Mastering your
audio recording
Mastering is done once the final CD or tape has been
mixed down to a single stereo track. It is very unusual for the person who mixed
the CD to be the same one to master it. Mastering is a special art and it is
usually best to get someone to master your project if you can afford it. It
never hurts to have a second set of ears and you would be amazed at what an
expert can add to even a demo quality recording. If you can't afford to get a
producer or record label to master your project we will cover the basics so that
you can tackle it yourself. If you find mastering is not for you then consider
letting us tell you what our record label
Silver Dragon Records can do for your recording
project. Contact us
here
for info.
Mastering is the process of adding compression and
equalization to the final stage of a project to make it loud enough to be
broadcast quality while making the project more pleasing to the ear. If you are
using a computer or DAW you can use plug ins to great effect to master a
project. If not you may have to send the audio out and through a compressor and
equalizer and back to a recording medium. If you can afford it expensive tube
driven equalizers and compressors are great for this. Try to get a sound that is
loud without destroying the timbre and transient qualities of a recording. Don't
fall into the trap of who's CD is louder than who's. Studies have shown that
over compressed songs are perceived mostly as noise and are ignored making them
have less impact than a better recorded recording.
After you have compression and Eq
taken care of you should add silence to the intro and outro
of all songs if this
wasn't done in the original song. Next check your mix on a boombox, in your car,
and as many other places as you can. Make notes about any weaknesses in the mix.
If you are unhappy with the results make changes and print the CD again. Check
it out again and again until you get the right mix for all mediums. I have known
engineers to take weeks to complete this stage.
Congratulations you are finished. Now
use your recording to get gigs, make a little cash for equipment, or impress a
record label or producer and get signed. Now that you have finished your
recording you will want to promote your album or get someone to do it for you.
If you are interested
Silver Dragon
Records would love to hear your
demo or recording and let you know what we can
do for you or your band to help you
promote your CD or tape. We are signing a
few bands in the rock genre to promotion deals for a limited time so send you CD
now and maybe you'll be our next groundbreaking artist.
Click here to find out
about submitting a demo.
Other Items of Interest
- Also while your
here feel free to check out our record label
Silver Dragon
Records and see what we can offer your band in terms of recording and other
services. Also check out
Lazarus X
Houston's hottest local band and their new
CD release
Weapon of Love or
download a free mp3 for a limited time.
Silver Dragon Records Presents
the Musicians Toolkit
Thank
you for your interest in
Houston Rock Record Label Silver Dragon Records.
Below is some information on our
record label and website catering to rock fans and musicians.
Houston Rock Record Label Silver Dragon Records
presents
rock band Lazarus X
and the their latest independent CD release
Weapon of Love.
Lazarus X's combines determined hard hitting rock with haunting and soulful
melodies which struck a chord with many
underground
rock music fans. Some fans received a preview of the
publicity photos
and
underground
rock CD WOL at a
rooftop listening
party a day before it was released
and the response was amazing. Check out
Rock Band Lazarus X
merchandise like
The Weapon of Love Tour T-Shirt and
the
Weapon of Love CD
or preview one of their songs by
downloading a
free rock mp3.
Silver Dragon Records is a
Houston
rock record label
producing and promoting experimental, hard rock and alternative metal albums. We
provide 24 bit digital recording in a
quiet
private studio
free of distractions. If you think we are the label for you
submit a
demo to our record label and let us tell you how we can help your
band with
artist promotion,
publicity, marketing, recording, mastering, help in marketing a demo or shopping
for a major label deal. We are happy to offer musicians our online resources
like our
musicians
toolkit for recording audio, our
museum of rock
music history and our
Houston rock music resource.
Thank you for checking out
music history or rock genres and subgenres and enjoy the above links.
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