Flintstone "Daily Granite" here...

And I sure wish they had, Steve! Then the need for this post would not exist! Thanks again for the input, my friend.

Sincerely,

Right. You are preaching to the choir, my friend. :)

I posted this to gain confidence for bypassing further mastering, ear-bleeding, Capitol Records, etc. so as to finish the job with a simple...

Yes, the client did say what they did not like...that the ME's work sounded like CHAFF (polite biblical equivalent for an expletive)! After a recent re-listen with an objective ear, I could only...

Hey Steve! I was hoping you'd chime in! Thanks as always for the valuable advice!

Incidentally, this is the same mix you steered me to Doug Sax for mastering. Unfortunately, the producer...

Hello Sebastian,

Yes, the tracks given to me were 24/48, as well as my mixdown.

To my ears, I find that the use of dither in lieu of chopping off the extra bits retains a lot of that 24 bit...

Hello Angie,

Exactly what I'm hoping to hear, thanks! What about the dither in SAW? Same (I hope)?

BTW, I still have Chris in my prayers!

Blessings,

Hey Sebastian,

Thank you so much for your feedback. Ok, so I levelize as you suggest...now...can I get away with mixdown to 16/44 solely by using Bob's algoes...?? What do you think?
...

Hello All, OK, so I finished a album mix and it was sent off to the ME. The clients were not pleased with his initial work, so he did a second rendition. They A/B/C'd the two renditions against my...

No...he means he likes an "intense" bout...

He is risen indeed! And a blessed celebration of the resurrection of Christ to all fellow believers! Sincerely,

Hey Steve, Thanks for the reply! Yes, you've confirmed my suspicions...I was thinking Doug! I'll check out your other suggestions. Thanks again! Blessings, John

Hello All, I'm looking for any leads you can give me regarding the "go-to" mastering guy for orchestral in the Los Angeles/Hollywood area. TIA for your help. Blessings, John

And a blessed celebration of Christ's birth to all of you as well! Sincerely, John

Hello All, Just finished this project...mastered by Bob Katz. I functioned as producer, chief mixer, and I wrote track 7. http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/ThreeJims Blessings, John Hernandez

I use _my_ laptop as a way to get more real estate, a humble Toshi. Using an external monitor, I can choose between clone or extended desktop.

Blessings,
John

This thread is fa-fa-fascinating!

J-j-john

Heh, Compuserve! My fond memory is of Bill Parks gently chiding me that I was being too "preachy" with my "Cheers in Christ" signature!

Ah, those were the days. Bye-bye C-serve!

Chee...er...

Better than the Sox could do, I guess..:o

John

ROFL!!!

Excellent. Just what I wanted to hear...straight from the proverbial horse's mouth, no less. Thanks a million, Bob.

John

Hello all,

So I just finished producing a musical drama and it was captured on DVCAM. We'd like to offer it for sale, but it has a few rough audio moments.

What is the easiest (with best...

Toshi here (your basic 1.8 centrino satellite..upped to 2g)
RME Multiface & FF800
Various usb ext drives
Works for me.

HTH,
John

It was quite an eyeful...but an informative read, nonetheless. I guess talking petro strikes your rambling nerve, eh Steve? It would be akin to talking Bible with me, I guess :p!

So there,...

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