I'm trying to understand this in the simplest way possible from a non-musician point of view.
So far I see "Generally you master an entire album as one thing" a then "Tracks are nearly always mastered independently."
Glad we all agree!
I have mixed intros and outros for commercial radio for years, so this is how I would do it in my non-musician way.
Let's assume you have three audio files, all sounding as you want them to: 2 songs and the wind.
I am reminded of the old Moody Blues "Days Of The Future Past".where they combined cuts of the London Festival Orchestra with the band.
Do your songs fade in/out or stop abruptly?
If song 1 fades out,I would just piece song 1 and 2 together on one track and the wind on another track.then play around with the spacing between the songs and the placement of the wind (and volume) until it sounds right. If song 1 stops abruptly, you may still able to make it work.
I agree that you should also make separate song versions with fades for possible airplay.
Good luck!
So far I see "Generally you master an entire album as one thing" a then "Tracks are nearly always mastered independently."
Glad we all agree!
I have mixed intros and outros for commercial radio for years, so this is how I would do it in my non-musician way.
Let's assume you have three audio files, all sounding as you want them to: 2 songs and the wind.
I am reminded of the old Moody Blues "Days Of The Future Past".where they combined cuts of the London Festival Orchestra with the band.
Do your songs fade in/out or stop abruptly?
If song 1 fades out,I would just piece song 1 and 2 together on one track and the wind on another track.then play around with the spacing between the songs and the placement of the wind (and volume) until it sounds right. If song 1 stops abruptly, you may still able to make it work.
I agree that you should also make separate song versions with fades for possible airplay.
Good luck!