Yes, that's the correct order. But you may want to check your level again after you sample rate convert. Depending on what your using to SRC, it could jump .1 DB.

Mike

I just read on the first page of this topic that you just finished your FIRST project . About a year ago a small band needed more time but didn't have the $, but had some low-end gear. One of these pieces of gear was a ( forgive me Lord ) Behringer DSP 9024, it's a 5 band comperssor / EQ with a few other things. On some of my off-time I would take this toy out for a spin. It took some time to learn how to use it, but for someone who just finished their first prjt. and is just getting started, you can educate yourself and learn a lot with this unit. They origanally sold for over $500.00 and now go for around $150.00 thats what I gave him credit for on his bill. For me, I would never go out and purchase this unit now, but 35 years ago I would have learned a lot with it. It will level out all the tracks in your play list to the hotest before clip and your dynamic range will still be intact. No I'm not a berr---- freak, I'm just trying to help someone just starting out

When does one become an ME.

2 years? 5 years? 30 years? 80 years?

None of you can answer that, nor will you ever be able to. Or you would probably answer (d).

I sense some "high-horsedness" on this thread. I'd like to A/B my mastering jobs with some professionals and see how much different they are.

where did this come from. Sorry, no pissing contests here. You can buy any of our work at your local music store if you would like to check it out.

Originally posted by Breezes:
When does one become an ME.

2 years? 5 years? 30 years? 80 years?

None of you can answer that, nor will you ever be able to. Or you would probably answer (d).

I sense some "high-horsiness" on this thread. I'd like to A/B my mastering jobs with some professionals and see how much different they are.

I will take a crack at answering your question...

When you can charge for your work and people will pay you to do it for them. There is no set time period. If clients are comfortable with what you are doing and are willing to pay you for doing their mastering then I guess you can consider yourself a mastering engineer.

If you do mastering that no one pays you to do then I guess you are not yet a working mastering engineer nor are you a professional in the truest sense of the word.

If you have done some work for some of the bigger names in the music business and gotten paid for it, like a couple of the moderators of this forum have done, then I guess you could be called a professional ME.

I went to your website. Your prices are more than reasonable and I trust you have lots of business if you are as good as you say you are in your post.

Many of the people on this list have CDs that you can purchase in any record store. They have "paid their dues" and are well respected for the quantity and quality of their work. People seek out for their skills and want to work with them.

If you propose that you are in the same league as these people then that is your prerogative. Only the people who use your services and your peers can truly say that you rank with the best. Calling yourself a great ME is one thing, actually being one is another matter all together.

As to your comment about "high-horsiness" what are you basing that on? I don't remember seeing you, your studio or your mastering being discussed or criticized. Is there something I missed on the previous posts? I don't really understand the anger that is behind your post.

The free flow of information is one of the things that makes this web board great. If everyone is going to get into a pissing contest with everyone else nothing is going to be gained.

Lets all get away from personal attacks and mud slinging and get back to the thing we all love the most - MASTERING

MTCW

[ January 27, 2004, 04:17 PM: Message edited by: Thomas W. Bethel ]

Thomas, that was better said than mine.

Originally posted by Nolan Venhola:
When does one become an ME.

2 years? 5 years? 30 years? 80 years?

Nolan Venhola,

That question is unanswerable. And you forgot one other probable answer... "never".

Asking that question is like asking how long one has to paint before becoming a DiVinci.... Michaelangelo........ or play the piano to become a world class pianist.

Reality is that some people could hope with all their hearts and never become a Mastering Engineer - not if they spent eternity trying.

People are born with an aptitude for certain things and although those things may come to them easily - other things will never be in their reach... others have aptitude in the same area - but have to work very hard at it in order to succeed.......

I have a brother who is a mathematician.... he was rated by the NSA and United States Air Force as one of the top 100 super computer scientists in the world....... he developed a written solution for the 4 colour theorum..... and i will never forget him telling me how he had the hardest time with math - just could not get the higher maths to make any sense to him - right up until the time he read a book entitled "Mathematics for the Millions"...... and suddenly something just clicked.

He's really a genius - but it took a catylyst to make it work for him.

For some it comes easy - for some it just comes when the time is right - and for some........it never comes at all.

Rod

[ January 29, 2004, 03:50 PM: Message edited by: Rod Gervais ]

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jeez

If you are a professional, and you are humble enough to come to a recording forum for christs sake, then you are open to suggestion. That alone deserves humility and respect.

New Rule for you guys who jump on people - don't answer their questions if they appear beneath you - saves their time and yours. and mine and others!

I come here because I respect many here at RO and their opinions - not those who waste time insulting others.

This is one of the few forums that counts in the arena of pro audio, so lets keep it clean and friendly, not bitter and f*cked up

Some of you got to where you are now - by learning, slogging , making mistakes, and I'll bet lots of folks were nice to you on the way up and helped you hone your craft. Let others have the way ahead to learn - don't stamp on that possibility!

End of rant.

:c:

this was dead awhile back. it keeps cropping up like a bad habit. I think I'll lock it cause it's getting old.