mixing-mastering

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BrettB

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Hi all,

Although I've allready experience with recording and I'm studying for producer I have still some interpretation-problems with 'mastering'. Am I right when I say that mastering is the proces that you gotta go through when you make the basic for burning a CD? One of the previous threads, where was said that a bad mix could be helped with remastering confused me. I always thought mastering tried to adapt the music to the frequency respons and dynamic range of a CD.

Sorry for my confusing question, but I just want this confusion out of my head for once and for all...

Thx!

BrettB
 
As far as i'm concerned, anything you do to a recording after tracking is completed is mastering, all the way up do the duplicating process.

Sorry, you can't mask a bad mix with any kind of mastering. S*** still stinks no matter how it's packaged!
 
Hmmmmmmmm....

I really don't agree with beetlefan's take on mastering all the way.

I believe it really helps to have a really good mix going on at first, then any processing at mastering would be minimal.

But......My experience with good mastering is that the mix starts to sort of "flatten out". Stuff that may be a bit too quiet get's a hair louder, and stuff a bit too loud tames down a bit. I posted something in the mp3 forum that really illustrated (I believe) how a bit of eq and compression can really change and help out a mix.

I will agree that any processing after the fact is going to alter the original mix. But, many people are looking for that to happen, and the art of mastering is being able to do so in a musical way.

Ed
 
Yes,Master

I'm still looking for the Talent button,I haven;t gotten that far yet!Cheers!
 
I consider mastering to be "fixing the mix" so to speak...

If I recall correctly, I think it was Bob Ludwig who said something to the extent of: "I've only had one mix in my hands my entire career that I could honestly say "There's nothing I can do."."


"Mastering is the technical and creative act of balancing, equalizing and enhancing, analog or digital tapes so that the finished product will have attained the maximum musicality and competitiveness in the open market."

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Thanx for your reply.. The sky is getting clearer!:-)

greetings!

Brett
 
RE - copyright that sucker. Before the guys who said it do. LOL
 
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