Need advice on mastering

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Which is another way of saying what he did earlier about how you have to have a mix that is "close" to "consumer-ready product" (your words...I would have used "commercial product" myself........), cause no amount of mastering is going to take a turd of a production and make it sound "big time".
 
sonusman said:
cause no amount of mastering is going to take a turd of a production and make it sound "big time".

I wish that you could post this on the 100+ mastering ads I've seen that say otherwise ...

Can I use this quote on my site? :)
 
If you can afford to shell out $300 to $400 bucks for Wavelab you might as well negotiate with Sonusman a price for the songs you want mastered assuming its not a box set.

I believe Bruce will even negotiate a decent price for mastering a disc for those who need the gap in left field filled.

I haven't mastered a disc since April so Im out of touch with my ears :) I got my tracking ears on right now and they be burnt to a crisp around the edges. I will master just about anything I guess..turds...droppings...fecal dust... just no really lose movements.

I volunteered to master a cd for some fans of Steve Vai... I got 13 songs, all but 2 from mp3 and 3 of them have been through some sort of Orban experiment gone bad.

Nothing like having to actually work to get a decent master...

Still waiting for WompIII :)

Welcome to http://www.guineapigmastering.com :)



SoMm
 
IMO masteringhouse & sonusman hit paydirt in this thread...some other folks had some good tips too, hehe.

Strive to get the best sound out of the equipment you can afford. Strive to make the best possible mix. Learn when to DIY and when to send it out for mastering. Get feedback from a variety of sources. Constantly improve your skillset and tools. Repeat Forever...

Obviously it takes a few years to get to the point where something begins to rival commercial mixes and mastered releases. Anyone who has the 'bug' will stick with it and produce mess after mess after mess - until one day your ears and psychoacoustic senses begin to tell you that something is beginning to sound very good !
 
Massive Master said:
MichaelM: Sorry to hear about your band. I hate to say that's a pretty common story. I used to work with a lot of bands who were going into the studio for the first time - I'd guess that 20-25% broke up before the project was done. And thanks for the comments! One of these days I'm going to have to add some more... One of these days... :o

Yeah thats cool, I did the recordings so it cost me $60 or something like that to hire some of the mics and then a parking fine to pick them up. I'm happier with what I'm playing now anyway.
 
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