mastering format

[scotto]

I have just finished mixing for a band that I also did all the tracking for, while I have recorded a few projects before, this was the first time that I was the one who did the mixing. Now it is time to send off to master. I was told to send the 24 bit versions of the mixes'. My question is.... how do you make a cd of the 24 bit mixes? I am under the impression that using Jam or Toast or whatever burning program will make these into 16bit audio cd's, so do I make a data cd? and if so how do they master that? I am just very unclear on this whole subject. I use a Mac/ pro tools LE/ and recorded at 24bit 44k if this helps for any responses I may get.
Thanks for any help.

 

[Blue Bear Sound]

You provide the mixes as either a CD24 disc, or a data CD that contain the hi-res WAVs (or AIFF) files of your mixdown.

 

[bblackwood]

Set Toast to burn a 'Data disc' and drop your audio files into the window. Make you burn it mac/pc compaitible just in case...

 

[scotto]

Thank you, for your replies, just curious what is a cd24?

 

[masteringhouse]

I have just finished mixing for a band that I also did all the tracking for, while I have recorded a few projects before, this was the first time that I was the one who did the mixing. Now it is time to send off to master. I was told to send the 24 bit versions of the mixes'. My question is.... how do you make a cd of the 24 bit mixes? I am under the impression that using Jam or Toast or whatever burning program will make these into 16bit audio cd's, so do I make a data cd? and if so how do they master that? I am just very unclear on this whole subject. I use a Mac/ pro tools LE/ and recorded at 24bit 44k if this helps for any responses I may get.
Thanks for any help.

You would burn a data CD instead of an audio CD. In the case of Mac this is really easy. Just put in a blank CD and drag the audio files to the CD, then drag the CD icon to the trash bin to burn it.

 

[Massive Master]

Do your mastering engineer a favor and mark the disc "DATA - 24-BIT AUDIO FILES" or something similar also...

John Scrip - www.massivemastering.com

 

[Son of Mixerman]

Ok thats enough!!


No more than two sucessful Mastering Engineers allowed in a thread at a time!!!!


Whoed Evah thunk HR..com would have help from real Mastering Pro's? A quick search says this is a recent phenomina. Kewl

Tom, Brad and John.... YOU GUYS ROCK!



SoMm

 

[Massive Master]

Brad and I are "cousins" now - In a good & bad way...

The good way: I'm mastering an album from a band that Brad has mastered before.

The bad way: This is the follow-up to the album that Brad mastered - It's on Katz's "CD Honor Roll" - Talk about pressure!

 

[malcolm123]

Brad and I are "cousins" now - In a good & bad way...

The good way: I'm mastering an album from a band that Brad has mastered before.

The bad way: This is the follow-up to the album that Brad mastered - It's on Katz's "CD Honor Roll" - Talk about pressure!

I love Dis Board !!!

Cant wait to hear it !!!


Malcolm

 

[Son of Mixerman]

Brad and I are "cousins" now - In a good & bad way...

The good way: I'm mastering an album from a band that Brad has mastered before.

The bad way: This is the follow-up to the album that Brad mastered - It's on Katz's "CD Honor Roll" - Talk about pressure!

Certainly you enjoy a challenge


Well at least you have a great Benchmark rather than Vlado the implaler...

I exposed myself on Womp2! Its one thing to be naked.....


Its an entirely different for other people to see the ugliness of it all



SoMm

 

[TexRoadkill]

Thank you, for your replies, just curious what is a cd24?

It's a 24bit audio disc. The Alesis Masterlink will write them and I'm not sure what else.