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Pro mastering question + CD-> Vinyl question ..
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| BelgianGuru |
Do labels actually give a damn if it's mastered properly or not ? Don't they master it for you when they sign you ?
Just wondering.
Oh and something else : I have a big gig in about three months, so time enough to finish up a track. But I only use vinyl, is there some quick not too expensive way to get your track on a vinyl ? Just ONE will do, and I guess that's a problem no ?
Let me know ! |
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| Mr.Mystery |
| quote: | Originally posted by BelgianGuru
Don't they master it for you when they sign you ?
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Yes they do.
Don't forget, though, that mastering can't squeeze diamonds out of , it can only polish the sound to a certain degree. |
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| BelgianGuru |
It ain't needed imo :D But I wonder what all the fuss is about, I never heared a before or after ..
Does anyone know how I could set the volume to a standard, so that if I find some way to put it on vinyl, it is equally loud as the other standard pressed/mastered thingies ? |
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| George Kendall |
| quote: | Originally posted by BelgianGuru
It ain't needed imo :D But I wonder what all the fuss is about, I never heared a before or after ..
Does anyone know how I could set the volume to a standard, so that if I find some way to put it on vinyl, it is equally loud as the other standard pressed/mastered thingies ? |
it has to be well produced with a clear sound..no muddyness
the process of vinyl mastering is mainly eq-ing rhe track so that its suitable for vinyl....not to make your track sound amazing.
it needs to be amazing anyway. |
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| RaverBabySy |
RE: Vinyl Pressings. In terms of each individual record this is not expensive, less than £1. However to make any pressings of a track a template, know as a laqueur (think thats spelt right!) has to be made. This is expensive, around £250 if I remember rightly, so even just one vinly would end up costing say £251. Typical packages start at 500 pressings for around £500 plus packaging cost dependant on what you want, sleeves, artwork etc.
RE: Mastering. If you can learn a few of the basic tricks it will give your track a more polished feel and if you know what you're doing it should sound good on different set ups. If you want to play your track out in a club mastering could be very beneficial. Otherwise you might find that turned up loud on a quality club sound system if sounds ed. As was said Mastering won't suddenly turn a crap track around but it's a nice extra. |
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| BelgianGuru |
it doesn't have to, I would like it to change as little as possible lol. So the vinyl pressing is a big nono, damned :(
As for mastering yourself, I read the sticky here, what can we as non pro-masterer-er-er...s ;D do then ?
It will be played on a big sound system, what should I look out for ? I can turn it up very loud in the car, stereo 1, stereo 2, old radio, TV, wuthout any problems. Maybe look into it that there are really no high tones tearing up anybody's ears or what ? |
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