What's up, I am almost finished recording my rap album in Pro Tools LE with the standard plugins that came with it. I am now trying to mix down my recordings. I have my track faders where I want them, and now I just want to mix it down. I know that I am supposed to make the master fader's indicator jump and high as it can without clipping, right?

Right i've just finished mastering some tracks on my computer using soundforge. The process was 16 track -> computer -> normalise -> compression and limiting bringing the overall volume up to a steady 0.0 decibels. However on putting the files onto CD, it is noticebly quieter than other CDs.

Hi There,

I'm looking for a mastering company with lots of (old) analog gear, tube and opto stuff for the mastering of a 16 tracks CD.

i know there is probably no right or wrong answer. but when mastering a stereo track through hardware which is better from those of have the experience, eq then compress, or compress than eq?

i am experimenting on mastering to a 1/2" tape machine, and wanted to know my best hardware or software routing for a final dump down.

ryan

Quick question.
What peaves a mastering engineer when you receive a mix? What are the biggest problems you come across that really complicate your task?

Hi

I am new to DAW recording. I have the following gear and set up and am guilty of buying a bunch of stuff before i knew what all it was. I understand this will irritate some here but please know I have been reading the manuals, testing things out etc etc

Ok I have

MAC G5 1.8 dual, with 160 Gig HD and another 250 Gig WD internal on the way.

I have

i love collecting CDs since i was a teener :) ...Does it follow that CDs labeled as "remastered" was remixed then mastered again? or is it the same old mix just remastered?. i have so many CDs which are now out again with the "remastered" copy :( TIA

Hello All,

I'm a newbie to recording (about 2 years under my belt w/o any school), and I rely on a lot of reading, trial/error, and trying to use my ears the best I can. Now that I'm understanding the roots, and learning what it takes to record a decent tune, I'd like to start learning what mastering really is.

Finally got to get a good listen to my tune submitted to Joe for mastering.
GOOD LORD is that the same tune I recorded in my meager home studio? Sounds sweet & gigantic!
I really expected my limitations to hamper the overall outcome, but seriously folks it sounds awesome..
I'll be posting the before and after here this weekend
Thanks Joe..

Jeano