Mastering software.

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Hello all,

I am considering to get mastering software here, and I'd like to hear some thought from everybody.

I did some research and looking at TC Electronics "MD3 Stereo Mastering" or Waves product such as "L3 Multimaximizer", etc..

Does anyone use or recommend any professional quality, good and warm sounding mastering software??
or any suggestions from your experiences?

Thanks!!:)
 
I don't know about good and warm sounding but I use Sound Forge 9 with the Izotope mastering plugs. I use the Mastering limiter in Izotope to get my stuff as loud as all the commercial CD's/:D

Actually the limiter in Izotope can do a good job if your careful with it. But that holds true for the L2 or L3.
 
thanks therage,
I read some other threads here and many people say Sound forge and Izotope are good.
Also, CD architect, which comes with Soundforge now probably, is good for PQ editor, etc.

But i guess the most important thing is get the best mix huh.
no mix, no master.

thanks for the suggestion.
 
I use Sound Forge 8 and Waves Ultramaximizer (not sure which version, I've had it years). Sometimes a bit of final EQ in Sound Forge.

Every track I do goes through the above process, and I can get the perceived volume up pretty good, without anything noticeable creeping in.

Of course the best option is to go to a professional mastering engineer if your project is 'serious' or for commercial release. But I generally stick with my home-brew mastering (free :) ) for what I do. For the handful of commissions I get a year (online, TV ads, songs etc.) I never had any complaints.
 
mixtwo said:
But i guess the most important thing is get the best mix huh.
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And to get that you need good tracking.

The best thing I ever did for my own recordings was treating my room. You just cannot overlook the importance of it. Tracking voice and acoustic instruments in a untreated room leaves you a big mess when it's time to mix.
 
I use Wavelab for stereo editing, with a variety of plugins.

The places I know personally who actually master with software are using Sequoia mixed with outboard.
 
Not on a dare.

There's one way to fix the acoustics in a room -- FIX the acoustics in the room. Anything else (such as "EQ correction") isn't actually correcting anything -- It's taking the problematic frequencies and making them disappear - Yes, making your *system* less accurate to make up for your inaccurate space.
 
....a nice sounding mixing desk...from start to finish! (insert smiley face here)
 
Massive Master said:
Not on a dare.

There's one way to fix the acoustics in a room -- FIX the acoustics in the room. Anything else (such as "EQ correction") isn't actually correcting anything -- It's taking the problematic frequencies and making them disappear - Yes, making your *system* less accurate to make up for your inaccurate space.
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thanks,
i see,,
so those EQ correction systems are one of the many scums in a commercial world huh. :rolleyes:
sadly..
 
They're good for home theatre systems where you want to make up for a bad room by taking the "bad" out of it.

But again, by taking out what's bad in the room you're missing a lot of what was there - and what you'd still be hearing if the room was in decent shape acoustically.

No different than EQ'ing at FOH -- It's not to make the system sound better, it's to make the bad "less bad" and to suppress feedback. You're still removing sound that would otherwise be heard -- But in a live situation, it's the lesser of two evils. In a recording situation, you're dealing with an inaccurate space and dealing with it by making the speakers less accurate.

That last sentence hurt my brain just from typing it.
 
thanks Massive Master,
your great explanation has nourished my brain.:)
 
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