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Somebody stated this somewhere:

Many products are mastered with analog out, through analog
processors, and re-converted at a lower sample rate, JUST to avoid doing SRC.
To do SRC WELL, and sound as good as good D/A-A/D conversion takes a bunch of
work to do it right.

It is my understanding that boosting frequencies with an EQ will cause phase problems. Cutting frequencies will not cause these problems.

I don't understand the physics of this.

Is this due to time delay's in the EQ's filter?

Does this happen with all EQ types?

Is the phenomemon just ostensible? or related to specific sound cycle lengths?

Grettings, all.

My question involves Reason and what to do during mixdown to make for the best possible mastering.

Hi folks

Seems Waves linear phase EQ is a very interesting plugin and approach. However, I have seen some pro mastering guys complaning that subtracting at the mids shall make the sound a little weird.

How do you deal with linear phase x minimum phase eq choices? Of course Hi-Q filters shall introduce a much bigger phase shift.

I've just acquired an Akai GX-270DSS 4-track reel-to-reel recorder, and although I'm not new to recording, I am very new to analog recording. Is this a good machine to record my music onto for "that" sound once I've recorded and mixed in Pro Tools and pre-mastered using Wavelab's Mastering Edition? This thing weighs like 40 lbs.

What is the best sounding CD available (any genre) in terms of recording and mastering job out there? I know opinions will differ, but I an wanting to buy a CD to use as a learning too (listening and learning about what I should go for in terms of sound).

OK folks, I hope I don't sound too ignorant here, but I want to know what you think about something. I have a very small room 11' X 11' for mixing. I have had a hard time getting the EQ to translate to other systems. I have no problem with levels and the basics, but the EQ ain't happening.

Hi,

I'am starting to produce some work (jingles)for radio play, and I'd like to know if the mastering aproach is similar to that intended for normal CD playback.
Because of the compression that happens in radio stations, I think the audio shouldn't be too processd, but I'd like to know your opinions.

Thanks in advance

Hi! I am a very big fan of Toto. I have most of their albums, the preferred ones are: The Seventh One, Kingdom of Desire, IV, Mindfields.

My copy of Mindfields arrived today. It says it was masterd by GOD Ted Jensen.

To me seems that after track 07 they decided to go into a different direction. Some songs sound too bass heavy and a little distorted around the high mids.