Recent content by Martin Maniac

I tried one of my songs thru the AAMS program and it sounded terrible. I tried the same song file in the LANDR program and got a really nice sounding (to me) end result. I'm not saying AAMS is bad because I had great results from it with other songs. After many test recordings I got mixed...

No, I'm not arguing with myself. I tried posting a song that I mixed and everybody pounce on me telling me how much it sucked...even though it was self mixed. Even though I have plenty of plugin's now, my skills aren't that good, because it's a rare day that I try my hand at mastering. Getting...

Well Jimmy69, yes of course there's value in a professional doing masters, IF THE BUDGET IS THERE. An artist like Lady Gaga, can assume she'll sell a large number of cd's, allowing her an expensive budget. A guy like me who is making music as a hobby for iTunes, doesn't have that income coming...

Thou dost protest too much.

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Just a comment... I have a friend who's a great guitar player, in fact he taught me how to play many years ago. He works as a manager in a shop. He has a skimpy little home studio, just a couple of mics and an old Cakewalk program. He doesn't know squat about mastering. I told him about these...

Ya it'd be great if you have the budget, I don't have that luxury. I got extremely lucky this weekend. I acquired $400 dollars worth of plugins for $89 bucks. Ya I can afford $89 dollars but I can't afford $1,200 for 12 songs. Having my own plugins will pay for themselves over time.

Don't bother.

As I've said, automatic mastering has mixed results. That's why I'm pursuing the self mastering route. I think I can do it. Judging from what I've heard this afternoon, I'm encouraged.

Dude, you don't know me. I worked as a wireman for Rockwell Automation for 12 years, I know wiring. We used to wire up 1,000 horsepower motors, I built many control panels for assembly lines, all over the world. I was trained with laser shaft alignment for these same 1,000 horsepower motors. I...

May I suggest you send your songs out to be mastered by a professional, as that's probably your only option. If you're not open to new technologies, experimentation and trying new things, I certainly can't say anything to help you.

Wow, I can't believe Cakewalk did that. Apparently they sent out e-mails to all their customers with the free offer, the Sonar boards are lighting up with thanks from many people. What a wonderful addition to my plug-in collection !! It sounds great too !!! What's really nice is not only is it a...