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stereo interleaved or multiple mono to send for pre-master?
getting songs (24bit, 48k, wav) ready to be sent to mastering house. i did some research on the topic and from what I gathered. my bounce should be, 24bit, 96k, .wav and a peak level of -6dbfs. Fine, but stereo interleaved or multiple mono?
from my google searching, i found many who prefer multiple-mono where others preferred stereo interleaved...i did notice how, importing a multiple-mono bounced file into a new session of the same rate and bit depth will not undergo any processing, but a stereo interleaved files gets processed when importing it into PT. so is there an official mastering house preference on this? or do mastering studios differ... thanx in advance mark p.s. heres a link to a page that prefers stereo interleaved i thought was nice http://www.onlinemastering.dk/mastering-faq.html |
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Re: stereo interleaved or multiple mono to send for pre-master?
I would send files that are in the same sample rate/bit depth as the original session(let the mastering house do any up-sampling if they need to). Personally, while I usually have sent Stereo Interleaved files, I just read about separate mono files actually yielding an improvement. Why not send both?(unless the mastering house has a preference, and maybe ask WHY they have it). Darn good question and I will be watching the replies myself
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Re: stereo interleaved or multiple mono to send for pre-master?
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The file itself doesn't make any difference. I can't see any benefit in having a multi mono over stereo for the file. it can still be processed using multi mono plugins, and outboard can still process separate left/right or linked. Chris
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Re: stereo interleaved or multiple mono to send for pre-master?
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I guess a stereo interleaved file would be much easier to deal with when sending it online or threw e-mail, since its one file and not the 2 L-R files multiple-mono creates. |
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Re: stereo interleaved or multiple mono to send for pre-master?
Send both, multiple and interleaved......
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And yes, albee said it, send it with the same bit depth and sample rate you used in your session (24/48 in your case). A good mastering studios has much better converting capabilities.
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Re: stereo interleaved or multiple mono to send for pre-master?
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Re: stereo interleaved or multiple mono to send for pre-master?
I use Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering in Hollywood. They use PT to play back files and then convert to analog (through Lavry d to a), go through their analog board and EQ and use a Lavry a to d to go into into their Cube system (16 bit 44.1 for CD). The whole thing is clocked together through some kind of super esoteric atomic clock. Those guys always prefer multiple mono, as they don't like Pro Tools doing the de-interleaving. They want Pro Tools to do nothing but play back the file.
I also suggest giving the mastering place the native bit depth/sampling rate of your files. If your session is in 24 bit 48K stick with that. Upsampling to 96K won't get you any better sound, and it's another step in processing that you don't need. Of course the best thing to do is consult with your mastering engineer. Also ask him/her about how "loud" your files should be, not the peak digital level, but how much bus compression/peak limiting you put on your file. Most mastering places don't like it when they get files that are too slammed, it gives them nothing to work with, as they usually have better tools to get things loud enough for a current CD. |
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Re: stereo interleaved or multiple mono to send for pre-master?
My suggestion re bouncing at the session settings is this; Why upsample? If its to (theoretically) net some improvement(questionable) would you rather do the upsampling on your setup, or leave it to the mastering house(maybe what they use will be way better than what you and I use)? Some will say that sample rate conversion will help, others will say it will hurt(a debate I am not equipped to wage). I tend to feel that any conversion is at least CAPABLE of introducing errors along the way. I am not an expert, so I would leave it to the mastering engineer to do(if they feel it helps). In the end, its all about the final sound(God help us when it ends up as an mp3 download).
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------------------------------------------ in conclusion... I'm sure, whether or not the mix was sent in multiple-mono or stereo interleaved is insignificant relative to how the recording was captured, mixed and mastered, but mastering studios DO differ regarding what format they want. which is no big deal, but some people just want to know why?... calling and asking a mastering studio what format they want? will not satisfy my needs to learn this program i used everyday this could have been a great line in spinal tap " maybe it should have been mastered in doubly or in multiple-mono |
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