[alex]

Il 12/05/2011 23.19, Mr.Will ha scritto:
I had a listen and it really didnt sound any different at all!
Everything seemed a little clearer, and the high hats pushed through a bit
more, could make out the vocalists words a bit better - it wasnt bad before,
the mastering has just subtly made it a little "cleaner"..........

Anyone want to hear?

Mr.Will


one of the targets of the mastering engineer (the main one) is not to
change the original sound more as strictly needed. This is imperative in
the matter of respect of the early production steps.
In the mixing step engineers and musicians usually reach the
"satisfactory" sound. If some problems are recognized, they will ask the
mastering guy to attempt a correction.
If the material already sounds good, there's no direct need to change it.
Some technical processing are sometimes needed in order to make the
material more compatible with his final media.
Relative levels, fades, songs spacing, correlation, panorama, dynamic
range, air and deepth are controlled with the word "respect" always in mind.
You can see the mastering step like a final "check", and "corrections"
will take place only where needed.
Everytime i have doubts about the original sound i will ask the client
for the permission to change it, providing him some samples to hear.
Don't expect a big audible changes in the mastering, except where the
mix has problems.
Is usually very important to have the material double checked by a
second pair of (trained) hears, the mastering engineer is perfect for this.