You spent a lot
of time getting all your tracks recorded and
using the best mics you can afford — mics
you carefully set up following the
guidelines on this site. You adjusted your
levels just right, EQed, panned, and added
effects to each instrument with great care
so they fit perfectly in the mix. Now you
have awesome-sounding music. All that’s left
is to burn a CD, create cool cover artwork,
and make some copies — then you’re ready to
go platinum, right?
Well, you could do that, but you’d miss one
of the most important steps in getting your
music to sound its very best: mastering.
Mastering can turn your already good music
into a truly great CD. The problem is that
most people have no idea what mastering is.
It’s been presented as some mysterious
voodoo that only people who belong to some
secret society and have access to a magical
pile of gear can do.
This isn’t the case, though. Mastering is,
in fact, a pretty simple process, involving
some plug-ins in Pro Tools. Mastering does
require specialized skills, but you don’t
need to go through any strange initiation
rites to master them. All it takes is an
idea of what to do, decent ears, and a dose
of patience while you work your way through
the process.
In this section, you get a chance to
understand the “magic” that is mastering.
You discover what’s involved in mastering
your music. You explore ways to make sure
that your music is ready to master and
discern when it might be best to find a
professional to do the job for you.
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