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offline pxoxoxpxy on 2003-01-14 21:00 [#00514411]
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Does anyone have any advice on master? I'm trying to get
my tracks to sound as clean and crisp as possible but i have
no knowedge on this. I use acid and cool edit pro 2.0. Any
help is appreciated.

www.zebox.com/HurricaneRobby

 

offline titsworth from Washington, DC (United States) on 2003-01-14 21:03 [#00514416]
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yea just put your hands on it and stroke, so wassup

 

offline Zeus from San Francisco (United States) on 2003-01-14 21:05 [#00514418]
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peak

protools

but crispness is also in the sounds you use... not just the
mastering.


 

offline pxoxoxpxy on 2003-01-14 21:22 [#00514430]
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Also, what are some good sound cards under $200? I've been
told that sound blaster blows and that so does creative
labs. I'm looking for something to record live instruments.



 

offline Zeus from San Francisco (United States) on 2003-01-14 21:23 [#00514432]
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I use Mac, cant help ya there...

 

offline Mickey Mouse from The Moon on 2003-01-14 21:27 [#00514438]
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If your inputting your own samples, the audio I/O device and
captureing devise (minidisc recorder, dat.. whatever) are
the things capturing your sound. If you have poor quality
recordings of your samples... weather the audio I/O or just
the way it was recorded... there is going to be a problem.
You cant go from poor quality to good quality regarding
audio, if you want chrisp sounds, think about what your
using to import your audio.

But if your doing your stuff all digitally, with no
importing of sounds/samples involved, then its the way you
master. COMPRESSION! Its a must sometimes. Possibly an
exciter and some eq'ing. If your mean chrisp like pop song
chrisp... its all about compression, if you mean chrisp like
orchestral pieces, its the sounds/samples... usually with
beats, if you add some compression you can make it much more
snappier and chrisp sounding, through an exciter on top of
that compression and you should be close.

Regarding "IDM" music, it has as much to do with the
mastering, as it has to do with how you use the dsp
processing and effects, to get your sounds chrisper.

Experiment with differnt programs and vst's, Peak is great,
hope this helps you in someway

Wooooosle Wooozie weeEEEEEE!

 

offline Mickey Mouse from The Moon on 2003-01-14 21:28 [#00514441]
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hahaha I r speeel goods!

w00t!

Get a good mic id say, then worry about the soundcard.

 

offline pxoxoxpxy on 2003-01-14 21:29 [#00514443]
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Thanks Mickey!

 

offline pxoxoxpxy on 2003-01-14 22:38 [#00514501]
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Could you guys critique one of my tracks? I used sound
forge to master it. It's the first song that i'm proud of.

www.zebox.com/HurricaneRobby
"My Friend Mel (Finished)"

 

offline titsworth from Washington, DC (United States) on 2003-01-15 21:46 [#00515646]
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yo, you need to remaster that shit, straight up. muddled
mix, minute volume. maybe there's a decent track underneath
all that, i dunno.


 

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