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...
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.
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...
Interesting development...Cakewalk just sent me a free plugin...it's a CA-2A T-Type Leveling Amplifier. It's cool !!
I did a search and fount the exact same unit on Amazon list at $95.00 !!!!! At Musician's Friend it's $99 !!!
"But it's also possible that the exciter ruined the track while making it louder, which made you THINK it was better."
Sorry but this is totally untrue. It's BS. I know when I hear something that sounds better.
Why are you trying to convince me that the Exciter ruined the song ?? I listened to the song and A/B'ed it many times, there wasn't a loudness issue at all, if anything it sounded like an EQ adjustment. Either way..I liked the sound with the Exciter better. No it didn't ruin the song, it made...
Yes I am working on my ears. I bought Yamaha HS-8 monitors, Auralex MoPads for the monitors, and a new set of Sennheiser HD 650 headphones, Neumann TLM 102 mics... I'm training my ears by listening to professional commercial mixes for comparison.
You're right, only a touch of the Aural Exciter...