I mix with Pro Tools Mix Plus harware at the Moment and Logic software.
Any suggestion for a goot set up for compression before I master?

1) Shall I try to make sepatate groups (drums, guitars etc) and compress them? Or to compress the whole thing? May be both?

2) Shall I record the file as loud as I can? In which level to I have to go?

Thanks - Vagelis

Greetings, I thought I would throw this out and see who responds.

I am currently tracking with Nuendo on a PC p-4 using the Midiman delta series interfaces(4).

I have been tweaking out my room, which is rather large, about 27(L) x 22(W) x 10(H) and has various 50 degree angles from about the half way point on the walls up to the ceiling as its built over a garage.

Right now its standard drywall treatment, with carpet. Given its odd shape, I'm not quite sure what to do about my problem, which is:

Let's hear about mastering plugins Also feel free to comment on pluginsused for "premastering". Doc

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hey there bill and other masters, i read in one of the post in critique you mentioned about the artist providing a 2 mix with instruments and 2 mix with vocals. .why? i can kind of think why you might do that for control of vocal placement or eq/compression but could you be specific...or is this a trade secret and you would have to expose of my body? thanks mark

Ok, I'm using Ahead Nero to burn my CDs and Im about to create a master CD to send off to a pressing plant for duplication.

However I want to make sure I'm mastering to red book standard so the plant dont reject it.

This is my brother's band, I have recorded and mixed this song. I am interested to know if this is acceptable to a mastering facility? There will likely be a few small changes, like further compressing the lead vocals to keep it from jumping, but this would be close to the final mix in my opinion. Any comments greatly appreciated!

Well, along the lines of a couple of other posts here (like Don's "top 3 recordings"), I'd be interested in starting a post on the "Most Influential Artists" of our era.

Hi Folks,