Mastering for the web

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Do you master for the web?

  • Yes, you must do this or you will perish

    Votes: 5 38.5%

  • No, why should I?

    Votes: 3 23.1%

  • No, I dont know why and how.

    Votes: 2 15.4%

  • what is this "web" thing anyway?

    Votes: 3 23.1%
  • Total voters
    13
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P Hallin

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The question is: do you guys master your tracks for the web before you post them as mp3´s. Why and why not?
 
Nope, I have never posted an mp3 that has been mastered, DIY mastering or otherwise. In fact Ive never posted anything that has been mixed with monitors. My last CD-R/MP3 release was mixed on busted headphone, I was pressured by friends bigger than me to web it before my micro studio was complete (still isn't), the PC was on the floor, no chairs, the desk I had planned on using I borrowed from the laundry room and broke when I tried to sit my rack on it. It was a pathetic adventure, where everything went wrong, even fried the sound card once...on and on and on. But I suck anyway like Bruce said and therefore Im a bad example...Jeesh why am I even posting this...Nevermind!



Peace,
Dennis
 
I never said that you suck Dennis...

Well ok... maybe once... but I didn't really mean it! Well... maybe a little... ok... you DO suck!!!

:D :D

Bruce
 
I do. Only because the songs I've recorded myself thus far have been more "production idea demos" I do until I record the real deal, meaning that what they are is what they are.....demos. It's all they will ever be but I want to keep them on cd for myself and I like to post them on my site for the hell of it.

I like them better "mastered" because I can punch em up a bit where they need it as well as add some volume so I don't have to crank my volume half way up to hear it. I want to point out that I use the term "mastering" looser than loosely because I very well understand what goes into REAL mastering...and what I do here at home definitely AINT it;)

I also like to practice tweaking....I've actually gotten better at it over the course of a year just playing around. You gotta start somewhere, I suppose. I think it's good practice for the ears AND you will learn what you do wrong in your mixing because you will find the things that "mastering" is just NOT fixing.

All that said....I think you should just to bump up the volume a few DBs if nothing else. I know I enjoy hearing stuff off the net better when I don't have to adjust the volume as much. And keep in mind that to the average consumer or listener....quiet means it sucks unfortunately:rolleyes: :rolleyes:


heylow, dammit:mad:
 
I master 'em just so I can learn how the hell to master stuff. Every time I do a new mix of a song, I mixdown and then do some mastering stuff. That's all. I just wanna learn how and all the tips and how-to's aren't gonna mean much until I get experience. Even If I never master something professionally, I still want to learn.
 
The February EQ magazine had an EXCELLENT article regarding this.

Just FYI, go try to find it.

H2H
 
Some guys seem to act as if MASTERING were some holy sacrement that we're not worthy even to view.It seems to me it certainly is tricky to learn all the subtle skills to polish up what may be music with sonic defects,but the only way for me to get from here to there is if I start practicing (however rude and crude it is) on my projects at hand.After all,this is homerec and the vast bulk of us are do it yourselfers whose music isn't meant for commercial release anyway.This community in really an online school,an opportunity to practice mastering and all the other skills.GO FOR IT!
Tom
 
Hard2Hear said:
The February EQ magazine had an EXCELLENT article regarding this.

Just FYI, go try to find it.

H2H
Click to expand...

I saw it. Thats part of the reason I posted this thread...
 
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