Mastering

n. becoming an expert in using something; having proficiency or mastery of; act of making a master recording from which all copies are made, process in which recorded material is taken from a "master tape" and made ready for duplication in the format of a final product to be released to the media

v. rule, command, control; vanquish, subjugate; become proficient, grasp

Mastering, a form of audio post-production, is the process of preparing and transferring recorded audio from a source containing the final mix to a data storage device (the master); the source from which all copies will be produced (via methods such as pressing, duplication or replication). The format of choice these days is digital masters, although analog masters, such as audio tapes, are still being used by the manufacturing industry and a few engineers who specialize in analog mastering.
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Noun
1. becoming proficient in the use of something; having mastery of; "his mastering the art of cooking took a long time"
(hypernym) education
(derivation) master, get the hang
2. the act of making a master recording from which copies can be made; "he received a bill for mastering the concert and making 100 copies"
(hypernym) recording, transcription

Noun
1. an artist of consummate skill; "a master of the violin"; "one of the old masters"
(synonym) maestro
(hypernym) artist, creative person
(hyponym) old master
(derivation) control
2. a person who has general authority over others
(synonym) overlord, lord
(hypernym) ruler, swayer
(hyponym) feudal lord, seigneur, seignior
(derivation) dominate
3. a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
(synonym) victor, superior
(hypernym) combatant, battler, belligerent, fighter, scrapper
(hyponym) conqueror, vanquisher
4. directs the work of other
(hypernym) employer
(hyponym) postmaster
5. presiding officer of a school
(synonym) headmaster, schoolmaster
(hypernym) principal, school principal, head teacher, head
(hyponym) housemaster
6. an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made
(synonym) master copy, original
(hypernym) creation
7. an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship
(synonym) captain, sea captain, skipper
(hypernym) officer, ship's officer
(hyponym) Kidd, William Kidd, Captain Kidd
8. someone who holds a master's degree from academic institution
(hypernym) scholar, scholarly person, student
9. an authority qualified to teach apprentices
(synonym) professional
(hypernym) authority
(hyponym) past master
10. key that secures entrance everywhere
(synonym) passkey, passe-partout, master key
(hypernym) key
(hyponym) skeleton key
Verb
1. be or become completely proficient or skilled in; "She mastered Japanese in less than two years"
(synonym) get the hang
(hypernym) know
(entail) drill, exercise, practice, practise
(derivation) maestro
2. get on top of; deal with successfully; "He overcame his shyness"
(synonym) overcome, get over, subdue, surmount
(hypernym) get the better of, overcome, defeat
(hyponym) bulldog
3. have dominance or the power to defeat over; "Her pain completely mastered her"; "The methods can master the problems"
(synonym) dominate
(hypernym) control, command
(hyponym) command
(derivation) overlord, lord
4. have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of; "Do you control these data?"
(synonym) control
(hypernym) know
(hyponym) cinch
(entail) understand
(verb-group) operate, control
(derivation) maestro

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