The same goes for the brightness level, and overall volume levels will vary from 1-4dbs from song to song. A few songs the bass will be a little too high or low. Why won't presets and templates work? When a customer submits a CD project for mastering, the quality is usually pretty good, but each song will be off on a few random sonic quality.
Obviously, this cannot be achieved by using templates or software presets, or by hitting a button that says “master my enter CD in 3 minutes” on a website that implements this same technology. Your entire CD has to sound consistent from song to song. For me, this is an art form, not a get rich quick scam! My goal is for your project to sound the very best it can, and I spend the time necessary to make that happen.
Of course not! I’ve been a pro sound engineer since 1999. How Do I Preparing My Songs For Mixing Or Mastering? Once again, each channel/stem has to be exported from the beginning of the song to the end. If these random files are all started at 0:00, they’ll all play at the same time out of sync. If your song plays in sync then you’re good to go!Īlso, please do not upload the files from your audio folder or random audio files from your project. To test if you did it correctly, before submitting your files, import every file you are going to submit into your DAW software and start each track at 0:00. Note - Mono export is fine where applicable, like single vocal tracks.
If you don’t know how to do this, Google - “How to export stems for YOUR DAW.” Some software allow you to do them all at once in a batch, while others you have to solo each track(s) and export them one by one. Just like when you export entire mixdown of a song, you have to export each channel/stem the exact same way. I can’t work with sessions.Įach channel/stem has to be exported from the beginning of the song to the end. And if you were to upload a Cubase session, what if you’re using plugins that I don’t have. If you upload FL studio, Reaper, Logic, Pro Tools, etc. It’s up to you whether or not you feel this improvement is worth paying for.Ĭan I Upload My Recording Session, Audio Folder, Or Random Audio Files For Mixing? Regardless of what you send me, I can make it better, sometimes much better. Applying noise reduction, compression and cutting the highs so the song is bearable to listen to. I can improve it, but it’s basically damage control. The final scenario is the song was over-mastered. Maybe the brightness and clarity is perfect, but I need to boost the bass, compress the upper-mids, and raise the volume level to bring it up to industry standard. Many times a client sends me a song and says it was already mastered, but NOTHING was done to it. Your mastering results depend on what you submit. Yes! I’m asked this question a few times a month.
Applying noise reduction, compression and cutting the highs so the song is bearable to listen to.Ĭan You Master Songs That Have Already Been Mastered? Many times the results are surprisingly amazing! But, if you send something severely distorted, I can still improve it, but it’s basically damage control. How much improvement depends on the quality of the files you send. I can “improve” the quality of anything that’s sent to me. I use restoration software that improves sound quality, and of course my standard mastering tools. wav, or just poor quality recordings in general. I’ve worked on many old rock song projects recorded on tape and transferred to. I will achieve great results with your MP3s! Nor can most listeners tell the difference between a 44.1. wav is higher quality, but most listeners eventually have their streams converted down to MP3, or a similar lower quality format anyway.
If you have any other questions, feel free to email me. Here are answers to the Top 10 most common questions I receive.