analogue has infite resolution? True, but way less SNR to play with than digital. That is the whole reason why gainstaging has been so important in the analog era.
If you are sending tracks to a mastering engineer with the limiter engaged, and no headroom, then you are wasting your money. That's what you pay a good mastering engineer to do. It sounds like you need to budget for someone to mix your music as well.
@@killorfill6953 uhh... 🤨i am a mixing engineer and again asking for no plugins on the master channel is like me asking a client for completely dry stems; it wont work that way buddy, this is not 1970 anymore, umm... 🤔are you sure you are up to date on how the industry works? only case scenario where both mixing and mastering would ask for raw is getting files from amateur/bedroom producers but again, why would they? and I completely agree with you, mastering in general is a waste of money nowadays and completely unnecessary. But oh well, big clients always need that safety net, that 0.3 dB EQ that takes the song from a 99.9% to a 100% ok i just waasted my time on educating someone explaining how things are done, I probably just shouldnt care at all, ignore this and move along with my tasks but anyways its already done, so consider yourself lucky? I guess... 🤔 have a nice day
@@hithere4289 I don't get your argument here. As a mixing engineer you will be applying dynamic reduction and a whole host of other signal processing to individual tracks and busses/VCA's etc. All of this will sum to your final two-bus where you will apply further signal processing and dynamic control. If you're gain staging correctly and hitting your processors with the correct levels, you might have 6db or more headroom in your final mix. That headroom is then available for the mastering engineer to bring the final levels up to standard. If you are using a hard limiter at the mixing stage, then it's pointless having the track mastered. A great mix engineer will know how the mastering engineer will bring the levels of their mix up, only the M.E. should have better signal processing equipment and maybe even a better listening environment. I love not having the responsibility to get a mix loud, I can concentrate on making it sound amazing and leave it to someone who has the experience to bring it to commercial levels better than me.
I always start from -10 dB to have some space for sounds 🙃
analogue has infite resolution? True, but way less SNR to play with than digital. That is the whole reason why gainstaging has been so important in the analog era.
everyone: hes a professional, you can send your mixes at any level, he will do just fine
He'll do 1000% better if you turn your cheap limiter off before you send him your track :P
"turn off your master channel plugins" nope im good, will go to another mastering engineer thanks :)
If you are sending tracks to a mastering engineer with the limiter engaged, and no headroom, then you are wasting your money. That's what you pay a good mastering engineer to do. It sounds like you need to budget for someone to mix your music as well.
@@killorfill6953 uhh... 🤨i am a mixing engineer
and again asking for no plugins on the master channel is like me asking a client for completely dry stems; it wont work that way buddy, this is not 1970 anymore, umm... 🤔are you sure you are up to date on how the industry works? only case scenario where both mixing and mastering would ask for raw is getting files from amateur/bedroom producers but again, why would they? and I completely agree with you, mastering in general is a waste of money nowadays and completely unnecessary. But oh well, big clients always need that safety net, that 0.3 dB EQ that takes the song from a 99.9% to a 100%
ok i just waasted my time on educating someone explaining how things are done, I probably just shouldnt care at all, ignore this and move along with my tasks but anyways its already done, so consider yourself lucky? I guess... 🤔 have a nice day
@@hithere4289 I don't get your argument here. As a mixing engineer you will be applying dynamic reduction and a whole host of other signal processing to individual tracks and busses/VCA's etc. All of this will sum to your final two-bus where you will apply further signal processing and dynamic control. If you're gain staging correctly and hitting your processors with the correct levels, you might have 6db or more headroom in your final mix. That headroom is then available for the mastering engineer to bring the final levels up to standard. If you are using a hard limiter at the mixing stage, then it's pointless having the track mastered. A great mix engineer will know how the mastering engineer will bring the levels of their mix up, only the M.E. should have better signal processing equipment and maybe even a better listening environment. I love not having the responsibility to get a mix loud, I can concentrate on making it sound amazing and leave it to someone who has the experience to bring it to commercial levels better than me.
I respect Robert's legacy as a producer. But man, he has always said so much bullsh*t about mastering...