weinberg1.jpg Santa Monica, CA, March 27, 2013 –Following his 30 year career as head mastering engineer at Masterdisk, where he mastered The Ramones, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, U2, Public Enemy, The Smashing Pumpkins, Beastie Boys, Herbie Hancock, Nirvana and so many others, Howie Weinberg has established himself as one of the most in-demand mastering engineers in the world. His success led to him opening his own facility in 2011, appropriately named Howie Weinberg Mastering. ...
MaximalSound proposes a new service for its loyal customers. Once created, a VIP account can be fed with units purchased with a volume discount. The VIP offers vary by the amount of purchased units and offered bonuses. Other benefits: Using a VIP account allows simultaneous uploads.A single custom page monitors the jobs progress. Downloads and purchases are also done from this custom page.The random demo sample is extended to 60 seconds. The ...
Updated 03-20-2013 at 01:47 PM by Laurend
Here are few examples produced by the current version of the MaximalSound algorithm. The gain corrections required for a constant volume A/B comparison are specified under the "After" player. Just Friends Before After Correction -6.75 dB Room 34 Before ...
Updated 03-30-2013 at 01:15 PM by Laurend
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A lot a people wants to know the theoretical basis of the MaximalSound algorithm. I've just created a dedicated site which gathers all major papers I used to design the whole process. Don't be afraid by the maths, most ideas can be understood without being a rocket scientist. mastering.maximalsound.com
Updated 07-01-2012 at 07:41 AM by Laurend
At last, the new web site is on line! The online algorithm is updated to version 3. This latest development provides an improvement in the low frequencies through a refined psycho-acoustic model for this part of the spectrum.Audio files in 32 bit float are now supported in order to eliminate any risk of saturation during mixing in this format.The free preview duration is increased by 50%The upload page is simplified.The site now includes a customer page. Apart from ...
Updated 05-18-2012 at 10:43 AM by Laurend (typo)
Mastered for iTunes: how audio engineers tweak music for the iPod age From Arstechnica.com: In an age when Apple has become the top music retailer without selling a single physical disc, audio engineers are increasingly creating specially mastered versions of songs and albums designed to counteract the audio degradation caused by compression. Though audiophiles typically scoff at paying for compressed audio, preferring vinyl or high-end digital formats such as DVD-A, ...
This paper is a good intruduction to a rational definition of the dynamic range. http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/sep1...s/loudness.htm A free source of knowledge from a Master. http://www.digido.com/articles-demos.html
The Despair of the Mastering Engineer The Level-War and the Lost Dynamics I have been recording music from the age of 16 and have been working as a professional sound/mastering engineer since 1972. The Loudness-War has been with us for as long as I can remember. However, over the last couple of years it has grown completely out of proportion. So far that today's music is really suffering from this hyper-compression and so is the listener. About Compression ...
Updated 02-02-2011 at 02:12 AM by FOON
I record my own music. I don't own a studio, and I don't receive any money for recording. I have almost everything I need to make decent sounding recordings. The one missing link in my chain is good mastering. I try to avoid plug-ins as much as possible. I especially don't like how most of them treat bass. I've tried pretty much everything that I can afford. I've had the chance to hear a few high-end pieces of mastering gear, and realized that I was going to need to make that leap if I wanted the ...
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