Hi, I had a search for a similar thread, and my searches didn't trump anything so I thought I'd ask...

I have just completed a promotional recording, and would like to add a bit of polish to it, by either sending it off to a mastering house or getting my hands on a tc electronics finaliser which i have success with in the past

ordered this book off amazon on wednesday, has anyone else read/purchased this book? and if so what do you think of it;

http://www.amazon.com/dp/0071422862/?tag=r06fa-20

hello...

Released my ex-band's CD in 2006; & at that time, my vehicle only had a Cassette player. So I dubbed the music down to cassette for playback in that vehicle...& it sounded GREAT...I mean, really clear, detailed & punchy.

I am finishing up an R&B / Urban Pop album and am in need of a reputable mastering house. I am definitely on a budget, but for reference, several of my favorite albums were mastered by Brian Gardner at Bernie Grundman and Chris Gehringer at Sterling Sound.

I wonder what the state of the industry is these days. Are more people having their work mastered by a "stand alone" M.E. or are the do-it-yourself folks making yet more inroads?

What is the Rec.ORG community doing?
Has it worked out for you?
Would you change for your next project (either way)?

I was wondering if any of the ME's here have ever done any work for purely voice communications (e.g. prepping a track for playing over a bandwidth-limited channel).

Use WAVLAB or just Cubase “mastering section” to master?

Seems like they are about the same.

I have Cubase & have access to Wavelab.

For someone new to mastering, is there an important difference between?

I have 3 songs (all to be on the same demo CD).

ADD-ON QUESTION -

The time for me has come to master.

I have a few tools available to me.

1. Universal Audio UAD-1 card (loaded to the max)
2. Steinberg Wavelab
3. IK T-racks 24
4. Waves Diamond bundle

Which tool should I use to get the job done?

I am working with someone who wants to put a track zero hidden track on his next album; the 'song' is a drumbeat and rapped lyrics that are much more vulgar than the rest of the song, and only 'hardcore' fans will find it.

http://www.vloud.com/

Bahahahaha. It's really sad.