thats three periods you got there.Originally Posted by SummerOfSam
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thats three periods you got there.Originally Posted by SummerOfSam
"The Taoiseach's plans are a quick fix, not a long term solution" - DJ Sunil Sharpe
Very well said, I learned this the hard wayOriginally Posted by Evil G
To add to that sometimes it’s that over compressed sound which makes a record what it is. It adds a little rawness to it which compromises the clarity/bandwidth. There is a line in there too, but where the line is, is subject. Example, I find so called schranze crosses the line with over compression, distortion I also find a lot of techno too polished (like a pop records) as I like dirty sounds and powerful mids. I mean listen to a wu-tang album and that grittiness and flatness adds a little character, listen to 2pac and it’s a completely different story. Some would argue that the mastering on a 2pac track is much better than a wu-tang yet they are two very different sounds. It’s all subjective personal preference. Should we really try to standardize everything? People already argue that everything is sounding too similar. I agree with all the points made, just offering a little bit of a different angle there.
Ive got a bit of beef with the amount of top end people use, everyone seems to add loads of it. Even at the start of a track there’s those bloody hihats. Like its somekinda rule, same with bass and rides
“I remember back in’t when 1st 17 bars was just a kick drum wiv a bit of reverb and some synth and not all these bloody hi hats everywhere” :lol:
Cursed hi hats. ruining everyone's fun.
By the way, does anyone have some little white mice? We appear to be drowning in a sea of periods.
Mastering? I have NO bloddy idea.
All i do is
Remove frequencies below 20hz
Check the DC offset
Top/ Tail
Little Boost here n there, no more than 0.5db max
Little Cut here n there, no more than -1db
Have a go at compressing, 1.5:1 max
Then i sack it all off and send it away.
Mixdown
Run mixdown through outboard compressor on mild setting
Cut below 30-45hz depending on what the track is doing
Multiband compression
Multiband limiting
Then listen to finished product on as many systems, speakers and headphones as possible and keep amending until it sounds right, referencing a few well produced and similar track you know sound good already.
Had I the money and someone wanting to release my music I wouldn't even bother - would just stop at the mixdown and send it away. But, if you're sending stuff out a mixdown sounds rubbish, so you need to try mastering it yourself to get people's attention.
People dedicate their lives to being mastering engineers. A cracked copy of wavez is never going to put you on their level.
45hz???Originally Posted by Jay Pace
I boost kicks at 45...
thats madnessOriginally Posted by dodgyedgy
Solitary by nature.
Isolation is the gift.
Does anyone have courage to stand apart any more?
myspace.com/dirtybassgrooves
http://www.myspace.com/dirtybassvoidloss
http://www.subgenius.com
the boosting :)
Originally Posted by dirty_bass
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"The Taoiseach's plans are a quick fix, not a long term solution" - DJ Sunil Sharpe
There are no hard and fast rules really.
Mastering depends on the tune, and unless mastering to compensate for the weaknesses/quirks of a certain medium, you really shouldn`t do any stock processes ie always boost at x frequency or whatever.
Solitary by nature.
Isolation is the gift.
Does anyone have courage to stand apart any more?
myspace.com/dirtybassgrooves
http://www.myspace.com/dirtybassvoidloss
http://www.subgenius.com
Not according to chris mcormack.Originally Posted by dirty_bass
straight from the horses mouth. It bloody works too. Coupled with a few other tricks...
besides i EQ em on big tannoy mid fields at work. Sounds like the world is ending.. beast..![]()
But what if you bass sits at 45hz
if you apply the same rules to each time to different tracks, then you are just gonna **** some tracks up.
boosting your kicks at 45 on every track is just silly.
Solitary by nature.
Isolation is the gift.
Does anyone have courage to stand apart any more?
myspace.com/dirtybassgrooves
http://www.myspace.com/dirtybassvoidloss
http://www.subgenius.com
there are no rules, only guidelines. it takes years to train your ears. some people have it, most don't.
what he saidOriginally Posted by DSP
Solitary by nature.
Isolation is the gift.
Does anyone have courage to stand apart any more?
myspace.com/dirtybassgrooves
http://www.myspace.com/dirtybassvoidloss
http://www.subgenius.com
i wouldn't say i now it all but it seems ovious that each track should be masterd differently
Originally Posted by dodgyedgy
i'd say that was nuts too mate ;)
Originally Posted by dirty_bass
well said mate.
and just to add to point 2. the distibutor only has to sell a couple of hundred to make a quick buck. and a few more labels like that and its beer money. :(
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All that being said, it doesnt make it wrong, does it.Originally Posted by MARK EG
Anyway, i like doing it and thats that. besides no one has asked how much i boost by... or how...
Why not ask me ya'll before you assume.... sorry to be so pedantic - no dammit im not sorry... im not usually like this but i dont have to take it when people tell me im doing it wrong without hearing it first.