Like.. is noise reduction, compression mastering? Or is it a different thing all together?
Like.. is noise reduction, compression mastering? Or is it a different thing all together?
I asked this question recently also, mastering is putting tracks on vynil.
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Shit doesn't explain anything.. too much technical jargon, simple terms please..
in simple terms the answer is
yes and no, it may involve eq and compression or it may be something else all together.
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from the same page....
The process of audio mastering varies depending on the specific needs of the audio to be processed. Steps of the process typically include but are not limited to the following:
1. Transferring the recorded audio tracks into the Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) (optional).
2. Sequence the separate songs or tracks (the spaces in between) as they will appear on the final product (for example, an audio CD).
3. Process or "sweeten" audio to maximize the sound quality for its particular medium.
4. Transfer the audio to the final master format (i.e., Red Book-compatible audio CD or a CD-ROM data, half-inch reel tape, PCM 1630 U-matic tape, etc.).
Examples of possible actions taken during mastering:
1. Edit minor flaws.
2. Apply noise reduction to eliminate hum and hiss.
3. Adjust stereo width.
4. Add ambience.
5. Equalize audio between tracks.
6. Adjust volumes.
7. Dynamic expansion.
8. Dynamic compression.
9. Peak limit the tracks.
The guidelines above are mainly descriptive of the mastering process and not considered specific instructions applicable in a given situation. Mastering engineers need to examine the types of input media, the expectations of the source producer or recipient, the limitations of the end medium and process the subject accordingly. General rules of thumb can rarely be applied.
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lolOriginally Posted by .Bullet.
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Anyway
udio Mastering is the final step between your production's studio mixdown and mass production at a pressing plant. A good mastering engineer combines objectivity and precision with the creativity of an artist, helping you to unlock the full sonic potential of your music. He will tweak your productions with high-end sound-processing gear to give them that final finish you were looking for. Your tracks will gain punch, depth, volume and spectral balance, in other words, they will sound exactly the way it's meant to be.
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blah blah, same thing.
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or by today's standard of mastering insert brick wall limiter
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i've always felt the most important job of the mastering engineer was to make sure the each track of the album transitioned smoothly that it sounds like an album. Most creativity is handled by the mix engineer cause their isn't much you can do to a stereo track which is what we bounce to after mixing.
i think people get the wrong image of mastering because it has the word master in it lmao if anything in my opinion tracking is the most important step of the process cause you polish a turd as much as you want and it's still going to be a turd but if you get a solid recording you have a lot more to work with
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Mixing is the art/science of blending multiple tracks together to make one composition.
Mastering is the art/science of tweaking a master to fit various forms of media.
So to make it simple, when you're talking about music production, mixing is blending all the tracks in a song into 2 stereo tracks. We call these 2 tracks the master. Mastering is tweaking the master tracks so they sound as best as possible on each kind of media (CD, Vinyl, Digital Download, etc). Mastering also includes different preparation for mass production such as setting track lengths and track order, adding bonus content, hidden tracks etc.
Your an idiot.
Mastering is like the final touches of mixing. Its like... most of the time you'll have a whole album mastered & the mastering engineer will go in and take all the tracks & make sure their levels are all the same & retouch all the vocals & maybe the instruments sometimes.
Its real complicated & u need school to do it right.
Its what gives professionally recorded music that subtle, however really noticable difference from something one of us might do.
If you want ur tracks mastered u prolly have to pay someone.
THE MASTERS & THE MASSES, One Has P O W E R ; The Other One LACKS IT
definitely have to pay someone. You don't necessarily need school tho. Maybe a lifelong dedication to it tho lol
No, mastering is not the same as mixing.
Mixing but not mastering is like washing a floor but not waxing it. Sure - it's clean, but it's not as shiny as it could be.
Mastering is the final process of your mixdown(s). Sometimes your mixdown(s) are mixed poorly, and mastering can fix that. Mixing is mainly adding effects (Compression, EQ, Reverb) and adjusting vocal levels and such.
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