Quote Originally Posted by Dave Labrecque View Post
But the fades for an album sequence were typically done during mixdown, right? So would those fades be pre-master-processing? Seems like that would be the case unless consoles had master inserts. And maybe they did. What was the norm?
From what I saw back then, fade endings were usually done as part of the original mix, meaning that they were already there on the tape before the mastering guys got it.

Of course, back when it all went to vinyl, in so many pressings the groove noise would likely mask any tape noise.