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You can tell just by looking at it that a percussion instrument is overpowering the song. Lower the offending percussion instrument a bit and then raise everything else some. That big bass punch sound is done in mastering.
Mastering them all at once won't work. The L1 isn't like that replaygain program that makes all the songs in your itunes library the exact same volume. Just set the level you want.
The L1 boosts the quieter parts and limits the top. It will make the quieter parts of a song louder as close...
Obviously, studio monitors are the next in priority since you don't have any. You already have two mics. I agree with Rayc, upgrade garageband too somewhere down the line!
You have to have a dated sample of the recording in the copyright office to be protected. If a lawsuit arises, your file can be pulled with the song and the date. Concrete proof. Your word against there's is worthless.
To save money, get together several songs and file as a compilation...
96K is way overkill since CDs are 44.1K and MP3s are much lower. Not to mention the kid who is buying music already lost half of his hearing from his ipod! 44.1K or 48K / 24bit is fine.
BUT now there's the "mastering for itunes" thing where Apple recommends 96k/24bit or higher before...
You did a good job with it! It's clean with a nice smooth sound. And I can crank it up LOUD and it doesn't break up. A lot of mastering engineers don't get that part....
Sounds good. I like how you left pretty good space for the vocals. Everything sounds clean.
I get in too many songs for mastering that are just a mash of noise with high end EQed vocals trying to squeeze out!
You want to roll off your bass around 150hz (wherever it sounds good), but actual EQ setting for the vocals depends on how loud they were recorded, the mic, the tone of the vocal, THE MUSIC (how you mixed it), many factors.
If the music is very thick and bassy, and your vocals are thin and...
Yes, it takes much skill to master, but you do eventually need some mastering tools once you've obtained these skills! And Ozone is a great mastering tool overall (price & number of mastering plugins) for someone on a budget. There are better individual plugins and hardware for mastering, but...
I agree with most here. I've "heard" not to boost more than +5db, etc." but some tracks need it. Once in a while I'll get a song mixed very poorly (the client can't fix the mix) and a +15db bass boost in mastering gets it to sound decent. All that matters is how it sounds. Does the big boost...
Some microphones will distort if you sing loud with your mouth too close to the mic. The recorded .wav file will look unclipped but the vocal will sound a little buzzy or slightly distorted.