Hey all, this is my first post, but the forum here seems great, and i thought i'd post my kind of 'newbie' question.

Can anyone tell me what it IS actually? I kknow what it does but I don't know what it does.

A delay? Compressor?

Just curious how it gets it's 'maximizing' power.
Are there different types of maximizers? I know that Waves and TC both make an expensive hardware unit. Are they basically the same concept.

Thank you very much.

Hi, i have recorded and mixed this rock band. Am not totally happy with the mix but need a new perspective. I have spent a lot of time on the mix and would really appreciate a fresh opinion.
Please click on the link and have a listen if you have the time. All feedback will be much appreciated. Thanks. :) Full Song - 2.9MB
Sample - 1.6MB

K-Stereo - has anyone tried this unit?

The unit is designed after Bob Katz ideas... looks like he had Z-systems to make the unit.

Hi ...
My name is jeremy and i make electronic music . Always on vinyl . i've got about 6 records out now so everything is finally moving from being an experiment with the finished product to now knowing more or less which way to point the ship.

i had a few questions : i'm sure good mastering is good mastering but vinyl can be tricky and requires special care .

If there was a newbie mastering/mixing section, I would post these questions there...

I record and mix in Sonar and then edit my wave files in wavelab (for intro and outro and fades...)

I have been exporting just normal 16 bit 44.1 wav files from sonar. Would it be better to export higher quality files and knock them down to CD quality files in wavelab?

A good friend of mine - a DJ at a local radio station - does an annual Awards Show for the local independent music scene. The attendees will most likely be made up primarily of local band members and their mgmt types. This year he is putting together a seminar in addition to the awards show. He has asked me to do a "session" for the seminar on Mastering.

i have two external (firewire) plextor CD burners.i use toast jam for burning master audio CDs at 2x speed. how can i test which speed is best for master CDs. i dont have any audio analyzer or similar toll. tnx in advance,

I was wondering if there was a "better way" to process your final mixes in terms of dither and resampling, if necessary.

I assumed,

1. Highest quality final mix.
2. Limiter, master effects etc.
3. Dither to 16-bit.
4. Downsample to CD Sample Rate from 48khz to 44.1khz

Is this a rule or does it matter.

Hi guys!

Have you tried the Sontec 430 EQ?
I see a lot of mastering engineers that use it and says that it's the best(but for what?), does it have more color than the Maselec EQ?

What is it that the ME's like so much about it?

Best Regards,