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Masterer

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Re: The Definitive Mastering Myths thread
« Reply #45 on: August 14, 2006, 08:14:56 PM »
bblackwood wrote on Mon, 14 August 2006 20:03

Masterer wrote on Mon, 14 August 2006 17:41

Some folks can't go five minutes without mentioning Sterling.

Now Chris, (sterling) I have no (sterling) idea what (sterling) you're talking (sterling) about. Perhaps you're just (sterling) being defensive (sterling)?

hehe

Good to see you here again, Chris.



LOL





... Sterling.
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Re: The Definitive Mastering Myths thread
« Reply #46 on: August 14, 2006, 08:49:47 PM »
Masterer wrote on Tue, 15 August 2006 01:14

bblackwood wrote on Mon, 14 August 2006 20:03

Masterer wrote on Mon, 14 August 2006 17:41

Some folks can't go five minutes without mentioning Sterling.

Now Chris, (sterling) I have no (sterling) idea what (sterling) you're talking (sterling) about. Perhaps you're just (sterling) being defensive (sterling)?

hehe

Good to see you here again, Chris.


LOL

... Sterling.


How come I feel like I'm in the middle of the mastering engineers version of "Being John Malkovich"?  Hey - we could call it "Being Chris Athens" !! - I'm just imagining the scene where after crawling through this weird portal you suddenly wake up in the middle of his head just to watch him drive like a maniac up the West Side Highway at 5:00am trying to get home after having waited all night for RZA to show...
Razz

Best regards,
Steve Berson
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Re: The Definitive Mastering Myths thread
« Reply #47 on: August 14, 2006, 10:31:34 PM »

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Re: The Definitive Mastering Myths thread
« Reply #48 on: August 14, 2006, 10:55:01 PM »
Reminds me of the time I was at The Mastering Lab having an album mastered. While Doug was eqing, I was casually reading the mastering notes in the tape box of Dark Side Of The Moon that happened to be on the floor next to the couch. Doug finally spied me and said something like "ya know this is not the library...." heh heh.
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Re: The Definitive Mastering Myths thread
« Reply #49 on: August 15, 2006, 07:18:40 PM »
"Vinyl is dead"
(Funny that cos i must be working in the afterlife)

"You do not need to compress it because it is an mp3"
(alright that was a  customer but funny anyway)
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Re: The Definitive Mastering Myths thread
« Reply #50 on: August 15, 2006, 11:34:02 PM »
Masterer wrote on Mon, 14 August 2006 18:41

Andy Krehm wrote on Sun, 13 August 2006 19:33

Ged Leitch wrote on Sun, 13 August 2006 12:48

this is perpetuated a lot too>>>


"...Mastering engineers are quite secretive about their EQ settings as they dont want the competition to find out!..."

This is perpetuated by studios like Sterling who say that their mastering setting are proprietary and can not be given out. (my paraphrase).

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Oh for crap sake!

Some folks can't go five minutes without mentioning Sterling.

I don't know any professional mastering engineer that would make public ANYTHING that was done to a clients record. That is between the ME and the client.
Anyone who wants to know what settings were used on a particular project [unless it's their own] is completely missing the bus.

Any engineer secretive about his/her settings has much more than that to worrry about.






That was a sterling comment.
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Re: The Definitive Mastering Myths thread
« Reply #51 on: August 16, 2006, 03:35:50 AM »
Ronny wrote on Tue, 15 August 2006 23:34

Masterer wrote on Mon, 14 August 2006 18:41

Andy Krehm wrote on Sun, 13 August 2006 19:33

Ged Leitch wrote on Sun, 13 August 2006 12:48

this is perpetuated a lot too>>>


"...Mastering engineers are quite secretive about their EQ settings as they dont want the competition to find out!..."

This is perpetuated by studios like Sterling who say that their mastering setting are proprietary and can not be given out. (my paraphrase).

Andy,

Silverbirch Productions

www.silverbirchprod.com


Oh for crap sake!

Some folks can't go five minutes without mentioning Sterling.

I don't know any professional mastering engineer that would make public ANYTHING that was done to a clients record. That is between the ME and the client.
Anyone who wants to know what settings were used on a particular project [unless it's their own] is completely missing the bus.

Any engineer secretive about his/her settings has much more than that to worrry about.






That was a sterling comment.


Crap!
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Re: The Definitive Mastering Myths thread
« Reply #52 on: August 16, 2006, 04:16:02 AM »
TotalSonic wrote on Tue, 15 August 2006 02:49

Masterer wrote on Tue, 15 August 2006 01:14

bblackwood wrote on Mon, 14 August 2006 20:03

Masterer wrote on Mon, 14 August 2006 17:41

Some folks can't go five minutes without mentioning Sterling.

Now Chris, (sterling) I have no (sterling) idea what (sterling) you're talking (sterling) about. Perhaps you're just (sterling) being defensive (sterling)?

hehe

Good to see you here again, Chris.


LOL

... Sterling.


How come I feel like I'm in the middle of the mastering engineers version of "Being John Malkovich"?  Hey - we could call it "Being Chris Athens" !! - I'm just imagining the scene where after crawling through this weird portal you suddenly wake up in the middle of his head just to watch him drive like a maniac up the West Side Highway at 5:00am trying to get home after having waited all night for RZA to show...
Razz

Can't wait for him to try the portal himself and discover his favourite singer in a new version of a famous hit singing "CHRIIIIIISSSS ATHENS, CHRIS ATHENS... CHRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIISSS AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATHEEEEEEEEEENS".

sterling.... mmmmh... sterling
I love you baby

Regards
H
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Re: The Definitive Mastering Myths thread
« Reply #53 on: August 16, 2006, 06:44:50 AM »
mcsnare wrote on Tue, 15 August 2006 04:55

Reminds me of the time I was at The Mastering Lab having an album mastered. While Doug was eqing, I was casually reading the mastering notes in the tape box of Dark Side Of The Moon that happened to be on the floor next to the couch. Doug finally spied me and said something like "ya know this is not the library...." heh heh.
Dave


So Dave, you spotted anything in particular?  Very Happy
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Re: The Definitive Mastering Myths thread
« Reply #54 on: August 16, 2006, 10:01:59 AM »
ammitsboel wrote on Wed, 16 August 2006 04:16

TotalSonic wrote on Tue, 15 August 2006 02:49

Masterer wrote on Tue, 15 August 2006 01:14

bblackwood wrote on Mon, 14 August 2006 20:03

Masterer wrote on Mon, 14 August 2006 17:41

Some folks can't go five minutes without mentioning Sterling.

Now Chris, (sterling) I have no (sterling) idea what (sterling) you're talking (sterling) about. Perhaps you're just (sterling) being defensive (sterling)?

hehe

Good to see you here again, Chris.


LOL

... Sterling.


How come I feel like I'm in the middle of the mastering engineers version of "Being John Malkovich"?  Hey - we could call it "Being Chris Athens" !! - I'm just imagining the scene where after crawling through this weird portal you suddenly wake up in the middle of his head just to watch him drive like a maniac up the West Side Highway at 5:00am trying to get home after having waited all night for RZA to show...
Razz

Can't wait for him to try the portal himself and discover his favourite singer in a new version of a famous hit singing "CHRIIIIIISSSS ATHENS, CHRIS ATHENS... CHRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIISSS AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATHEEEEEEEEEENS".

sterling.... mmmmh... sterling
I love you baby

Regards
H



Alright, back to the definitive mastering myths please.

You're like crazy people.

I'll get the ball rolling.

"mastering is a 9 to 5 job".
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Re: The Definitive Mastering Myths thread
« Reply #55 on: August 16, 2006, 12:56:47 PM »
Masterer wrote on Wed, 16 August 2006 10:01

"mastering is a 9 to 5 job".

Sometimes 2 or 3 times per day

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Re: The Definitive Mastering Myths thread
« Reply #56 on: August 16, 2006, 01:04:16 PM »
All mastering engineers have perfect 20-20k hearing.

Anybody here get tested regularly? I've been bad. it's been a few years for me. I should schedule a cleaning and a test. Also, to get a reading above speech frequencies, you need to request an extended range test. Not everybody offers these, and they require some extra time which is why you need to let them know when making the appointment.

Then again, I guess if you don't know, you can continue along in blissful ignorance. You'd be surprised at some of the guys able to do good work that are lucky to be able to hear 15k. I know of one guy who can only hear up to 12k and keeps an RTA on all the time. I always think his stuff is too bright though.

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Re: The Definitive Mastering Myths thread
« Reply #57 on: August 16, 2006, 01:11:19 PM »
Masterer wrote on Wed, 16 August 2006 09:01

"mastering is a 9 to 5 job".



did you mean 9 a.m. to 5 a.m.? : - )


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Re: The Definitive Mastering Myths thread
« Reply #58 on: August 16, 2006, 06:28:53 PM »
Uh,

I thought Chris was meaning the loudness knob...clockwise.

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Re: The Definitive Mastering Myths thread
« Reply #59 on: August 16, 2006, 08:05:45 PM »
Jerry Tubb wrote on Wed, 16 August 2006 13:11

Masterer wrote on Wed, 16 August 2006 09:01

"mastering is a 9 to 5 job".



did you mean 9 a.m. to 5 a.m.? : - )




JT





More like noon to 3am.
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