Members blackpig Posted December 14, 2006 Members Share Posted December 14, 2006 Greetings. Tell me this. If I record and mix stuff on a digital multitrack recorder is it worth my while bringing the finished product to a mastering studio for a final polish? What are the issues with regard to the format I provide them with? Should I finalise the disc with its tracks mixed? What we're dealing with here is acoustic folk music - guitar, bouzouki and maybe a fiddle or set of uilleann pipes if I can keep him off the drink for an hour or two. Much appreciation for advice is offered. The machine in question is a Zoom MRS 1266. Click on the sig to hear a demo recording that took a couple of hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members S.L.B. Posted December 15, 2006 Members Share Posted December 15, 2006 I had my first mastering experience today and I Highly recomend it. Besides balancing all the volumes better from track to track, it also makes the tracks sound a bit more polished IMHO and Makes the finished product sound more consistent for various playback systems/environments. The Format of the original recording is indifferent. Good sounding stuff btw. Peace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members daklander Posted December 15, 2006 Members Share Posted December 15, 2006 You have, to me, a very nice start. I would redo the vocals. There's a pronounce proximity effect coming in now and again. The singer needs to stop eating the mic.Other than that you have a nice mix. A mastering pro could help but if you're looking for demo stuff you're nearly there. IMHO. Oh, the mastering place should well be able to work with wav files. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blackpig Posted December 15, 2006 Author Members Share Posted December 15, 2006 Thanks guys, you're very kind. That recording is one that I threw together playing all the instruments and singing myself. The mic was a cheapo Behringer and I didn't even use a pop shield - hence the proximity effect. I reckon that if I took care I could get something out of this machine good enough for commercial release - remember we're talking simple acoustic folk stuff here. I got my paws on a pair of nice tube mics a while back and when the festive season is over I'm going to have some more fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members franknputer Posted December 15, 2006 Members Share Posted December 15, 2006 What I want to know is how you found a domestic multitracker? I thought they were all built in Asia... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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