I am considering making the leap into 'VINYL cutting & mastering'.

I have been searching for a cutting system & equipment & it's very difficult to find anything (in USA at least).

I'm really interested in making test plates / acetates / dub plates for clients of my recording studio as well as myself.

What are some good equipment recommendations?

Sony Sound Forge - what do people think of it?

These finalizers have great reviews its just so tempting not to get one and try the wizard modes out. so i have three questions

1 jump straight in and get the tc electronic 96k and learn from the wizard mode

2 look for something secondhand like the dbx quantum

3 dont bother its just another mythe so you spend even more on being curious :roll:

Hi all,

I write and record music as a hobby. I have read a lot of posts on here about mastering, and that most artists DO NOT master their own tracks.

I'm recording a voice over to be run on television. Is there a standard maximum digital audio level (-18, -6, 0) db that is used in video production? Or is this dependent on the video production company?

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Hey guys, just got my CD back from mastering, and I thought I'd get some opinions from the mastering gurus...

I've posted a few songs, mastered and unmastered versions here:
Robbie

Ok now here is the deal, i was reading the reviews of the songs from this group project and it seems that the ones that recieved the best reviews were the ones whiich lacked a 20-450 section. This made the song very brittle and clean. Is that what clients want in a song? This brittle and clean and powerles music? Just listen to those which recieved high reviews and you'll see what i mean.

Hi,

Do you pro guys usually use a 31band graphic eq to "straighten out" the audio? when I use a spectrum analyzer set on RMS, I see that the line is pretty straight. so is this an "important" factor when mastering a track? I have tried to do it myself, and in some cases it can sound much more open, but at the same time take away some of the tracks "personality".

We are in need of a new "fun" topic so here it goes: :D

these questions are seperate of each other

1. What is the next piece of gear that you intend to buy?

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