Well I'm happy with the basic recordings I'm getting. That's not the problem. When I added the exciter to my raw track...quite frankly, it sounded much better. It was a definite improvement to my ears. I was looking at Aphex Exciter plugin downloads just the other day. Many years ago I had a...
Well they say to let your ears be the judge. Having all these plugins gives me options to work with. I liked what I heard better than the raw track. So I bought it. End of story.
Well I'm in the beginning of my mastering journey. I'm currently getting my plug-ins together. Waves have a 1 day sale going on right now. I just bought the Aphex Vintage Aural Exciter. I tried a demo version of it and was very pleased with the end result. It added a lot to my guitar track, so...
Well then, why is okay to record at home ?? Shouldn't you just let the pro's at the recording studio record your songs ?? After all they have years of experience, tons of gear, acoustically treated rooms....So what if they charge $130 an hour. I mean why even bother writing or recording songs at...
Well in my case, I'm mixing basically for iTunes and other internet stores. Basically just MP3's. I don't feel I need state of the art mastering for this application. If I was mixing a cd for Rhianna or Lady Gaga, it'd be a different story....my stuff ?? I'm not going to invest too much into it...
Well I'll be comparing my mastering efforts vrs the automatic services. I already have them bought and paid for, (LANDR for a year, AAMS Pro Version) and may the best plan win. I already know that results from the automatic software can be sketchy, so I don't want to be dependent on that...
Well as I said, I don't want to disturb the neighbors. I do a lot of work in my studio late at night. Sometimes I pull all nighters, and must use headphones. I have to quit using my monitors about 10-11:00 PM. So if I'm up at 3:00 and trying to get some mixing in, I have to use headphones. It's...
Well quality headphones is just another reference point. I feel I have quality monitors and I want quality headphones to compliment that. The Sennheisers 650's are recommended by many people. My other headphones are cheapo's, and I wanted something better. Each one of my other headphones has...
Now there is a happy medium here. You can rustle up a few mastering plug-ins, get a great set of headphones and master your own songs.
That's what I'm doing now. I ordered a set of Sennheiser HD650 headphones which should be here next week. Between Audition CS6 and Sonar Platinum, I've got...
Indeed it does !! Apparently you missed my point. With a third person, real life person, you may get better results, but be prepared to pay $50-$100 per song depending on the engineer. A 12 song cd may cost you between $600-$1,200 dollars !! Be prepared to wait for a while to get your finished...
Oh brother, where do I begin... "Mastering Rebel, " WTF is a Mastering Rebel ?? Deceiving people ?? Where have I deceived anybody, I've been as open and honest as possible, I've explained my findings very thoroughly.
You guys are ridiculous.
I tried out some new software and you're making a...
But here's the kicker, I don't disagree with any of the advice given. Many many songs have been mastered quite well before automated mastering software came along. It's just something I wanted to find out about. Two weeks ago, I never even heard of it before. Anyhow, I've got to go for awhile...