One thing that JAMIN has now that won't be a plugin is a 1024 band hand-drawn EQ with slide-able "parametric" notch and shelf filters. This is the advantage of not knowing what you're doing when you start on an application. Steve understood what we were doing but I was just guessing ;-) Jan On Mon, 2003-06-16 at 09:03, Anahata wrote: > On Mon, Jun 16, 2003 at 08:46:46PM +0700, Khadiyd Idris wrote: > > When I record music (not midi) , I got bass track, drum track, guitar > > track, vocal, vocal 'S', vocal 'O', etc. I think it is necessary to mix > > and edit it in more than 2 track... > > Yes. That's mixing, and Ardour is a good tool for that, and handles lots > of tracks no problem. > > Mastering is a final stage of processing done to the stereo mix, and > mastering is what was being discussed, and whether Ardour is also good for > that job. > > The issue seems to be whether Ardour has the necessary processing > that's needed for what's loosely termed "mastering" - highly tunable EQ > and sophisticated dynamic processing such as multiband compression and > brick-wall limiting. > > ---- > > By the way, someone suggested earlier that mastering does not require > real time processing, which implies that you do not need to monitor the > result. That is only true in a limited sense; professional mastering in > the wider sense is basically getting a second pair of trained ears to > identify and fix problems in the mix. > > The rec.audio.pro FAQ has a section on mastering which puts it all > into perspective. > > -- > Anahata > anahata@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Tel: 01638 720444 > http://www.treewind.co.uk Mob: 07976 263827