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On Wed, 2011-10-19 at 22:09 -0400, Al Thompson wrote:

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> On 10/19/2011 09:40 PM, Ricardus Vincente wrote:

> >

> >> Alas, along came computers. Along came someone with the bright idea of

> >> totally automating what it was that the mastering engineer did.

> >  When I master I use a variety of tools, including jamin, but i don't

> > use one setting, and I don't know any credible mastering engineer who

> > does use some automated setting. That's just crazy.

> >

>

> And that's my point.  NOBODY who knows and values his art (i.e.- a

> professional) would ever use a "set and forget" configuration.  However,

> that's exactly what many of the "mastering plugins" offer.  I've played

> with some on Windows that ever had preset names that let you know it was

> supposed to be a Bob Ludwig preset, for example.  My guess is that

> almost all of the users of these programs simply select a preset and

> don't change on thing, partly because they have no idea what they do or

> how they interact, but also because they are listening on a 0 pair of

> Behringer monitors and can't really hear any differences less than 3db

> (and NOTHING below 60Hz).

>

> These people would end up with a much better sounding, more original

> track if they simply mixed through a variety of monitors until it

> sounded like they want it to, checked levels, and called it a day.

Sure, but unfortunately, since most people making records today don't

have that luxury, they DO need a credible mastering engineer.
So my recommendation is not to pay money to any person using the BOB

LUDWIG preset.   :-)
Rich...
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