Sonar X3 Need Studio in Montreal that can do Final Master

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2014/06/22 19:12:44 (permalink)

Sonar X3 Need Studio in Montreal that can do Final Master

Hi,
 
I've been trying to find a studio in Montreal, Quebec, Canada that uses Cakewalk Sonar X3.  We are finalizing our songs, and we are more of a DAW-oriented-not-playing-at-bars (maybe later) type band; just wanting to create tunes as a duo and put them out to the Internet at this point. 
 
It takes an immense amount of time to try to mix something, let alone get the right mastering levels for a professional end result.  We decided that it would be easier to find a production studio to take our files, and do the mastering without us having to screw around with that aspect of the recording process.  We are not capable engineers.  We can get a mix that we like, but when it comes to making all of our tunes have a uniform sound (across heavy rock, alternative-alt-rock-country, slow quieter tunes, hard distortion, etc) for the end result, say, mp3, for iTunes, or Youtube, etc, etc... we simply don't a) have the experience to do something that complex, and b) the amt of time would be massive to get to that level.  We want to focus on the creativity aspect, and building songs, and hand off all of the project files, waves to someone who has Sonar X3, with many VST capabilities (to possibly include our keys, Guitar Rig 5, etc)...  Within reason, if we have to bounce a few tracks because they don't have the particular VSTs, then that is tolerable (within reason because it may be a time-consuming pain), but if they don't have many of the main VSTs that one would use in Sonar (Guitar Rig being a big one) then that would be insufficient.  but, potentially they know of a way to alleviate the problem that we are not aware of.
 
IMPORTANT:  We are not looking for a studio that doesn't have Cakewalk Sonar X3 in-house, because that would conflict entirely with what we have, and would require us to bounce every track of every song to be able to allow them to master.  Again, that would be super time-consuming, something we're trying to avoid. 
 
Does anyone know a studio in Montreal that I could contact?
 
Thanks,
Dave
 
 
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    Echojester
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    Re: Sonar X3 Need Studio in Montreal that can do Final Master 2014/06/23 11:25:43 (permalink)
    Each track needs to be bounced to 24bit wave to be sent to a mastering studio for a professional mix to be done,and if you have x3 or most any other daw on the market it's really not time consuming your just being lazy.and laziness doesn't get you professional results.
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    mixmkr
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    Re: Sonar X3 Need Studio in Montreal that can do Final Master 2014/06/23 11:41:34 (permalink)
    you're unclear in talking about mixing or mastering as your goal.  If you already mixed it, you don't need the VSTs anymore, because they should have been rendered in the mix...and NOW you move to the mastering aspect.  No mastering facility will basically use Sonar.
     
    So do you want final mixing, mastering or both?

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    Re: Sonar X3 Need Studio in Montreal that can do Final Master 2014/06/23 12:16:34 (permalink)
    As has been mentioned, you are actually describing two different processes. Mixing and mastering. If you are not comfortable with how your existing mixes are turning out than you need the skills of a mixing engineer to mix and prepare the projects for final mastering.
     
    I have a SONAR-based studio and can accept projects that originated in most major DAWs for mixing and mastering. I also have most major plugins including Guitar Rig. I can also accept projects remotely via cloud storage sites like Dropbox, Box or OneDrive. Before committing to a large project I like to do 1 track first. If you and and your mates are happy with the results then we can discuss finishing the full project.
     
    Please PM me if your interested.
     
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    Re: Sonar X3 Need Studio in Montreal that can do Final Master 2014/06/24 12:37:18 (permalink)
    Just find any studio that you feel comfortable with. It doesn't have to be in your area, since you can send your music through the internet to anyone in the world.
     
    Talk to their past clients before hiring someone to mix and master your projects.
     
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    Re: Sonar X3 Need Studio in Montreal that can do Final Master 2014/06/25 11:14:35 (permalink)
    I am not in Montreal, but in this day and age, a studio can be located anywhere.
     
    My website (still in development) is at http://grizwalter.wix.com/mountainmix.
     
    I would love to do the mixing and mastering for you. I have 25 - 30 years in the business, and currently use Sonar X3 Producer as my primary DAW.
     
    For all new clients, also, I do the first mix/master/production free. We can discuss if you are interested.
     
    Email me at MileHighAudio@live.com and we can try to connect.
     
    Hope to work together!

    Joe Walter
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    grizwalter
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    Re: Sonar X3 Need Studio in Montreal that can do Final Master 2014/06/27 13:21:01 (permalink)
    Haven't heard from ya'. Not interested in giving me a shot? I'm pretty darned good at doing this stuff, and love it with a passion. I became exclusively a mixing and mastering engineer a couple years ago; I still help artists with production, etc., but I got away from the band recording stuff to focus on the thing I love most--Mixing and Mastering.

    Joe Walter
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