So here´s the deal. Finished mixing and recording my own album/demo some weeks ago, took some time doing other works to freshen my ears, then i started looking for mastering options.
Since budget is an important part of this (i´m a street musician, recorded, composed, played and mixed the whole thing myself) i tried two options: First, start looking for some semi pro mastering studios, and second (Heresy, i know) i tried mastering myself.
Just yesterday i got a sample mastering from one studio, and i was comparing it to my own, and thought i could use some fresh and experienced ears on this. So here they are!
My mastering, since i dont want to overprocess it, is fairly simple, just EQ, Limiting, and veeery mild Multiband compression, only in the bands needed.
The main question is, honestly, do you think that this semi pro mastering is worth the money or should i go DIY? I could use the money to make the copies instead lol.
Here we go:
The mix:
The semi pro mastering from the studio:
My mastering:
Since budget is an important part of this (i´m a street musician, recorded, composed, played and mixed the whole thing myself) i tried two options: First, start looking for some semi pro mastering studios, and second (Heresy, i know) i tried mastering myself.
Just yesterday i got a sample mastering from one studio, and i was comparing it to my own, and thought i could use some fresh and experienced ears on this. So here they are!
My mastering, since i dont want to overprocess it, is fairly simple, just EQ, Limiting, and veeery mild Multiband compression, only in the bands needed.
The main question is, honestly, do you think that this semi pro mastering is worth the money or should i go DIY? I could use the money to make the copies instead lol.
Here we go:
The mix:
The semi pro mastering from the studio:
My mastering: