powercore virus?

[The girl next door]

Originally Posted by aisling

what other synths are you guys using?

We also use Stylus RMX,Trilogy,Atmosphere,Korg Legacy,Z3ta,Minimonsta,Albino2,Blue,Cameleon5000,Octopus,Superwave bundle,Xphraze,CronoX3 VSTis

[aisling]

Originally Posted by The girl next door

We also use Stylus RMX,Trilogy,Atmosphere,Korg Legacy,Z3ta,Minimonsta,Albino2,Blue,Cameleon5000,Octopus,Superwave bundle,Xphraze,CronoX3 VSTis

Your production is tight.........multi band compression on your final mixes?

[Tarekith]

Mulit-band Compression = dangerous in the wrong hands

I do premastering on the side, and I bet I only use a multiband compressor on like 5% or less of the mixes sent to me. You're better off just fixing the mix if it's your own tune to correct the mistake, multiband is primarily for when you don't have that option.

IMVHO of course.

[aisling]

Originally Posted by Tarekith

Mulit-band Compression = dangerous in the wrong hands

I do premastering on the side, and I bet I only use a multiband compressor on like 5% or less of the mixes sent to me. You're better off just fixing the mix if it's your own tune to correct the mistake, multiband is primarily for when you don't have that option.

IMVHO of course.

Hey thanks for your insight. I always thought multiband comp was a good way to "fatten up the mix" (i'm no mastering engineer, only a wanna be musician/producer)?

[Tarekith]

Actually, most of the time multiband is a good way to 'flatten out the mix', unless you really need to use it and know what you're doing.

The common conception is what you describe, that MBC is a better way to fatten a mix. In reality, it was created primarily to address issues that couldn't be cured with regular compression/limiting.

Another misconception is that the more bands the better, when in reality I bet most professional mastering guys RARELY use more than two bands at once. Typically it's used to tame an unruly bassline or kick, provided of course EQ and the possibility to redo the mix have been explored first.

[aisling]

Originally Posted by Tarekith

Actually, most of the time multiband is a good way to 'flatten out the mix', unless you really need to use it and know what you're doing.

The common conception is what you describe, that MBC is a better way to fatten a mix. In reality, it was created primarily to address issues that couldn't be cured with regular compression/limiting.

Another misconception is that the more bands the better, when in reality I bet most professional mastering guys RARELY use more than two bands at once. Typically it's used to tame an unruly bassline or kick, provided of course EQ and the possibility to redo the mix have been explored first.

Wow, You have totally schooled me I am humbled to be able to learn something new......just when I thought I "knew it all"

[The girl next door]

Originally Posted by aisling

Your production is tight.........multi band compression on your final mixes?

Yes we use the MD3 mastering tool for the Powercore...Being carefull with the Multiband comp and the Threshold tweaking we don't like to compress the Fuck out of our tracks like most people do these days,....And yeah we know what were doing !!!

[Tarekith]

MD3 is tight, TC know their stuff. MMM..... System 6000, drool.....

[The girl next door]

Originally Posted by Tarekith

MD3 is tight, TC know their stuff. MMM..... System 6000, drool.....

Is there a better software Mastering tool??if there is i don't know it

[aisling]

Originally Posted by Tarekith

MD3 is tight, TC know their stuff. MMM..... System 6000, drool.....

how does that compare to the master x 5? (or really the other way around)........

What is your opinion of the "assimilator" powercore plug in inorder to "study" other artists "final mix".........right, it does something like that, by scanning eq from a track and applying that to your own mix.

I know this quite "preset" in application, but how else can I learn how to master, if not by seeing how other tracks are mastered?

Mastering is something that I am still in elementary stages of. I undestand it in "theory", but my objective musician ears can never get passed certain frequency hang ups.......