ruairioflaherty said:pachi2007 said:Ruari I agree with you, those are Bob opinions and workflows. I also agree about the way they are presented.But I still think it´s the best book out there, expecially for somebody who wants to know what mastering is about. I think there a lot of concepts that are excepcionally exposed (like dynamics discussed here).Maybe it´s not useful for you who are a profesional but I still think it´s unvaluable
I also agree that you´ll learn more attending a few sessions but what´s the chance for somebody who´s starting? Would you let somebody who´s not a client sit next to you? If so I´m in... and a few friends too
Sorry I double posted still trying to figure out who attachments and stuff works ;D
Cheers
Pachi,
I think the big issue I have with how mastering is presented by Bob and on the internet is that people want to complicate the issue a lot. Bob talks about techniques like Multiband expansion which are not used by the majority of working mastering engineers. I would say to everyone beginning in mastering - keep it simple. One EQ, one good compressor, de-esser and a limiter. Start there and that is really all you'll need for 95% of jobs. You won't need multiband very often, or stereo widening or so many of the other "darkarts" techniques that are supposedly the preserve of the mastering giants.
If you ever come to L.A. you are welcome to sit in on a session with me! I'm sure that if you are serious about learning you can find someone to sit in with where you live.
I understand and I totally agree. I know there are many pros that talk at the forums as if God touched them to speak the truth and they get an unbelieveable respect from the crowd, then use that respect for selling themselves or their stuff. I´m not saying everybody does but a few names come to mind. Gearslutz is one of those forums where you see guys asking things like : Please Mr.X is my C12 ok for recording shakers or should I get a better one?- Yes little grasshopper, C12 is not bad but I prefer this new mike that I endorse that I think it´s the holy grail for shaker recording, but that´s just me of course...
Speaking about mastering I remember one ad of a plugin endorsed by a pro (don´t remember who) that read something like "since I have this plugin my mixes don´t go to the mastering house anymore"
So I undestand what you mean and in fact, looking back at my post I see it sounds a little bit gearslutzish ;D but what I meant is that I had to read it and go back to it several times to get all the info inside, not "this is The Truth from the man."
Ruairi thanks for your offering, that´s very kind. I work at a recording studio and we always send our mixes to mastering though I admit I´m forced to bring levels up myself with low budget works but I´d never call that mastering in a million years. I also hate to do it for many reasons though I love the process and I´m always trying to improve.
There´s just one mastering studio in the small city I live and for what I´ve listened my grandma can do it better,next closer one would be a 5 hour drive.So I take your word, my wife spent a week at LA last year for work so who knows... it would be awesome.
Pachi