Mastering Recommendations

[helpermonkey]

Anyone have any experience with sending a CD of home-recorded material out to be mastered? I've seen a lot of websites for mastering houses, but no articles/threads about who people's experiences or recommendations.

 

[Blue Bear Sound]

ANYTHING can be sent to a mastering house, but you have to ask yourself if the recordings merit it, and also what your intention is for the mastered recordings (for sale? family? friends?)

Add polish to a mediocre recording and you get a polished mediocre recording... on the other hand, if the recordings are reasonably well-balanced and well-mixed, mastering can really make 'em shine!

It is ultimately up to you to decide whether the costs are worth it.... be brutally honest with yourself and then decide....

Bruce

 

[helpermonkey]

Whoops, I see I was a little unclear -- let me clarify my question. Does anyone have any info on *specific* mastering houses that they've used and if they were happy with the work? I'm shopping around for one, but can find very little objective reporting on the subject.

 

[Blue Bear Sound]

Ooops!

Sorry.... if you check out R.A.P. (rec.audio.pro NG) - there was a recent thread there on Mastering house recommendations.... should be some good tips.

Hey - if you got the bucks - send it to the master himself! (Bob Katz) His site is www.digido.com.... there's also Nancy Matters - she was featured in the latest EQ... she also particpates in EQ mag forums at http://www.musicplayer.com/cgi-bin/Ultimate.cgi?action=intro&BypassCookie-true

Bruce

 

[Gidge]

Ed (Sonusman) does mastering....

 

[Blue Bear Sound]

Doh!!!!!!!!

*slaps head*

Gidge, don't tell Ed I forgot to mention him!



Bruce

 

[Gidge]

https://homerecording.com/bbs/showthread.php?s=&threadid=26515&highlight=commercial

helpermonkey, you can check out one of Ed's mastering masterpieces here...You may want to post a mix in the MP3 Mixing Clinic and let some of these guys tell you if its worth mastering....

Bruce, I promise I wont tell....