Recording Magazine Resources Preparing For Mastering This will also allow more headroom for your mastering engineer to eq, compress, or add level if necessary. those who are fortunate enough to have been able to track their album to analog tape also have the option (if budget allows) to mix down to a 1 4″ or 1 2″ analog tape. Mastering engineers are pros because they are masters (ahem) of the process; you on the other hand will have to work extremely hard to gain the insight you need to do a credible job. you also may have to purchase some task specific tools, and that costs money. once you are set up, you may be able to save some money by doing your own work.
Home Recording Magazine S Recording Tips And Tricks With more than 20 years’ experience recording, mixing, and mastering, i have an in depth understanding of the mindsets involved in each step of a project. the focus of the mixer is the balances of the individual elements and how they relate to create a song. by contrast, the mastering engineer focuses on the song as a whole…. Don’t trim noise before and after songs. i’ve noticed that many engineers will be overly concerned about noise before or after a song and trim it off. they think they’re doing themselves and the mastering engineer a favor by trimming it up. it’s actually detrimental to the project in some cases to do this. Step 1: get your mix to 90% before mastering. the quality of your final master is hugely dependent on the quality of your mix. garbage in, garbage out. no amount of mastering can “fix” a bad mix. before sending your mix off for mastering, get it to around 90% of the sound quality you’re aiming for. 2. adjusting eq. one of the first steps in the mastering process is making eq adjustments. mastering engineers use specialized tools and plugins to identify and correct any frequency imbalances in the mix. it involves subtle changes to ensure your tracks sound great across a wide range of playback systems.
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