When do you have to start mastering your music ?

macc · Post by **macc** » Thu May 14, 2009 6:29 pm

Yeah man, leave them in of course - it's a part of what makes your mix your mix

jittery · Post by **jittery** » Thu May 14, 2009 7:49 pm

Macc wrote:
Jittery wrote:you all keep saying that no compression is needed if you're going to get your track mastered by a pro, but are you only talking about compression on the master channel, or just compression in general?
Do whatever you need to do IN the mix to make the song sound how you want it to sound, so that it expresses your musical idea perfectly.

Don't do anything TO the mix (ie master bus) unless it is specifically in line with the above, and not done to make it louder.

ok, just wanted to make sure

melodik · Post by **melodik** » Mon May 18, 2009 1:27 pm

if you wantd to get one of yor tracks played out by a radio station would it need to be mastered or would a mixdown cut it?

legend4ry · Post by **legend4ry** » Mon May 18, 2009 2:09 pm

Melodik wrote:if you wantd to get one of yor tracks played out by a radio station would it need to be mastered or would a mixdown cut it?

just a nice mixdown is fine tbh - the DJ has the trim/gain knob after all if its to quiet!

melodik · Post by **melodik** » Mon May 18, 2009 2:43 pm

ta. makes getting tings out there bit more more accesible...

paradigm_x · Post by **paradigm_x** » Mon May 18, 2009 2:53 pm

this thread made me remember the LA2A mix chexer.

My latest mix was almost identical on or off

I nearly forgot to turn it off after a while

Cheers.

jtransition · Post by **jtransition** » Fri May 22, 2009 4:16 pm

Melodik wrote:if you wantd to get one of yor tracks played out by a radio station would it need to be mastered or would a mixdown cut it?

That depends on whether it’s a pirate or not, A legal music station will automatically compress all of its output whereas a pirate may or may not depending on the budget and an internet station.....well that’s another story

j wilderness · Post by **j wilderness** » Fri May 22, 2009 4:18 pm

FSTZ wrote:well,

I realize that eventhough I can produce good mixdowns that are playable at the club, etc...

there is no substitute for professional mastering

pretty much bang on.

fatasfunk · Post by **fatasfunk** » Thu May 28, 2009 4:23 pm

Macc wrote: - Referring to the LOUD thing above – trying to make your mixdown loud by smashing it before sending it to your ME is almost always detrimental to the final quality. If the thing is distorting every time the bass hits, there’s no way of getting rid of it properly. Think of it like toast, the ME can scrape the burned bits off but it never tastes like well-made toast.

Very nicely put man

I also usually use a food analogy! - It's like asking a gourmet chef to create a meal from ingredients which have already been cooked.

Making me hungry now.... mmmm toast.....

When do you have to start mastering your music ?

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