Elena Petrova
Mastering Engineer · 12+ years covering consumer tech
Elena Petrova is a mastering engineer focused on delivery formats listeners actually use: earbuds, cars, and living-room systems. She explains when a headphone is useful for QC, how to read distortion specs without mysticism, and why "warm" can mean muddy on small speakers.
She worked in post houses and now freelances album masters. She avoids fake LUFS numbers and tells readers what to confirm in their own room.
Scope: mastering-minded shopping, reference monitors, converters—not legal loudness compliance advice.
Focus areas
- Mastering chains
- reference listening
- loudness targets
- room translation
Editorial buckets on TechReviewDaily: earbuds, speakers, general.