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Yes Mahsta !......
Hi. I have learned from viewing various posts that, for us amatuer recordists. attempting to master our own recordings at home is an exercise in futility. That said, are there any mastering facilities that will work their magic on say, just one or two songs? If so, what would be a ball park cost, realizing that it probably depends on which mastering lab one chooses. Your recomendations are in order here unless you would be in danger of a conflict of interest. Also, I do not compose but I record only my own versions of other artists songs, (with my own arrangements). Would this place either the mastering engineer or I in jeapordy of legal problems? The mastered songs would not be for profit but, I can't help but wonder what a pro facility could do with my recordings. I know that just because someone has a website saying they are mastering engineers doesn't mean that they are competent! Any suggestions?
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Re: Yes Mahsta !......
Well it's not futile, but it depends on the result you want. If it's just for your own piece of work that wont be publish, i'd say try to get the sound you like. If it's for publishing work then you should go with them, as they have specialized gear just for that. As for places that do just a song or two, I wouldn't be able to say, since I'm not in your area.
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Re: Yes Mahsta !......
THere are alot of good mastering engineers that will charge a per song rate are are happy to do one or two for you.
I have found that its always better to send them off to an expert. If you build a relationship with a few different mastering studios then you always have options for the right sound you want for you or your client. Email me off the list, [email protected], Id be happy to recommend a few people that I use and you can contact them. |
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Re: Yes Mahsta !......
check out www.accentaudio.net
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Re: Yes Mahsta !......
The biggest issue here is money. If you're doing your own songs and planned to sell them on CD's or Itunes, it might make sense to spend money for that extra polish.
But if you're doing covers, you'll need to be prepared to pay mechanical royalties to the publishers of those songs if you sell them. Not that big a deal, but legally required. If that sounds like more trouble than it's worth, then you won't be selling them for money, so I'm not sure who you're going to play them for, and who will hear them. Thus, it may not make sense to spend the money if you're not going to make money. |
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Re: Yes Mahsta !......
Thanks guys but, how does one go about finding out who owns the current publishing rights to songs previously recorded and released for sale ? Is there some sort of master directory? thanks
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Re: Yes Mahsta !......
Look here: http://www.harryfox.com/index.jsp
In 1927, the National Music Publisher's Association established HFA to act as an information source, clearinghouse and monitoring service for licensing musical copyrights. Since its founding, HFA has provided efficient and convenient services for publishers, licensees, and a broad spectrum of music users.
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Re: Yes Mahsta !......
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Re: Yes Mahsta !......
There are a lot of learning resources for learning mixing and mastering avalable these days including learning from some of the best most successful mastering engineers in the industry.
Computers and software are very capable of producing high quality mastered music. If you are affraid to start learning and doing your own mixes and mastering then for sure you will never be good at it. I for one am looking forward to learning and doing my own mastering, I will have at least 2 or three songs mastered at a profesional facility to compare to my own mastering and to use as a reference learning tool. To think that only the "Profesional Studios" can produce a profesional master is a mistake! Empower yourself and learn to master music.
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Re: Yes Mahsta !......
I suspect you could send files either by dvd, internet so I doubt where one lives is a barrier to using anyone these days unless of course you wanted to be there for the session.
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