mshilarious
Banned
Ladies and Gentlemen, here it is, the long-awaited mastering contest now reborn as the DIY Mastering Clinic!!!!
First let me explain the objectives of the Clinic, then I will set down the rules:
Objectives:
The objective is to give home recorders insight into the mastering process as well as some basic analysis and techniques for improving final mixes via stereo bus processing.
The emphasis will not be on LOUDNESS! Mixes will almost certainly get louder, but we hope to gain an understanding of not only how loud a mix can be, but how loud it should be.
Finally and most importantly, we'll learn what should really be corrected in tracking and mixing and not left for mastering.
Am I going to teach all of this? I hope not! As your host, I will be commenting and encouraging frequently, but the Clinic is open to everyone who wants to post a master, and everyone who wants to comment.
Rules:
This is not a contest; it is not judged, there is no winner, there are no prizes. As it is not a contest, please don't feel there are any secrets--post your master, describe your objectives, describe your process and how successful you feel you were.
I will be posting finished mixes that I have solicited and received from well-known members of Homerec. These members aren't looking for free mastering!!! To emphasize this, the final mixes will be in .mp3 format--nothing they could use for a CD.
I am not a moderator, and generally speaking, there aren't many moderators around here anyway I will ask that any commercial activity be kept to PMs and off the Clinic thread. As host, I will personally not solicit or accept any such business. Everyone else is free to do whatever they like.
I hope that will do. Next post will have the first track!
First let me explain the objectives of the Clinic, then I will set down the rules:
Objectives:
The objective is to give home recorders insight into the mastering process as well as some basic analysis and techniques for improving final mixes via stereo bus processing.
The emphasis will not be on LOUDNESS! Mixes will almost certainly get louder, but we hope to gain an understanding of not only how loud a mix can be, but how loud it should be.
Finally and most importantly, we'll learn what should really be corrected in tracking and mixing and not left for mastering.
Am I going to teach all of this? I hope not! As your host, I will be commenting and encouraging frequently, but the Clinic is open to everyone who wants to post a master, and everyone who wants to comment.
Rules:
This is not a contest; it is not judged, there is no winner, there are no prizes. As it is not a contest, please don't feel there are any secrets--post your master, describe your objectives, describe your process and how successful you feel you were.
I will be posting finished mixes that I have solicited and received from well-known members of Homerec. These members aren't looking for free mastering!!! To emphasize this, the final mixes will be in .mp3 format--nothing they could use for a CD.
I am not a moderator, and generally speaking, there aren't many moderators around here anyway I will ask that any commercial activity be kept to PMs and off the Clinic thread. As host, I will personally not solicit or accept any such business. Everyone else is free to do whatever they like.
I hope that will do. Next post will have the first track!
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