I see that mastering engineers are able to improve imaging on mixes. I was wondering what methods are used to accomplish this goal. If I had to guess, I imagine reclocking would be helpful- right? I suppose jitter would be the enemy of excellent imaging. Although, what is foreign to me is how mastering engineers are able to improve the imaging while only working with the 2 channel mix.

Hello All,
I'm nearing completion of a three to four song demo for submission to an independent label. Naturally, I want my band's music to be taken seriously so I'm prepared to have it mastered by an experienced professional.

I'm currently in the process of tracking and mixing a 7 song CD. But when I'm done with it, I'm not sure if I should master it myself, or spend the extra money to send it off and have a real pro master it.

So here's a mastering job I did of one of my peliminary mixes. I guess my basic question is how much better would it sound if it was done by real mastering engineer?

Hey all..
I'm down to the mastering portion of my latest project (9 song rawk album, lotsa OD'd Les Pauls thru Marshalls, you get the idea).

In the past I have only used my T-Racks mastering software to bump up the overall volume, make things sound a little bit bigger etc..

Hi Friends,

I am looking for a good mastering software standalone or VST. I am currently having a UAD-1, is there any plugin that is good for mastering.

thanx
d-gautam

Hello everyone !

I was wondering what Noise Reduction system (software or hardware) mastering facilities are using ? Also, if it is hardware, where exactely in the chain it is placed ?

Many thanks ! I am learning so much from you guys !

Richard

Has anyone purchased or demo'd one of these yet? I'd like to get my hands on one if it's like that.

anyone know where I can find some really good plugins for mastering?

Hi guys. I am having problems with a mastering suite. My master is on DAT and when they master to vinyl the sound is all distorted, mainly the vocals. They inform me that this is my fault because I have used certain processing on the vocals that do not work with vinyl. All I have used on the vocals are a Focusrite Voicemaster Pro with compressor, harmonics and tube sound all built in.

I recently learned about the 'sweep' technique using a parametric EQ where I set the Q bandwidth as small as it gets (20), the gain up +6dB, and sweep the frequency until I hear 'singers' (frequencies that seem to ring no matter what the instruments are doing) and pull them down -2.4dB.