Vocals and Mastering

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I just noticed that while mixing my album, the vocals aren't consistent in regards to sound. For instance, the vocals on one track would have more of a hi-frequency while in another track, the EQ might not be as bright.

I was wondering, when I have all the tracks mastered, would the mastering engineer take care of having all the tracks sound fairly consistent?

If you're interested, the specific songs I'm talking about are "The Climb" and "A Living Prayer" found over here: http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=902562

I might adjust the EQ on "A Living Prayer" to decrease the his, but the vocals on "The Climb" sound a little less punchy.
 
It would be best to try to get them how you like it in the mixing stage.

The reason is, in mastering the ME could dial in on the frequency in question, (say it's 3-5k) to try to even the vocal out from song to song, but this will also effect other things that fall in that same region, like the top end if guitar, cymbals, top end of the snare, etc.
 
Thanks Waltz!

Just one quick question, does the mastering engineer also take care of the silence space at the end of the song? My tracks differ in the amount of silence space, and though it's probably not a big deal, I guess it feels more polished if it was uniform throughout the whole album.
 
One of the basic parts of the job is spacing and sequencing. One of the more overlooked parts for that matter... The flow of a recording can be screwed up rather easily if gaps are too short/too long...
 
Massive Master said:
One of the basic parts of the job is spacing and sequencing. One of the more overlooked parts for that matter... The flow of a recording can be screwed up rather easily if gaps are too short/too long...
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+1 - Besides assembly, spacing, sequencing etc. Making sure the fades feel natural or as intended and the intro's are clean with a little pre-gap spacing (blank digital space - 200ms) is also part of the mastering process. It's all in the details... for every song.
 
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