I've got some projects where the label/artist want both a CD master (DDP) and also a hi-res 24/96k version of the master as well. Generally, for these hi-res releases, will a label simply want the song/tracks as wave files with track number and song title?
Also, this brings up another issue. My system runs on one clock, not a separate pitcher and catcher. I typically master by upsampling my 44.1k mixes to 88.2 or 96kHz to feed the DAC that feeds the analog gear path. But since the system is clocking at 44.1kHz, my capture is at the correct sample rate for CD.
So in the scenario where the artist wants truly 96k mastering from 96k files and at a 96k capture. Where would be the best stage of the game to SRC down to 44.1kHz for the CD files? Should I convert to 44.1k and then assemble the DDP and apply the final peak limiter? Should I peak limit at 96kHz and then simply SRC down to 44.1 after that for the CD files? Any suggestions or successful workflow methods would be most appreciated.
Brad