Mastering Advise, please?

[lollycross]

Hello,
I have a small digital recorder, but it doesn't Master well
enough to even be called mastered.
My c.d. is all acoustical instruments and I don't expect to
sell very many, but I wish to make a few more c.d.'s too.
If I pay to have each one Mastered by a professional,
it seems like a waste of money.....can anyone recommend
a Mastering Program for the computer or??????
Help, Lolly

 

[scottboyher]

Download the trial version of Cool Edit and play around with that. If it is just for yourself you can get some pretty good results with CE 2.0.

 

[gospel]

You said the "M" word!!

just kidding, but watch out.

 

[Meshuggah]

/me takes cover from the charging blue bear...

 

[Blue Bear Sound]

/me takes cover from the charging blue bear...

Naw... if people want to fuck their projects over with self-masterbat, er... mastering, then who am I to disagree?!!?!

 

[MiXit-G]

I just tracked a really good fart, it sounds ok but i think it needs that special 'touch'.
Do you think i should send it to a mastering house??

 

[fenix]

Waves L2, waves broadband eq and Waves linmb should be sufficient.

 

[Blue Bear Sound]

I just tracked a really good fart, it sounds ok but i think it needs that special 'touch'.
Do you think i should send it to a mastering house??

Only if you're going to release it!

Waituminut... you already did!

 

[chessrock]

Just slap some verb on the conductor, throw some maxx bass on the Jesus choo-choo, and you should be all set.

 

[strmkr]

Just slap some verb on the conductor, throw some maxx bass on the Jesus choo-choo, and you should be all set.

ROFLMFAO!

Actually,I have been getting some pretty good results with this

 

[Meshuggah]

Waves L2, waves broadband eq and Waves linmb should be sufficient.

That's what I use, but I always let the client decide if they want that version, or the raw mix...
So far, they seem to like my "post editing"...