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You won't find to many summing boxes used in mastering because there is not much to sum. Instead you will find mastering consoles such as Crookwood Console or Manley Backbone, or the Dangerous Mastering Console etc that are used to route/assign/switch the analog inserts as well as the option to...

+1 on what John said. monitors, room, conversion first. Most used hardware, although in small doses = compression. One that's slightly affordable = API 2500

Well said.

Sometimes mastering from stems can be advantageous to a project coming out it's best. I've never been a big fan of working from stems myself but have come to accept that there are no hard and fast rules concerning audio (especially in this day and age) and it's really "Whatever works"

On the first song it sounds like the organ is over powering things a bit and the sax needs to be featured more in the mix. I would tighten up the mix a bit, maybe for a little more definition all around before mastering.

I think either way would work. It's like 6 of one / half dozen of the other. Mix the intro separately or mix it with the song... wouldn't take long to try them both and see what you think works best.

Which version do you prefer? BNB was mastered 4 times. Bob Ludwig – mastering (original LP) Barry Diament – mastering (original CD releases) Ted Jensen – remastering (EMI/Atco reissue) George Marino – remastering (Epic reissue)

I think it's more due to the first wave of 16 bit converters, not being all that great sounding.

For rock, I think Rage Against The Machine's self titled first album is up there. For reggae, Bob Marley "Legend" and Ziggy Marley "Dragonfly"

^ Another determining factor concerning gap length is how the song before ends. A long fade out, usually will bring the next one closer and a quick cut pushes the next one back. Ymmv of coarse but I find gaps these days shrinking from under a second to right up against or slightly cross...

Nice. The Beck album is amazing. There is one song on it "Hammer head" that is smooched but the rest is stellar. Features Josh Stone on a couple cuts, and a symphony orchestra on many cuts. Give it a try.

Your in luck... Hear is a review of the vinyl: The Sound Chris Bellman, who has become one of the preeminent vinyl mastering engineers today, is aided by an obviously well-recorded album. Mojo carries a full, warm sound that is well-balanced, but particularly good at showcasing the creamy...

I would imagine that there is a patch point that you could access directly on the monitor section of the console, so that you didn't have to pass through the additional channels and bussing. See if there is a digital input for "2 track". Are you accessing the channel strips through their...

I think you missed the "; )" Since you can't find any good albums to listen to, here are a few albums that I will recommend that just came out in the last couple months that you should check out. Jeff Beck "Emotion Commotion" Neil Young "Le Noise" Tom Petty "Mojo" Sarah Mclaughlin "Laws of...

Getting your tracks to reach a commercial level with out having the sound suck so much takes a lot of practice and many sleepless nights. It's a dirty job, but someone gotta to do it. ; )

Here are a couple other options in your price range for out board compression: FMR PBC-6A, FMR RNC/RNLA combo, Art Pro VLA II. You can also see what's out there for used gear...

B) If the interludes are going to have their own start i.d. separate from the songs, I would send them separately. If they are going to be part of a song as an intro, I would pre mix them attached to the song. I would also be good include a mock up of how you would like cross fades and...

I would hold off and resist the temptation to go outboard until you get some projects and experience under you're belt. Once your ready, I feel compression would be the first thing to go for as the in the box solutions just don't measure up yet to what a fine outboard compressor can do... Even...

Affordable. Not really,.. but there analog out board eq's and compressors that you can purchase to assist in the mastering process. A couple options on the least expensive side are API 5500, API 2500, Bax eq, TF p38, TF pro p9, SSl style comps like the Alan Smart C1 and C2..etc. You want to...

^^^ not sure...I only use it as a utility.. sample rate conversion and burn ddp's once in a while...If your budget is low..Wavelab Elements might also be worth looking into for $99