speaking of Mastering programs

  • Thread starter Thread starter Walter Tore
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maybe look into a finalizer? apparently it has some great presets if you only go that route.
 
I'm sure theres plenty of people who can answer this question better than me,but i'l give it a try.

Theres many ways of mastering outbox,here are some.

1-Use a insert and send it out of the computer to the hardware chain.

2-Play the whole track out to the hardware and back to the computer.

3-play your tracks out of the computer to analog mixer,mix the tracks analog,and run the mixed signal to the hardware(whatever you use) and back into the computer.

I understand that the last one is the hardest one,but its better to use less conversions,therefore do as much as possible before converting back to digital

Anyone else would like to add anything?Sorry i'm still a newb when it comes down to it.Everything i write i learn from the bigboys here. :D
 
Waves Masters Bundle with the linear phase EQ, lin phase multiband compressor, L2 limiter. I've used them for the last two years. I use the multiband comp and L2 on pretty much everything I do.

Tim
 
Timothy Lawler said:
I use the multiband comp and L2 on pretty much everything I do.
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Why would you use MBC on everything you do?!?
 
Because everything I do is the same type of instrument, same room, same general sonority. Works for me.

Tim
 
Walter, I'm familiar with your recordings, and don't know if we have the same processing needs, but FWIW re the Waves Masters bundle, the particular things I like about it are:

The LinEQ's low freq filter does something really nice to the sound just by being turned on, whether boosting or cutting, and whether in bell or shelf mode. I never use more than 2-3 dB change. I rarely use the EQ actually, and almost never use it on anything above 1 kHz.

The Lin multiband is fantastic for taming overly active dynamics in the low end and low mids. I use it very gently and to my ear it works without doing anything bad to the sound. Setting the crossover points is everything though. Occasionally I want to reduce the upper mids on a file and I like the sound of the multiband for that better than the lin EQ.

The L2 is kind of failsafe. As long as I don't ask it to do more than 2-3 dB of gain reduction, it also doesn't do anything bad to the sound, just controls the level. I like the sound of its dithering and use it always for that.

Tim
 
thanks for all the responses so far! I think connecting metal boxed, outboard gear, to my computer program, is above my knowledge. I am going to check out all the suggestions.


Timothy: I, like you, record the same-just me, or my band, in the same situations. I record so many songs, often 2 or more cds a week, that I strive for a template, for each instrument line up I use, and then can mix/master a song in a matter of minutes. I will check out the program. Thanks!

I found this one. Is this it? What is the difference between the Native and TDM programs, besides the price? Thanks again.

http://www.samash.com/catalog/showi...rase=&Contains=&Search_Type=SEARCH&GroupCode=

Walter
 
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