On Sat, Nov 24, 2007 at 12:58:39PM -0800, Mark Knecht wrote: > On Nov 24, 2007 11:18 AM, Ken Restivo <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Fri, Nov 23, 2007 at 11:07:05AM -0800, Mark Knecht wrote: > > > Remember that in general mastering is a process of getting a *set* > > > of audio files ready for a final CD. The task is to make them sound > > > good together. Taking a single file through the mastering process is > > > only part of the game. > > > > > > This seems almost quaint in an era when most people keep their tunes in MP3's on their iPods and iTunes (or equivalents) in shuffle mode. > > > > Come to think of it, I can't remember the last time I listened to a CD all the way through from beginning to end. > > > > -ken > > > > Well, OK, that's me - 'quaint'... > > Anyway, a good mastering engineer will likely have experience making > music sound as good as it can on many different types of systems. Some > mastering studio websites have audio clips demonstrating A/B > comparisons to highlight the sort of things they do. Anyone thinking > about having their work mastered would probably do well to go visit > some web sites before the start dialing the telephone or even looking > for references. TapeOp magazine is a good resource for deals on > mastering. Flipping through the most recent issue I see at least 20 > studios listed. They all have web sites and phone numbers. > > I guess it's up to the individual whether they want to get this done or not. > > As for me I hardly listen to any CD without listening all the way > though, even if it's been ripped to disk. I'm just quaint. > Sorry, didn't intend to offend anyone. I have a couple friends who listen to vynil, so I guess "retro" is just as good too. They do have their iPods in "shuffle" mode, however :-) -ken _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user
