Re: [microsound] impressionist mastering

["jan.l" <jl@xxxxxxx>]

A good mastering engineer is usually very helpful. And what they bring to the
table is experience. Especially how to keep as much musical/audio information
intact as possible out to the listener through a typical playback system.

But there are others that just will slam your audio through a multiband
compressor, normalize the levels and calls that mastering. 

Personally I avoid multiband compressors on microsound/electroacoustic material
as they are setup to handle the typical pop song/dance track well and just muck
up electronically generated stuff with abnormal (:=)) frequency distribution,

>
>>> "if they are so good , why don't more
>>> commercial releases impress me?"
>> their job is to NOT be noticed...that's the whole point!
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>  i Did notice them... that's what didn't impress me. I've listened to
>complaints of someone getting a promo- copy of their favorite band's new
>album and then finding the commercial release to not sound as good.
>
>  I agree with your advice basically , and I'd probably send something to a
>mastering engineer quite happily. I'm mainly cheering for the d.u.y.
>control-everything-yourself-and don't-trust-no-audio-daddy-in-the-sky- sort
>of approach. I realize I have ths 'stereotype' (huh huh , get it?) of a
>mastering engineer , and if I explode the stereotype , who's going to master
>the records? who's going to listen? -trying to get away from the idea that
>there are certain people in the world who have a 'handle on sound ' ,
>because it might be a better atmosphere for living.
>
> 
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