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mastering is the final touch for records, after mixing and before putting the music on cd , vinyl or tape . or itunes. the mastering engineer equalizes the levels in between the songs and for example boosts or reduces bass/high frequencies , reduces noise . the difference in between a mastered and unmastered song can be huge . he can make many albums since mastering doesn´t take as much time as mixing , it just takes damn good speakers and even better ears .
Quote from: Tutlock on May 14, 2011, 02:40:05 AMmastering is the final touch for records, after mixing and before putting the music on cd , vinyl or tape . or itunes. the mastering engineer equalizes the levels in between the songs and for example boosts or reduces bass/high frequencies , reduces noise . the difference in between a mastered and unmastered song can be huge . he can make many albums since mastering doesn´t take as much time as mixing , it just takes damn good speakers and even better ears . that's right. Without good ears you can't do proper mastering. Unfortunately, nowadays mastering does more harm than good to music...
Quote from: shoo on May 14, 2011, 03:12:40 AMQuote from: Tutlock on May 14, 2011, 02:40:05 AMmastering is the final touch for records, after mixing and before putting the music on cd , vinyl or tape . or itunes. the mastering engineer equalizes the levels in between the songs and for example boosts or reduces bass/high frequencies , reduces noise . the difference in between a mastered and unmastered song can be huge . he can make many albums since mastering doesn´t take as much time as mixing , it just takes damn good speakers and even better ears . that's right. Without good ears you can't do proper mastering. Unfortunately, nowadays mastering does more harm than good to music...Why do you think it does more harm? Obviously that depends on who's doing the mastering
Quote from: dubsmith_nz on May 14, 2011, 04:38:12 PMQuote from: shoo on May 14, 2011, 03:12:40 AMQuote from: Tutlock on May 14, 2011, 02:40:05 AMmastering is the final touch for records, after mixing and before putting the music on cd , vinyl or tape . or itunes. the mastering engineer equalizes the levels in between the songs and for example boosts or reduces bass/high frequencies , reduces noise . the difference in between a mastered and unmastered song can be huge . he can make many albums since mastering doesn´t take as much time as mixing , it just takes damn good speakers and even better ears . that's right. Without good ears you can't do proper mastering. Unfortunately, nowadays mastering does more harm than good to music...Why do you think it does more harm? Obviously that depends on who's doing the masteringI think he's referring to the loudness wars. Back in the mid to late 90s record companies did a study that showed the louder songs got more attention and sold more so they slowly one upped eachother to the poijnt where most modern CDs are compressed to the point of distortion, making instrument separation and proper lows a thing of the past. It used to be about finding the perfect volume for each part and now it's just about being as loud as possible. And it's more an executive decision than an artistic one so who does the mastering doesn't matter if he as to follow the orders.
Quote from: Shallow on May 14, 2011, 05:50:34 PMQuote from: dubsmith_nz on May 14, 2011, 04:38:12 PMQuote from: shoo on May 14, 2011, 03:12:40 AMQuote from: Tutlock on May 14, 2011, 02:40:05 AMmastering is the final touch for records, after mixing and before putting the music on cd , vinyl or tape . or itunes. the mastering engineer equalizes the levels in between the songs and for example boosts or reduces bass/high frequencies , reduces noise . the difference in between a mastered and unmastered song can be huge . he can make many albums since mastering doesn´t take as much time as mixing , it just takes damn good speakers and even better ears . that's right. Without good ears you can't do proper mastering. Unfortunately, nowadays mastering does more harm than good to music...Why do you think it does more harm? Obviously that depends on who's doing the masteringI think he's referring to the loudness wars. Back in the mid to late 90s record companies did a study that showed the louder songs got more attention and sold more so they slowly one upped eachother to the poijnt where most modern CDs are compressed to the point of distortion, making instrument separation and proper lows a thing of the past. It used to be about finding the perfect volume for each part and now it's just about being as loud as possible. And it's more an executive decision than an artistic one so who does the mastering doesn't matter if he as to follow the orders.Cheers for that explanation. I know Royce's album sounded worse after Mastering as the leaked version was a lot smoother, didn't know about these "Loudness Wars" though, chur
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as far as "loudness wars" Aftermath releases do seem to play louder than any of my other albums. Like for example if you were to pop in Jedi Mind Tricks "Servants in Hell Kings In Heaven" and compare it to Games "The Documentary" Aftermath clearly wins the "Loudness War" by a longshot and it sounds much better. So major labels like Interscope are getting their moneys worth.
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