MadAudio
Damned if I do
No, this is not some thread about est or Lifespring or any of that bullshit.
I just finished recording and mixing a band. We are all quite pleased with how it has turned out so far, but now the band wants me to master it. I made sure to tell them more than once during the sessions about the importance of having a mastering engineer master the material, and why that was so. I think the underlying issue is really money. As many people do, they expected to spend less time in the studio than they actually did, and therefor spent more money than they anticipated. At "friend rates" no less.
The real issue for me is the frickin' loudness wars. The first comment I got from the very first rough mix CD was "Why is it so quiet compared to ....." Arrrgghhh!
So I've got all my premaster mixes done. They are 24-bit, 44.1kHz. They average at -12dB but will peak at -6dB. My boss suggested "pretend you have different ears." Uh, funny, Pete, but not helpful.
Other suggestions?
I just finished recording and mixing a band. We are all quite pleased with how it has turned out so far, but now the band wants me to master it. I made sure to tell them more than once during the sessions about the importance of having a mastering engineer master the material, and why that was so. I think the underlying issue is really money. As many people do, they expected to spend less time in the studio than they actually did, and therefor spent more money than they anticipated. At "friend rates" no less.
The real issue for me is the frickin' loudness wars. The first comment I got from the very first rough mix CD was "Why is it so quiet compared to ....." Arrrgghhh!
So I've got all my premaster mixes done. They are 24-bit, 44.1kHz. They average at -12dB but will peak at -6dB. My boss suggested "pretend you have different ears." Uh, funny, Pete, but not helpful.
Other suggestions?
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