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Man... ...am I glad I came here, eh ??? Thanks very much, everyone. Will heed the advice (& try the methods.) Thanks again, mark4man

Crew... In reviewing my masters (for approval) on different types of consumer audio systems (bookshelf, boom box, auto, audiophile, etc.), I dubbed the ref CDA to cassette tape...to be able to listen on my own personal car stereo. Not sure if this difference is synonymous w/ the specs of that...

No I'm not, Tom...I'm hearing less of a loss in the sparkle & bite in the original track, using that method. Man...you guys are so doggone old school you won't even consider this ??? I can't believe it...you have 95/100 clients come in who want traditional mastering & you use a traditional...

I have to tell you guys (the limiting advocates)...this seems to be a legitimate method (converter looping...or whatever it's called.) I'll give you an example: I have a 60's British Rock style number with a really nice Tenor Sax solo at the break. The aspect that makes the sax just shine is...

SouthSIDE... You're absolutely right; (& that's the most wonderful explanation of true mastering I've ever read...I'm completely serious !) But what about the guy who comes to you & is 100% sure that the tracks have been mixed to sound just perfect the way they presently sound...the...

Sorry to expand on chazba's thread, but... My ME uses a newish method for mastering that gets things louder without compression. He outputs the stereo files or stems via one world class D/A...pushing the output 'till it's at the brink of distortion...then backs it off a bit...& captures w/...

DM1... Thanks. Driver is the same...ASIO in 24-Bit mode. I only use dither (TPDF) when I bounce to a stereo master. For individual stems, they're dither free. m4

middleman... Thanks very much for your answers; & please understand...there was no dither. Dither was not enabled in SONAR2, whatsoever. Does that change anything in your responses? Thanks, mark4man

Crew... [Sorry to post another topic again so soon...but this one is related to the previous one...& this one may provide the key to solving an age old problem for me.] As discussed w/ various forum members...SONAR converts 16 & 24-Bit files to 32 FP the instant DSP comes into play...

Well...that may explain it...but it doesn't say much for the functionality of the plug-in. I'm looking for something that will read actual bit usage at any given plug-in point (as opposed to the internal resolution of the workstation.) I'm in the process of bouncing 16-Bit track groups & comp...

dach2y... No way to do that (using Echo Audio's Layla 24/96.) Since I posted...I went back & looked at the manual & found the Global Option for Import Bit Depth... ...but that was set at "Original" ! Have no idea what the heck is going on. mark4man Update 2: Went back again & took a...

Crew... Having what may be a problem in SONAR5. I open up 16-Bit, 44.1 kHz projects I created in SONAR XL 2.2, in v5; & in the Status Bar...the project's Sample Rate & Bit Depth read 44.1kHz, 24-bit. [This is true even when I first open SONAR5...with no project present.] Thinking that maybe...

Here's what I'm wondering in all of this: Are these inaccuracies associated w/ floating-point architectures significant enough to cause one to switch over to a fixed-integer system (say, Pro Tools) from a floater (say, SONAR)? In other words...can the inaccuracies be heard in the audible band...

Not by this average reader. I'm reading, learning, enjoying & appreciating the input. mark4man

Albertm... That must have been a Track Envelope. When I copy a Clip Envelope & audio to an adjacent track...the Envelope deletes w/ the audio. mark4man BTW - & I agree...Cakewalk tech support really stinks up the joint nowadays. Roland used to be the worst...they would put snotty...

Reggie... Who the hell are you & what difference does it make to you, anyway? I don't see anyone around here getting "pissed off" save for you; & PSW was a different issue (which has been amicably resolved.) Look...In my inexperience, I started off a few years back w/ shitty 16-Bit recordings...

No...I only want the envelope

Sorry Wayne... Got a bit unruly there...wonder if there actually is a solution? mark4man

Thanks masteringhouse (& everyone)... Great responses...all. (sorta gettin' a bit sidetracked...but...HEY...I don't recall my placing any restrictions on thread content; & most of it's really very interesting anyway.) But... That reminds me...I think you may be right (&...you may have kept me...

Here's a tech question for all you mastering types out there: I am right smack in the middle of a process c/o bouncing track groups & comp sets from my 16-Bit projects (which have more than a fair amount of DSP goin' on...plug-ins, automation envelopes, level/gain changes, etc.) to 24-Bit...