HELP!!! with mastering *please*

[Son of Mixerman]

Me too at Massive - Although technically, my corporate structure doesn't require a CEO, CFO, President, VP or secretary.

I'm jealous Blue Bear... You get paid?

JS

Gee..... Net zero... getting paid...whats all that about?

Im still getting bills, my net is negative


The CEO's job is to hire people who are knowledgable about not only corporate goals but what product they are pushing. Like Chessrock said, hire a producer and audio engineer that knows how to make an album. This would include outsourcing the mastering after the producer, mixer and artist are done mixing.

Bruce can mix it and John can master it for what is it again?

Net Zero?



SoMm

 

[Blue Bear Sound]

Isn't this HOMErecording.com? I'm getting a little bit tired of feeling like there's a bunch of big mean kids in the kiddie pool.

You want to chase the pros away so all that's left are rookies comparing notes on how their Radio Shack mic sounds WAY BETTER than that other newb using the mic that came with his computer???

Yeah - that would make for a very useful site.....

 

[jdier]

Hi, I'm the ceo of big body records, we have equipment, and recorded vocals, the problem is getting our music to sound proffessional.......can any1 give us hints on how to make our music sound good and strong. Or any software that we can use??? Just let me know also if there's any equipment we can use.....we just bought a sony dtc recorder so let us know....

Thanks again

I found the articles listed here pretty helpful:

http://www.soundonsound.com/search?url=/search&Subject=71

Regarding your website, you should really think about having someone help out with some proof reading. I know it is brand new, but often times a website could be someone's first impression of you, your artists and your label. If it has spelling and grammer errors it makes you look a little unprofessional. On the other hand, the graphics and layout look very professional. Run some spell check and you will be rocking.

Good luck with the music and music business.

Jim

 

[ryanlikestorock]

You want to chase the pros away so all that's left are rookies comparing notes on how their Radio Shack mic sounds WAY BETTER than that other newb using the mic that came with his computer???

Yeah - that would make for a very useful site.....

Is there room for some sort of middle ground? I mean, some people here are just starting out. They shouldn't have to deal with 4-5 bullies telling them that their equipment is shit. They know that. Not just this thread, but many of them over the past few months...

Let's just note that this isn't prostudiorecording, it's homerecording. As I mentioned earlier, even though I'm coming in here with 10 years experience with home recording, I often feel like I'm in the wrong room by the way some people talk to the others.

I'm not trying to scare anyone away. I think it's great that some more experienced people are here to help out with some information on the homerecording forums. It's just a bit frustrating to see the bar raised up so high that newbies can't get any respect without investing a ton of money into gear.

Use sarcasm and antagonistic comments at your own risk of sounding like "one of the bullies", I guess.

 

[jdier]

This thread should be about Help with mastering, not who should or should not be here. Everyone adds something when we all stay on topic.

 

[Blue Bear Sound]

It's just a bit frustrating to see the bar raised up so high that newbies can't get any respect without investing a ton of money into gear.

Well - if you want to actually learn something, then the bar HAS to be raised.

And don't you think it's equally frustrating to pros to have to continually answer such questions as "I've got a radio shack mic and a cassette - why don't my recordings sound like commercial releases???"

 

[chessrock]

I mean, some people here are just starting out. They shouldn't have to deal with 4-5 bullies telling them that their equipment is shit. They know that. Not just this thread, but many of them over the past few months...

Let's just note that this isn't prostudiorecording, it's homerecording.

Hey Ryanlikesthecock,

You're being a little paranoid and delusional, man. I don't see anywhere where anyone's called your equipment or anyone else's shit.

Guy asked a "simple" question about how he can get his stuff to sound as good as what's on the radio. And a few guys who happen to be at least somewhat qualified answered the guy. I don't recall reading anything like: "Great recordings start at the source and great tracks make great mixes. And by the way, Ryanlikesthecock has shitty gear so let's pick on him." Nope. Don't recall seeing that anywhere.

Stop being paranoid. There are no big, ugly monsters out to get you or insult your gear, dude! Alright, maybe a bear or two, but they're harmless.

 

[Blue Bear Sound]

DON"T FEED THE BEARS!!!

 

[mrface2112]

i don't get it

i don't get why so many folks with crappy gear and crappy rooms get so put out when someone points to that as the reason their recordings aren't "pro quality". you'd think that would be common sense.

my gear is pretty crappy. i've got a wackie board, a delta 1010, an RNC, a couple symmetrix pieces (528, 425), and a handful of low-end mics (shures, evs, chinese condensers) and i record in a crappy room.

i get pretty decent sounding recordings considering......but i'm not about to complain that they're not pro. they're good enough for demos and for local-band style releases, but i'm not about to put them up against Train's latest cd. it's just a different league.

i LOVE having the "pros" around here. i've learned a LOT from them. i aspire to have a Neve Melbourne or something like that in my basement along with a handful of Neumanns, but those days are in the future and maybe not ever.


my point is, we people with "crappy gear" need to understand that fact. Maybe it should be in the "user agreement" you have to "sign" in order to become a member here.


wade

 

[Chibi Nappa]

Track well with quality mics and transparent preamps, don't colour the signal before it's time,

I have to disagree a bit. You don't always want quality mics or transparent preamps. If you want a filthy sound, use a filthy mic. If you want the color of a certain "colorful" preamp, use that preamp. I've heard vocal tracks done on $20 crappy mics because the song called for the lo-fi sound and it worked great. Makes more sense than recording a pristeen vocal track and then dirtying it up with a Protools plugin.

 

[ryanlikestorock]

It's all good. I'm not paranoid or anything like that... just looking out for the newbies.

 

[kylen]

hehe - most everyone is somebodys' newbie...

 

[C D'Asta]

This is the only forum that I haven't been slagged in for opinion tossing, I think that it may be the balance between those who go out to work and record and still come home with ideas to produce at the desk in the back bedroom and those who are at home all the time, a good, positive balance...This forum is about Home Recording and Mastering, and different tools, styles and opinions, and there is no such thing as "the kiddie pool" if you take your art seriously. So, let the big dogs bark and if you learn something in the process I can guarantee your art won't suffer.

 

[C D'Asta]

I have to disagree a bit. You don't always want quality mics or transparent preamps. If you want a filthy sound, use a filthy mic. If you want the color of a certain "colorful" preamp, use that preamp. I've heard vocal tracks done on $20 crappy mics because the song called for the lo-fi sound and it worked great. Makes more sense than recording a pristeen vocal track and then dirtying it up with a Protools plugin.

I wasn't even thinking like that when I wrote my lines, you are absolutely correct (in my opinion)...Of course, both ways are an option... My ex-drummer stepped on and crushed our Tascam portastudio years ago and swore that the damaged circuitry created the best distortion for guitar, he may have been insane, or brilliant, the world may never know.

(The CEO thing is a joke in and of itself, I've only got three guys here and I took the title because I started the company and make "executive" decisions, like, do this, don't do that, here's your check, and where's mine?)

 

[gordone]

The folks here are just responding to what the expectactions are of the people asking the ?s. If someone comes on here and admits they have no experience but want to learn how to get a decent sound, the experienced people won't tell them "You need to spend $$$$$$$, you have to use Neumann mics, anything else sucks!", but if someone comes here and asks "I have no experience or equipment, but I need to make my stuff sound like the radio, how do I do this?", then the professionals (or semi-pros) will chime in and tell them it takes alot of $$$ and experience. Yes, this is homerecording.com, but there is room for everyone here, as long as your expectations are realistic, if they are not, someone will "kindly" let you know