The Definition of Mastering

[newyorkstate718]

Great Post

[leopoldolopes]

How lazy can people be?! Google "Mastering" You'll find anything and everything about that - but if you'renot lazy and 95% of people are you'll find the right information just for looking... looking and reading with the right references is for years used by many! Sorry for this ease but it's on my throat for a while... people are lazy and are now even more lazy that they were before... looking is also a good exercise for your mind! I'm not bashing this kind of threats which are somehow useful but... you know that tomorrow or then you'll have a new post asking "what's mastering?", or "do you like my mix?" - how about that mastering work?! and so on... sorry for this words... buy!

[JeffGerardi]

The second i started really focusing on each sound and the volume as a whole, all my mastering techniques just go together

[MILITANT NATION]

very hepful

[Beat Alliance]

very nice post, thats what im doing for years now :-)

[SafeandSound]

Another good definition would be :

Hearing what is actually in a file or mix and then adjusting it (if need be) to enhance and correct.

This plus quality control.

Sounds easy but the difficulty is obtaining the quality of monitoring and a room that is accurate
and the judgement is based on many years professional audio work.

[Project RB]

Thanks for this guys!

[hotbeatstore]

definition of mastering is: practice, rest your ears, practice, rest your ears, practice, rest your ears, practice, rest your ears, practice practice, rest your ears, practice, rest your ears, practice.... and eventualy maybe you have the golden ears, and technique to do it wright.

[WeissSound]

definition of mastering is: practice, rest your ears, practice, rest your ears, practice, rest your ears, practice, rest your ears, practice practice, rest your ears, practice, rest your ears, practice.... and eventualy maybe you have the golden ears, and technique to do it wright.

That's not a definition, nor is it very descriptive of how one would learn to do it.

[acetheface954]

Another beginner brought to my attention a vid on youtube claiming not everything requires mastering or use of devices such as limiters. I of course said that's impossible since mastering is the only way to gain consistency. Is there any truth to what he was saying? Because I doubt it.