Jules, can you recommend a good mastering facility in London.
Many thanks

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look, a friend of mine suggested that i record all my traks under 0db until i get to the mastering stage..What do you think? And can anybody out there give me a version of their mastering checklist in 2500 words or less :) ?

I have worked out a system of keeping mastered and un-masterd copies of my mixes.

Confessions:

For a few years I used a Finalizer on all mixes, totaly maxed out.

I gave that up in favor of mastering in a DAW, I auditioned Waves plugins directly against the Finalizer and Waves won (for EQ anyway) They were less harsh.

Does anyone have any tips on mastering orchestral recordings? It seems to me that one would want to preserve as much of the dynamics as possible. Is any EQ, maximizing or compression ever applied? Of course each situation might warrant different techniques, but what might the ‘norm’ be—if any?

Hello all!

As luck has it...I am going through a divorce and moving.

I will resume the mastering project and mailouts on the week of October 20th.

This is my NEW address...please make a note of it.

Sorry for the delay but moving 20,000 pounds of equipment 700 miles is a royal bitch.

New address here:

Hey guys. I just ordered the WavesC4 plug. One day after ordering somebody offered me the NPP pack (L1, C1, Q10 etc) for a fairly reasonable price. It was from 1997 however. (don't know which version, but with dongle)

My own mastering projects are not for mass-productions (2500+), only for smaller projects. Should I buy the NPP packet also, or will the C4 just do fine ?

Not that I disagree with the sentiment, but then what's a "rough mix"? I consider my mix done when I've done my best with it, but I'm pretty darned certain that doesn't mean I've mastered it. Are you talking about leveling/normalization, or anything to do with the two track AFTER initial mixdown?

Well I really need help. .u can hear what the songs are like at the moment by go to:

http://www.mp3.com/OneMotion

Its not mixed yet tho, will be a better sound in the End..

tell me if you are intressted in help me out ..

/AzzXaA

can anyone recommend a mastering engineer that specializes in giving digital recordings analog depth. The big mastering facility in my area is trying to recommend me not to have my recording mastered to tape as it will just add hiss, so basically i said forget this guy cause he obviously doesn't understand what i'm going for. any recommendations?