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I can think of yet another possibility: The mix is just fine, and the customer expects the mastered version to sound differently. Especially when issuing a remastered album, this happens quite a lot. In forums, every one agrees that such a remaster sounds differently, but only a minority thinks...

Absolutely. Especially with compressor questions, since inappropriate compression is probably the most common fault in bad mastering. Yet it can be useful when used wisely.

There sure is nothing wrong in trying, but make sure to compare the compressed one with the unprocessed version at the same loudness, ie. using replaygain or just match RMS levels. If you're still not sure, do some ABX. It is very important that the compressed version is at the same loudness...

Maybe they are able to do a better mix if you talk to them about this problem. In case they aren't able to or don't want to do a better mixing job, I'd offer mixing the album as well.

The RIAA curve can be applied on the fly during cutting, and a pressing plant should not require you to have it applied. On the other hand, applying it in software might help you immediately seeing the width the groove will have as it is proportional to the wave's amplitude. (Only applicable for...

This sure won't happen without any examples of your recording. And even with, nobody can't promise anything. From those typical bootlegs I heard though, I don't think that the dynamics are a serious problem, so it certainly won't be the first thing I'd touch. It's probably the frequency...

Bands sure are different here. Some don't allow bootlegs, some do and some even encourage it, as long as they are not sold. Die Ärzte is one of those bootleg supporting band which even provide the webspace for their bootlegs: http://www.kill-them-all.de/ Another example is Gov'd Mule which...

Indeed. :)

It only decodes CD as a source, but no WAV or any lossless files, though. If you want to try my example, you need a CD emulator like Daemon Tools. Also you need a 24 bit soundcard, and you have to enable 24 bit output explicitly in the settings, which is not the default. For those without HDCD...

Fortunately, you still can give your homepage link in the profile, at least.

I could say that. I mastered the latest album from El Gordo (German hip hop) recently: http://www.myspace.com/elgordobremen The feedback was positive throughout, eventhough there is still place to improve it. I asked for some multitracks in order to improve some suboptimal mixing, but there was...

The idea behind it is that a HDCD capable DAC can extend the dynamics back to the original wave during playback while on lower end hardware, it still should sound good (slightly compressed, but without exaggerating). So it is a feature. The commands when to use peak extension are embedded into...

I finally found a way to satisfy both, those who wants it hot and those who wants it dynamic. I apply HDCD compatible peak extensions dynamically while I'm still able to use sophisticated dithering with noise shaping (one of my own developed specialties). That way, I got a rather hot master for...

I noticed that you prefer a hot version on myspace. Thus I made a hot myspace-quality mastered mp3 out of my timing corrected mix. A mixing credit on the myspace page would be very kind, btw. :) Eventhough LAME is generally the better encoder, I found that the Fraunhofer codec seems to be...

I always knew the reason for SACD and DVD-A always staying a niche market. It is exactly this. And here we have the prove finally. The most common reason for poor sounding recordings (including vinyl and tape) are poor mixing and/or mastering. In fact, when properly done and the equipment is in...

This is stupid Windows behavior. It's not only Audition, this happens to any software, unless the coder was smart enough to compensate for it. The safest way to prevent this is loading only one file at a time.

So do you like my time corrected version? Do you need a hot master as well this time? I'm here for critics on my mix. None of those backgound noises seem to be a problem, actually. There seems to be something wrong with your recording equipment, as those clicks do sound much like buffer errors...

Nice mix EQ and effect wise. The vocals seem a bit buried under the guitars though. I would bring them up a bit more. For the format choice, if you are concerned about quality loss of mp3, you could encode it to FLAC instead, which is lossless, but still reduces the size better then ZIP.

Try starting with the drum tracks and do it without a metronome. Then record all the other instruments to the drums instead of the metronome. Assuming that this will prevent having those sudden jumps in the rhythm, the other players should be better able to follow it. The thing is that a...

Here is what it sounds like when I spend several hours tweaking the timing: http://www.lightningmp3.com/live/file.php?fid=9827 I also did some other tweaking since my last upload and removed several clicks in all the tracks. The vocals issue is still there, though.