi/49.md [Latest](https://community.mwtm.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.mwtm.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.mwtm.com/tags.md) --- ## [Ask your questions to Mike Bozzi by creating a new Post](https://community.mwtm.com/t/ask-your-questions-to-mike-bozzi-by-creating-a-new-post/4790)
**Author:** [@MWTM\_Admin](https://community.mwtm.com/u/MWTM_Admin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2024, 11:41am UTC](https://community.mwtm.com/t/ask-your-questions-to-mike-bozzi-by-creating-a-new-post/4790 "2024-02-28T11:41:00Z")
Ask your questions by creating a new Post. --- ## [Workflow - What do You start with?](https://community.mwtm.com/t/workflow-what-do-you-start-with/5154)
**Author:** [@Staszek\_Kozlik](https://community.mwtm.com/u/Staszek_Kozlik)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2024, 2:58pm UTC](https://community.mwtm.com/t/workflow-what-do-you-start-with/5154 "2024-03-11T14:58:34Z")
Hello Mike, I really appreciate your video series here at MWTM. I am a fan of your work - so many great albums You were involved in! I would like to know a little better your workflow. What are your first moves after l… --- ## [Most common sample rate / preferred sample rate?](https://community.mwtm.com/t/most-common-sample-rate-preferred-sample-rate/5066)
**Author:** [@E\_W](https://community.mwtm.com/u/E_W)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2024, 7:25pm UTC](https://community.mwtm.com/t/most-common-sample-rate-preferred-sample-rate/5066 "2024-03-07T19:25:40Z")
Hi Mike - I am curious about the current state of sample rates on projects that get sent to you. What is the most common sample rate you have been receiving in the past few years? Do you have a preferred sample rate t… --- ## [Board EQ comparison](https://community.mwtm.com/t/board-eq-comparison/5056)
**Author:** [@Joel\_Krozer](https://community.mwtm.com/u/Joel_Krozer)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2024, 2:37pm UTC](https://community.mwtm.com/t/board-eq-comparison/5056 "2024-03-07T14:37:03Z")
Hi Mike, Which off the shelf analog EQ would you say comes closest to your board eq? Really like the sound of it judging by the videos and the quality of your masters in general. If you could point us in the direction o… --- ## [Plugin alternatives and export settings](https://community.mwtm.com/t/plugin-alternatives-and-export-settings/4929)
**Author:** [@Sidney\_Morton-Wight](https://community.mwtm.com/u/Sidney_Morton-Wight)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2024, 2:19pm UTC](https://community.mwtm.com/t/plugin-alternatives-and-export-settings/4929 "2024-03-07T14:19:40Z")
Hi Mike, I’m a huge fan and I have a few questions about advice and settings on your hardware I see that you are almost exclusively using hardware and I am wondering if you know of any plugin alternatives (but I under… --- ## [Analog process and compression](https://community.mwtm.com/t/analog-process-and-compression/5026)
**Author:** [@ALVARO2](https://community.mwtm.com/u/ALVARO2)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2024, 2:14pm UTC](https://community.mwtm.com/t/analog-process-and-compression/5026 "2024-03-07T14:14:14Z")
First of all thank you very much for solving our doubts, I really admire your work. I have some questions about your process. What kind of compressor do you use in the console? Do you prefer to compress and then equal… --- ## [Mastering a track with acoustic instruments](https://community.mwtm.com/t/mastering-a-track-with-acoustic-instruments/5038)
**Author:** [@Joey\_Medeiros](https://community.mwtm.com/u/Joey_Medeiros)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2024, 1:57pm UTC](https://community.mwtm.com/t/mastering-a-track-with-acoustic-instruments/5038 "2024-03-07T13:57:08Z")
Hi, Mike! First off, thank you so much for your time in answering these questions. I am a huge fan and admire your work. I especially appreciate the low end you get from your masters. I did have a question, however, reg… --- ## [Limiting and headroom at the AD converter stage](https://community.mwtm.com/t/limiting-and-headroom-at-the-ad-converter-stage/4992)
**Author:** [@Dave3](https://community.mwtm.com/u/Dave3)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2024, 3:48pm UTC](https://community.mwtm.com/t/limiting-and-headroom-at-the-ad-converter-stage/4992 "2024-03-06T15:48:51Z")
G’day Mike, I’ve been mastering out of my Central Australian studio for the past 5 years or so, improving steadily with each mix that comes my way, and really enjoying the process. I’ve found my biggest breakthrough re… --- ## [Grundman Mastering EQ Bandwidth and AD converter noise shaping](https://community.mwtm.com/t/grundman-mastering-eq-bandwidth-and-ad-converter-noise-shaping/4983)
**Author:** [@phil\_demetro](https://community.mwtm.com/u/phil_demetro)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2024, 3:21am UTC](https://community.mwtm.com/t/grundman-mastering-eq-bandwidth-and-ad-converter-noise-shaping/4983 "2024-03-06T03:21:19Z")
Hi Mike! The Grundman mastering consoles sound really fantastic and it really shows in your work. Would you happen to know the bandwidth or Q of the EQ’s there? Are they a fixed Q or are you able to select how narrow o… --- ## [Max RMS Level above 0dB](https://community.mwtm.com/t/max-rms-level-above-0db/4969)
**Author:** [@Miro\_Heim](https://community.mwtm.com/u/Miro_Heim)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2024, 12:09pm UTC](https://community.mwtm.com/t/max-rms-level-above-0db/4969 "2024-03-05T12:09:06Z")
Hi! What does it mean if my RMS Max level is above 0db? For some songs, even though the true peak is below 0dB, when I analyze the song in Izotope RX, I have an RMS Max. value above 0dB. What could be the reason for this… --- ## [Automated Mastering - What are your thoughts?](https://community.mwtm.com/t/automated-mastering-what-are-your-thoughts/4951)
**Author:** [@Maverick\_Turner](https://community.mwtm.com/u/Maverick_Turner)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2024, 5:56am UTC](https://community.mwtm.com/t/automated-mastering-what-are-your-thoughts/4951 "2024-03-05T05:56:51Z")
This is a topic that I know comes up quite a bit, however I would like to know your personal opinion on it considering you have options like Aria which uses analog processing instead of a digital algorithm. Thanks, Mav … --- ## [EQ on the master bus while mixing](https://community.mwtm.com/t/eq-on-the-master-bus-while-mixing/4935)
**Author:** [@Hunter\_Millbower](https://community.mwtm.com/u/Hunter_Millbower)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2024, 3:23pm UTC](https://community.mwtm.com/t/eq-on-the-master-bus-while-mixing/4935 "2024-03-04T15:23:21Z")
Hey Mike hope you’re having a great day! I’m a big fan of your masters and I’m wondering what you think about mix engineers using EQ on their master bus? Lately in my mixes I’ve been doing eq changes on my master bus nea… --- ## [Mastering with the Bare Minimum](https://community.mwtm.com/t/mastering-with-the-bare-minimum/4909)
**Author:** [@Jeremy\_Luperon](https://community.mwtm.com/u/Jeremy_Luperon)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2024, 12:48am UTC](https://community.mwtm.com/t/mastering-with-the-bare-minimum/4909 "2024-03-04T00:48:43Z")
Hey Mike Bozzi, I am Dominican-American and I’ve noticed how various artists from lower-income environments like the Dominican Republic, Brazil, etc. use the minimal tools at their disposal in creative ways to get that … --- ## [How to get loud master with the same LUFS](https://community.mwtm.com/t/how-to-get-loud-master-with-the-same-lufs/4879)
**Author:** [@Erdem\_Altinbas](https://community.mwtm.com/u/Erdem_Altinbas)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2024, 5:28pm UTC](https://community.mwtm.com/t/how-to-get-loud-master-with-the-same-lufs/4879 "2024-03-02T17:28:12Z")
Hi, Mike, In recent years, the issue of loudness has become a social media phenomenon. Lots of engineers talk about how to achieve a louder sound at the same LUFS. Clippers, limiters, compressors, EQ tricks, low-end tri… --- ## [SPL balance for hearing health vs getting max low end information](https://community.mwtm.com/t/spl-balance-for-hearing-health-vs-getting-max-low-end-information/4868)
**Author:** [@Paris\_Minzer](https://community.mwtm.com/u/Paris_Minzer)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2024, 4:37pm UTC](https://community.mwtm.com/t/spl-balance-for-hearing-health-vs-getting-max-low-end-information/4868 "2024-03-02T16:37:35Z")
Hey Mike! For optimal long term hearing health, and getting the low end information you need for rap records (or any record of course) Do you have a Max SPL/average SPL that has worked for you over the years? I find it… --- ## [Vinyl Mastering](https://community.mwtm.com/t/vinyl-mastering/4848)
**Author:** [@DANI\_ALCOVER](https://community.mwtm.com/u/DANI_ALCOVER)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2024, 10:25pm UTC](https://community.mwtm.com/t/vinyl-mastering/4848 "2024-03-01T22:25:48Z")
Hi Mike, For Vinyl mastering is it ok to use the same Digital mastering for streaming, lowering the volume to the appropriated -12 /-10 LUFS? Or we should make a completely new mastering for vinyl. Thanks --- ## [What's On - Q+ with Mike Bozzi (29 February - 7 March)](https://community.mwtm.com/t/whats-on-q-with-mike-bozzi-29-february-7-march/4842)
**Author:** [@MWTM\_Admin](https://community.mwtm.com/u/MWTM_Admin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2024, 9:46am UTC](https://community.mwtm.com/t/whats-on-q-with-mike-bozzi-29-february-7-march/4842 "2024-03-01T09:46:30Z")
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