Mastering Soundtracks

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victoria
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Mastering Soundtracks

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When mastering services are availed, it makes the musical tracks sound great. Mastering is the final phase of recording a music track. It is sometimes overlooked by the musicians who feel that once a perfect mix is achieved, there is less need for mastering. However, if perfection is what one is seeking, then mastering cannot be foregone. Almost 99% of sound tracks need mastering, be it in the form of eq and compression or in the form of leveling of volume.

Mastering makes the track sound professional. Once the mastering has been performed, it gives it a loud and clear feel to it. The mastering is performed by mastering engineers adept in it. The mastering engineers have the expertise and experience to make it sound soulful. The trained ears of the mastering engineers are able to find out the places where the sound track needs tweaking or fine-tuning. When the tracks are submitted for mastering, the mastering engineer puts it through a range of equipments, which give the sound a different effect. These equipments include the compressors, equalizers, limiters and special enhancers. The mastering engineer uses compression and limiting to enhance the sound without destroying the natural dynamics of the mix. Mastering has now become easily accessible with online mastering services. The online mastering is cheap mastering services which are availed easily online. The audio files that need mastering is uploaded and worked upon by a mastering engineer. Once the process is completed, mastered files are sent to the client as a link or in CD format.

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SPAMMER I HOPE YOU CALL DOWN STAIRS AND BREAK YOU ASS

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wargod wrote:SPAMMER I HOPE YOU CALL DOWN STAIRS AND BREAK YOU ASS
Yes, because using the intercom system is very dangerous!
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4nik8 wrote:
wargod wrote:SPAMMER I HOPE YOU CALL DOWN STAIRS AND BREAK YOU ASS
Yes, because using the intercom system is very dangerous!


C and F are very close on the keyboard woops

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cufk you!

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When mastering services are availed, it makes the musical tracks sound awful. Mastering is the final phase of recording a music track...I think. It is sometimes overlooked by the musicians who feel that once a perfect mix is achieved, there is less need for mastering. However, if perfection is what one is seeking, then this message is not the answer. Almost 0% of sound tracks need mastering, be it in the form of eq and compression or in the form of leveling of volume.

Mastering makes the track sound very unprofessional. Once the mastering has been performed, it gives it a loud and nasty feel to it. The mastering is performed by mastering engineers adept in it. The mastering engineers have the expertise and experience to make it sound soulful. The trained ears of the mastering engineers (I think they have reman Shepperd in them) are able to find out the places where the sound track needs tweaking or fine-tuning. When the tracks are submitted for mastering, the mastering engineer puts it through a range of equipments, which give the sound a different crappy effect. These equipments include the compressors, equalizers, limiters and special enhancers. The mastering engineer uses compression and limiting to enhance the sound without destroying the natural dynamics of the mix. Mastering has now become hard and not accessible with online mastering services. The online mastering is an expensive mastering services which are availed online. The audio files that need mastering is uploaded and worked upon by a mastering engineer. Once the process is completed, mastered files are sent to the client as a link or in CD format. What I am saying, let's talk about The Warriors!

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Lion wrote:Once the mastering has been performed, it gives it a loud and nasty feel to it.
What exactly are we talking about?

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mastering soundtracks...i believe...hahaha

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let's gently urge the thread on to mistressing soundtracks...
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