Mastering For CD

clubroot · Post by **clubroot** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 6:57 pm

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jade_monkey · Post by **jade_monkey** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 7:08 pm

http://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Audio-S ... 0240805453

clubroot · Post by **clubroot** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 7:17 pm

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jade_monkey · Post by **jade_monkey** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 7:38 pm

You ask for a cheaper (not quicker) alternative for a professional mastering. The cheapest way would be learning it yourself, because this knowledge would improve your skills as a producer a lot.

You could also get Ozone (or any other mastering suite) and do their tutorials (http://www.izotope.com/products/audio/ozone/guides.html). Compared to the above its faster and leads to good results, too.

With mastering its the same as with everything else: You can buy guaranteed quality, make a bargain or get a lot of crap for a lot of money.

But nonetheless its important that your stuff gets a proper mastering. What sounds good in your studio or on your stereo can be a nightmare in the club.

I can recommend you Dubplates & Mastering, half of Berlin gets its stuff done here: http://www.dubplates-mastering.com/prices.html

clubroot · Post by **clubroot** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 8:04 pm

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clubroot · Post by **clubroot** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 8:07 pm

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Sharmaji · Post by **Sharmaji** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 9:46 pm

yes.

and like anything else, it depends upon the mastering engineer. i've had mixes come back great, i've had them come back too bassy (YES. TOO BASSY-- things become mud on a system), overcompressed, undercompressed, too loud, not loud enough, and everything in between.

2 schools of thought: if you're confident in your mixing (ie, you've mixed stuff before for relase and your mixes, in your mind, stand up to mastered CD's), then go balls out and send the mastering engineer a mix that you think needs no mastering. If you're good, then they really won't do much at all.

if, on the other hand, you're not confident in your mixing, then mix it so that it sounds full, powerful, balanced, and maybe a bit quiet and keep your peaks under 0dbFS. some say -3, some say -6... just stay away from anything goin above 0. don't put anything on the master buss, and go easy on eq and compression in general.

clubroot · Post by **clubroot** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 10:16 pm

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deadly_habit · Post by **deadly_habit** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 10:52 pm

http://mastering.subvertcentral.com/

clubroot · Post by **clubroot** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 12:59 am

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deadly_habit · Post by **deadly_habit** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 1:02 am

go with macc trust me
http://www.rolldabeats.com/artist/macc
or http://www.rolldabeats.com/label/subver ... recordings
these guys know their shit trust me
editand they deliver the goods
http://www.dogsonacid.com/showthread.ph ... ntral+macc

clubroot · Post by **clubroot** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 1:04 am

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deadly_habit · Post by **deadly_habit** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 1:06 am

dmrichmond wrote:I do love the way people on this forum post a link and a wink and expect it to answer all the questions in one go. Am I wrong looking for a little more then that?

lemme put it this way i used a british dnb mastering house for some laquers (well known dnb one)like 2 or the 3 masters and am sending off unhappy tune to master via macc soon to remaster then recut

John Locke · Post by **John Locke** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 1:10 am

yeah, had stuff done just for CD. i know its supposed 2b less tricky, but seemed 2b just as much work as for vinyl 2b honest. been more than happy with results so far. dont know what it cost tho cos i wasnt paying.

not really sure what u r asking really. if u r releasing a CD then get mastered for CD, if u r gonna release vinyl then get mastered for vinyl. but master either way. wouldnt consider releasing my stuff unmastered if thats what u thinking

clubroot · Post by **clubroot** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 1:10 am

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deadly_habit · Post by **deadly_habit** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 1:13 am

http://mastering.subvertbeats.com/index ... neers.html
Bob Macc

clubroot · Post by **clubroot** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 1:19 am

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clubroot · Post by **clubroot** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 1:27 am

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deadly_habit · Post by **deadly_habit** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 1:28 am

peep that sc digi008/009 for results man
wish this label and heads behind/running forum got more attn

John Locke · Post by **John Locke** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 10:51 am

dmrichmond wrote:Do you know where your tracks were mastered?

can only remember the engineers name, not the mastering house. its a place in paris so not a lot of use 2 u anyway. got 2 get sum tracks done in next few weeks n trying 2decide if i go back there or go more local: prefer being in on the session (which i was previously, cos i was in paris at the time)

EDIT: if u still not convinced, this thread of ppl complaining about unmastered digital releases might seal the deal:

http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.p ... ng&start=0

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