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 jeu. 9 oct. 2003, 14:47
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I'm an old pro at songwriting, performing and recording (I'm presently recording with a Roland VS-1880 Digital Studio) ... but now I'm getting into mastering my own tracks on my Mac G4 - OS X and trying to educate myself on the processes.
I'm trying to decide which one of two mastering programs I want to purchase: 1 - T-RackS - my favorite so far ... tube sounds and mastering ONLY. 2 - Sound Forge 7.0 Is anyone familiar with either of these? Or do you have other suggestions? ProTools is a bit pricey ... especially considering I ONLY want a mastering suite. Thanks. Ce message a été modifié par horvath - jeu. 9 oct. 2003, 14:49. -------------------- Alan Horvath
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ven. 10 oct. 2003, 16:20
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Peak 4 is out now and supports 24-bit recordings. T-Racks 24 also supports 24-bit recordings (the clue is in the name) and the company are at pains to stress that keeping files at 24-bit quality during the mastering process is infinitely preferable to 16-bit. Can't fault the logic of that.
Probably the best mastering app for Mac has been Emagic's Waveburner Pro, but that's been languishing in OS 9 hell for years. However, I did read today that once Panther is released, Apple will have corrected their omission of true Red-Book compliance that is missing in Jaguar. Emagic have had WB Pro ready to go for months, apparently, but have been waiting for this problem to be ironed out at source. On the other hand, Roxio Toast With Jam and Peak 4 both say they can burn Red-Book compliant CDs right now in 10.2, so don't ask me who is telling the truth - I'm just repeating what I've read (like a true internet gossip). Anyway, I sincerely hope the WB Pro story is true, because I have it, it's excellent and I'll be first in line for the OS X upgrade. I do have an earlier version of T-Racks, too, and it's OK. You can get a good sound out of it, if you know what you're doing. To that end, I recommend absolutely everyone, whatever music they're making, should buy Mastering Audio by Bob Katz - the only studio reference book you'll ever need. |
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horvath What's The Best Mastering Program For Os X? jeu. 9 oct. 2003, 14:47
cinemafia I don't have any experience with T-RackS, and ... jeu. 9 oct. 2003, 16:26 horvath Thanks, bro' ...
16-bit ain't a problem .... jeu. 9 oct. 2003, 18:04 cinemafia Too true, there are so many applications available... jeu. 9 oct. 2003, 19:47 horvath Man, you said it! Learning all this stuff is ... ven. 10 oct. 2003, 14:02 horvath Thanks, bro'! -- I just ordered "Mast... sam. 11 oct. 2003, 15:59 genehardage After reading all the posts on this question I... jeu. 16 oct. 2003, 00:44 ramblingjoel I recently purchased a powerbook with presonus fir... ven. 27 mai 2005, 16:21 Jsegura If you had budget for Ozone 3 of iZotope, you woul... ven. 27 mai 2005, 18:02 pdgood I've just begun learning about mastering recen... ven. 27 mai 2005, 22:26 coldharbour Some good basic points you've gathered, pdgood... ven. 27 mai 2005, 23:32 Jsegura We cannot forget that plug is also instruments to ... sam. 28 mai 2005, 10:52 chappy Hi, I'm a part time mastering engineer. I pre... sam. 28 mai 2005, 17:22 Jsegura When the music is good, really good it does not ma... sam. 28 mai 2005, 19:22 chappy Philisophically speaking, you are quite right. Un... dim. 29 mai 2005, 15:59 Jsegura I do not agree. If you want to call philosophy to ... dim. 29 mai 2005, 18:19 chappy Well, I'm not quite sure exactly what you are ... lun. 30 mai 2005, 14:39
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