Combed20 Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 So my band went into the recording studio yesterday and recorded 3 songs. Few tweaks to make in the mix, but overall we are thrilled with the results. We are now considering putting up on a site like bandcamp. That means we now need to get the songs mastered. Never made it to the mastering stage before. Any advice/recommendstions? No idea of where to start, cost etc. Any help gratefully received. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akio Dāku Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 Yo, I'll do the 3 for £75 if you're interested, no pressure if not. Links to my album are in my signature, it's all my engineering/mastering. I'm by no means a pro mastering engineer but thought I'd extend the offer, as I say though; no pressure either way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skol303 Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 Most mixes take a lot more than a “few tweaks” to get right. If you’re happy with such results, then you’ll probably be equally happy if you master the tracks yourself. Choose some suitable reference material and demo a plug-in like Ozone. I say ‘master’... but 99% of the time we’re not taking about proper audio mastering. We’re taking about someone else - another set of ears - giving your mixes some dynamics tweaks and running the outputs through a loudness limiter. Seems simple, right? Truth is, ‘proper’ mastering is an skill unto its own; takes many years to perfect; and requires a very high quality acoustic space with some very high quality equipment. I’ve had experience of using cheap online services; mix engineers mastering on the side; right up to Abbey Road Studios. Big differences between them all, as you’d imagine. Based on that experience, my approach is now “go spend or go home”. Meaning that I either pay qualified mastering engineers (around £100/track at Abbey Road for their online service last time I checked) or I do it myself. PS: this isn’t to disparage the services of Akio Daku or anyone else here. As always, if it sounds good, it is good! 👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonBassAlpha Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 Tim Turan https://www.turanaudio.co.uk has a very good reputation as an independent mastering house. I've not used him, but the pro client list speaks for itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roman_sub Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 1 hour ago, MoonBassAlpha said: Tim Turan https://www.turanaudio.co.uk has a very good reputation as an independent mastering house. I've not used him, but the pro client list speaks for itself. +1 Tim is one of the best Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibob Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 Friend of mine has had a bunch of mastering work by Tim Turan (see above) and swears by him! Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 On 23/09/2018 at 13:40, Skol303 said: I’ve had experience of using cheap online services; mix engineers mastering on the side; right up to Abbey Road Studios. Big differences between them all, as you’d imagine. Based on that experience, my approach is now “go spend or go home”. Meaning that I either pay qualified mastering engineers (around £100/track at Abbey Road for their online service last time I checked) or I do it myself. The tattooist I go to gets all of his music mixed at Abbey Road and he says it really is a step up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skol303 Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 37 minutes ago, Lozz196 said: The tattooist I go to gets all of his music mixed at Abbey Road and he says it really is a step up. The quality is as you'd expect, quite brilliant (the Abbey Road brand is obviously something they work hard to protect!). But the online experience is a little 'impersonal'... not much opportunity for any meaningful communication with the engineers. Attended sessions are possible, but significantly more expensive. PS: interesting link to Tim Turan above, now bookmarked for future reference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonBassAlpha Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 You're most welcome. Everyone in this area uses Tim, but he's clearly a go-to man for many labels getting their back catalogue remastered, and for folks making their material sound the best for i-Tunes releases and YouTube. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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