Well Chris, I took a course in audio technology somewhere between 1997 and 1999 when I was finishing up my degree in (General Music Studies/Vocal Concentration) here at Columbia College Chicago: so, I think my grasp on the technical terms used by audio engineers has slipped quite a bit since then but, I think my ears would know when something's not quite right. I'm more an artist/entertainer just dabbling on the mixing side of the table: in other words, I'll probably never be able to get as descriptive with identifying sounds as you my friend with abbreviation like KHZ for Kilohertz *smile* but, I do know what the abbreviations mean. I am monitoring using Fostex Tower Powered Monitors. I live in an apartment: so treating the walls or ceiling is out: so I go back and forth between monitors and headphones to achieve an acceptable mix: burn a CD and test drive it on every player in the house starting with the cheapest. If it matches close to industry mastered mixes, that's good enough for me. Robert. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Smart" <csmart8@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2012 9:56 PM Subject: [ddots-l] Re: preferred mastering tool in Sonar
Well, the LP64 linear-phaze EQ and multiband compressor are good. I'm not a fan of Boost11 though. Channel Tools might give you the ability to split mid from sides if you need to manipulate the stereo image, or treat the center or sides separately. I say "might be able" because I haven't used it in awhile, after getting some plug-ins from Brainworx and Waves Center.More importantly, do you have full-range monitors in an acoustically treated room? Or, if someone said "hmm it's a little overbearing around 3KHZ", would you know what a peak around that frequency sounds like?Chris At 12:24 PM 7/1/2012, you wrote:Hi listers: I'm interested in knowing, what is the best tool for mastering in Sonar 8.5. I think I recall Chris mentioning one, but I cant locate the email. I'm experimenting with the Vintage_Channel_VC64. Chris maybe you can chime in and remind me of which it was. Robert.-------------------------------------------------- CTS MASTERING: http://www.ctsmastering.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/CTSMASTERING Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/CTS-Mastering/139114066128698 Linked In: http://ca.linkedin.com/pub/chris-smart/46/824/536Dropbox: Have your stuff when you need it. 2GB is free: http://db.tt/bQ2GuItPLEASE READ THIS FOOTER AT LEAST ONCE! To leave the list, click on the immediately following link: ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and in the Subject line type unsubscribeFor other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the immediately following link:ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq or send a message, to ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and in the Subject line type faq
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