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2015/02/19 20:17:44 (permalink)

BEST EXPORT RESOLUTION FOR MASTERING

I just wanna know what is the best export resolution  for mastering ? I recorded the full album in 96khz and 24bit and want to give them for mastering somewhere else . Shall i export them to the same sample rate or change them to 44.1 kHz and 16 bit .
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    sharke
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    Re: BEST EXPORT RESOLUTION FOR MASTERING 2015/02/19 20:27:26 (permalink) ☄ Helpfulby REZA 2015/02/19 22:00:58
    I would export at the same sample rate and bit depth as your project. There's nothing to be gained from giving a mastering engineer a mix that has less information than the original. 

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    Re: BEST EXPORT RESOLUTION FOR MASTERING 2015/02/19 21:59:17 (permalink)
    thanks for the information Sharke
     
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    Re: BEST EXPORT RESOLUTION FOR MASTERING 2015/02/19 22:11:12 (permalink) ☄ Helpfulby REZA 2015/02/20 03:21:37
    I would ask the mastering service what they want. They may have suggestions that go beyond sample rate and bit depth.
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    Re: BEST EXPORT RESOLUTION FOR MASTERING 2015/02/20 13:24:59 (permalink) ☄ Helpfulby REZA 2015/02/20 15:02:22
    Yes, contact the people who are going to master it to see exactly what they want.  If you don't know yet, use the project rate if it is > 16 bit/44.1

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    Re: BEST EXPORT RESOLUTION FOR MASTERING 2015/03/04 09:39:05 (permalink) ☄ Helpfulby REZA 2015/03/06 14:35:04
    Definetely keep 24 bits for internet release, 16 bit for CD.
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    Re: BEST EXPORT RESOLUTION FOR MASTERING 2015/03/04 16:03:42 (permalink) ☄ Helpfulby REZA 2015/03/06 14:35:40
    dont ever arbitrarily 'down-grade' to 16 bit without proper dithering,
    and if you are doing the dithering,
    you are stepping on the mastering's toes.
     
    your files should be 24 bit minimum.
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

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    Re: BEST EXPORT RESOLUTION FOR MASTERING 2015/03/06 11:07:23 (permalink)
    When I get tracks for mastering I like them to be of the highest fidelity possible to the recording.  That's my preference, but I can't imagine a situation in which that isn't the case.
     
    I've received mp3s to master in the past, and always wind up having to do some high-end frequency fix due to the down-sampling.  Sibilance becomes a problem especially if the master needs a little sparkle, which it almost always does.  People here are giving good advice already - ask whoever's doing it - but it would be safe to assume that if you export the mix without changing the bit/sample rate you're good.

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