Master effects

[dirty_bass]

I ALWAYS write to a compressor on the master from the get go.

And an EQ.

But the settings are slight, unless i want them to be. And my techno sounds a LOT better for it. IT also forces me to think about the dynamics processes more thoroughly.

for house, electro, ambient and any slower and more musically/dynamically complex music i dynamics process in the the post.

As for chris mcormack, when i spoke to him he said he wasnt mastering much techno these days, and preferd mastering other stuff. So you might want to consider him again.

No I`ve spoke to my old mentor.
I`m going for proper old school mastering.
chris is great at mastering but I`m looking for someone with more experience.

[MARK ANXIOUS]

dirty, you are ever the perfectionist

you know, i put whatever i fancy on the mix at the time. if you think it needs compression, well do it. if not, well dont. it's funny but when i first got into production i was finding a good master comp setting and leaving it on the same setttings all the time. well no wonder things start to sound the same after a while.

i think as long as you understand compression, reverb or delay completely, you should use then on the master during the music making process ONLY if you ever think 'shit i could do with this on the track exageratting' or 'damn this track is sounding empty'. there's no rules here.

the only rule i would say is use each effect to the limit and don't overdo..... ...that's when mastering becomes impossible..

hope this helps..

[BRADLEE]

dirty, you are ever the perfectionist

you know, i put whatever i fancy on the mix at the time. if you think it needs compression, well do it. if not, well dont. it's funny but when i first got into production i was finding a good master comp setting and leaving it on the same setttings all the time. well no wonder things start to sound the same after a while.

i think as long as you understand compression, reverb or delay completely, you should use then on the master during the music making process ONLY if you ever think 'shit i could do with this on the track exageratting' or 'damn this track is sounding empty'. there's no rules here.

the only rule i would say is use each effect to the limit and don't overdo..... ...that's when mastering becomes impossible..

hope this helps..

Good man Mark.