Should the SYG compilation be mastered?

Genteel Death · 03.05.2011, 04:22 PM

If you sent a track, vote on here with a simple yes or no.
My vote: No. Just a little volume balancing between tracks and nothing else (yeah, I know that's part of the mastering process and all that jazz).

atsonicpark · 03.05.2011, 04:29 PM

No. Like you said, make 'em kinda similiar volumes or whatever, so it isn't jarring when played back because one song being extremely quiet and the next song being extremely loud. That's all I can think of, I'd just leave it alone for the most part.

Derek · 03.05.2011, 04:33 PM

Volume balancing.

themawt71 · 03.05.2011, 05:41 PM

no mastering except the volume.

Florya · 03.05.2011, 06:03 PM

no thank you.

Derek · 03.05.2011, 06:08 PM

I say we hand the entire project over to hevusa.

Surely he will allow us to properly represent our self-expression?

terminal pharmacy · 03.05.2011, 06:41 PM

so far most of you guys are saying no mastering besides the volume. volume levelling involves compression. so you either want it done or you don't. if you don't everyone should just go back noramlise their final stereo mixdown and send it to whomever is organising the thing.

hevusa · 03.05.2011, 06:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by terminal pharmacy

so far most of you guys are saying no mastering besides the volume. volume levelling involves compression. so you either want it done or you don't. if you don't everyone should just go back noramlise their final stereo mixdown and send it to whomever is organising the thing.

exactly.
and does everyone involved understand that if the "album" gets mastered everyone needs to resend "unmastered" files. probably not...

hevusa · 03.05.2011, 06:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Derek

I say we hand the entire project over to hevusa.

Surely he will allow us to properly represent our self-expression?

your 2dB worth of dynamic range would still be intact. no worries.

Derek · 03.05.2011, 06:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by terminal pharmacy

so far most of you guys are saying no mastering besides the volume. volume levelling involves compression. so you either want it done or you don't. if you don't everyone should just go back noramlise their final stereo mixdown and send it to whomever is organising the thing.

How is changing the volume compression? Just wondering...

hevusa · 03.05.2011, 06:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Derek

How is changing the volume compression? Just wondering...

you can make shit more quiet with one.

atsonicpark · 03.05.2011, 07:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Derek

How is changing the volume compression? Just wondering...

Yeah, exactly, I mean I can see it making an impact if it's a huge volume change (which might be what he's referring to), but I don't think raising the volume 3 or 4% -- akin to raising the actual volume knob on a stereo -- is going to make any dramatic changes to the actual recording of a song, and the instruments therein.... actually, when I burn cd's on nero, it even has an option that says "make track volumes similiar" or whatever..

hevusa · 03.05.2011, 07:04 PM

my advice would be to just leave everyone's stuff alone that obviously home mastered. lightly master those who obviously didn't and call it good.

badabing, badaboom.

Genteel Death · 03.05.2011, 07:56 PM

The only track that needed a little work with the volume channels was SONIC GAIL's. I did it myself with her approval. Everything else seems decently recorded enough and doesn't sound bad when listened to in one go. Anyway, again: NO.

A Thousand Threads · 03.05.2011, 08:10 PM

Genteel Death · 03.05.2011, 08:17 PM

If mastering is really needed, Mark, the partly deaf pensioner who lives 5 doors down from mine, expressed an interest in having a go. His favourite music is Tony Bennett and dresses sharply for the local Sunday karaoke.

_slavo_ · 03.06.2011, 03:13 AM

i don't care. so, no.

EVOLghost · 03.06.2011, 05:58 AM

Volume adjusting seems to be like the most appropriate thing to be handled. Unless specific artist request such a procedure to be done.

terminal pharmacy · 03.06.2011, 03:38 PM

forget about it

hevusa · 03.06.2011, 04:23 PM

seriously. this is a waste of "breath" Terminal.

03.05.2011, 04:22 PM	#1
Genteel Death invito al cielo Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 8,744	If you sent a track, vote on here with a simple yes or no. My vote: No. Just a little volume balancing between tracks and nothing else (yeah, I know that's part of the mastering process and all that jazz).
	\|QUOTE AND REPLY\|

03.05.2011, 04:29 PM	#2
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	No. Like you said, make 'em kinda similiar volumes or whatever, so it isn't jarring when played back because one song being extremely quiet and the next song being extremely loud. That's all I can think of, I'd just leave it alone for the most part. __________________
	\|QUOTE AND REPLY\|

03.05.2011, 04:33 PM	#3
Derek invito al cielo Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 8,095	Volume balancing.
	\|QUOTE AND REPLY\|

03.05.2011, 05:41 PM	#4
themawt71 the destroyed room Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: chicago Posts: 570	no mastering except the volume.
	\|QUOTE AND REPLY\|

03.05.2011, 06:03 PM	#5
Florya expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: a little world, all of my own. Posts: 1,668	no thank you. __________________ it takes an old guy like bloodbeach'85 to get anything right - atari 2600 listening mirror @ Soundcloud http://soundcloud.com/listening-mirror
	\|QUOTE AND REPLY\|

03.05.2011, 06:08 PM	#6
Derek invito al cielo Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 8,095	I say we hand the entire project over to hevusa. Surely he will allow us to properly represent our self-expression?
	\|QUOTE AND REPLY\|

03.05.2011, 06:41 PM	#7
terminal pharmacy invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 3,358	so far most of you guys are saying no mastering besides the volume. volume levelling involves compression. so you either want it done or you don't. if you don't everyone should just go back noramlise their final stereo mixdown and send it to whomever is organising the thing.
	\|QUOTE AND REPLY\|

03.05.2011, 07:04 PM	#13
hevusa expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: rain hell Posts: 1,535	my advice would be to just leave everyone's stuff alone that obviously home mastered. lightly master those who obviously didn't and call it good. badabing, badaboom.
	\|QUOTE AND REPLY\|

03.05.2011, 07:56 PM	#14
Genteel Death invito al cielo Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 8,744	The only track that needed a little work with the volume channels was SONIC GAIL's. I did it myself with her approval. Everything else seems decently recorded enough and doesn't sound bad when listened to in one go. Anyway, again: NO.
	\|QUOTE AND REPLY\|

03.05.2011, 08:10 PM	#15
A Thousand Threads expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 2,000	No.
	\|QUOTE AND REPLY\|

03.05.2011, 08:17 PM	#16
Genteel Death invito al cielo Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 8,744	If mastering is really needed, Mark, the partly deaf pensioner who lives 5 doors down from mine, expressed an interest in having a go. His favourite music is Tony Bennett and dresses sharply for the local Sunday karaoke.
	\|QUOTE AND REPLY\|

03.06.2011, 03:13 AM	#17
_slavo_ invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ðîññèÿ Posts: 10,907	i don't care. so, no. __________________ you're the boy that can enjoy invisibility
	\|QUOTE AND REPLY\|

03.06.2011, 05:58 AM	#18
EVOLghost invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: cybatraz! Posts: 11,537	Volume adjusting seems to be like the most appropriate thing to be handled. Unless specific artist request such a procedure to be done.
	\|QUOTE AND REPLY\|

03.06.2011, 03:38 PM	#19
terminal pharmacy invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 3,358	forget about it
	\|QUOTE AND REPLY\|

03.06.2011, 04:23 PM	#20
hevusa expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: rain hell Posts: 1,535	seriously. this is a waste of "breath" Terminal.
	\|QUOTE AND REPLY\|