spantini
COO of me, inc.
I'm using a Tascam DP-03SD and have all my songs recorded - ready to go to mixdown and mastering.
I'm asking this question here because I don't know if this is specific to Tascam or do other all-in-one mini studios work this way.
What I want to do is make a master to send in for copyrights and for general listening, and... retain the original separate tracks (prior to mix/master) so I can email them to band members for dubbing their parts.
When I mixdown, are the individual tracks in the un-mixed form still there? Or are they converted into a 'song mix' for mastering? Or... are the individual tracks still there in mixdown, but convert to a 'master song' in mastering?
Do I need to make copies of all songs prior to mixdown and mastering? Should I make copies of all my tracks and copy them to a folder on my desktop for later use, then proceed with mixdown and mastering with the original tracks?
I'm not using a DAW, just the DP-03SD and my PC with Windows MediaPlayer.
I'm asking this question here because I don't know if this is specific to Tascam or do other all-in-one mini studios work this way.
What I want to do is make a master to send in for copyrights and for general listening, and... retain the original separate tracks (prior to mix/master) so I can email them to band members for dubbing their parts.
When I mixdown, are the individual tracks in the un-mixed form still there? Or are they converted into a 'song mix' for mastering? Or... are the individual tracks still there in mixdown, but convert to a 'master song' in mastering?
Do I need to make copies of all songs prior to mixdown and mastering? Should I make copies of all my tracks and copy them to a folder on my desktop for later use, then proceed with mixdown and mastering with the original tracks?
I'm not using a DAW, just the DP-03SD and my PC with Windows MediaPlayer.