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coxhb
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2006/12/04 00:11:00 (permalink)

Mastering

Normally I bounce to tracks, then export. Then I listened to a podcast about mastering from a recording engineer. He stated that mastering makes the final product much better. I believe my GTPro3 has mastering capability but I don't really know what to do. Does anyone have any advice?
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    Jamz0r
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    RE: Mastering 2006/12/04 14:03:18 (permalink)
    No, it doesn't really have mastering capabilities as is...you'll need to get some tools to do proper mastering...at least the kind that will give the track some polish.
    There's a lot to mastering besides exporting the wav and burning it to a disk.

    It's all about "quietly" balancing the frequencies, possibly applying some compression to smooth things out...of course most people like the level boosted to a more commercial level, but be careful not to overdo it! Then, don't forget to dither the audio to 16bit!

    Keep in mind, this is a barebones description! There are many many nuances to mastering...and every ME has his/her own little tricks, and tools of choice.
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