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   silikonanswer
   

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   Hi,

   I want to master an entire CD. I use FL Studio but I want that all the tracks have the same level an a cohesive sound. I've read that the budget priced magix products have a mastering suite that it does exactly this. Does anyone use this product? For the price I think it's a bargain.

   Thanks!

   Posted 1 year ago #
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   Eric Christian
   

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   FL has there own product called "Maximus"...

   Posted 1 year ago #
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   YADE
   

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   ehm what you describe is usually called "normalization" and this is also possible with my NERO ;-)

   for the cohesive sound it is your charge :-)...Mastering Engines/Engineers can change subtle to mid mix problems...but they cannot change the song...(mastering is usually done on the mixed-down stereotrack)...so your songs should already in the "pre-master" versions sound as you like them....

   for the homebrew-version : T-Racks3

   I personally would use an external mastering partner...

   Posted 1 year ago #
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   wormsoftheearth
   

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   firstly, I don't recommend mastering your own stuff, especially with little to no experience. If you're serious about your music than it's worth it to send it to a mastering engineer. But if you must master it on your own, all you really need is a limiter to get everything to a equal level. Possibly an EQ pre-limiter. Beyond that, you may end up doing more harm than good

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   silikonanswer
   

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   Maximus is good but I think in my hands it can do more harm :-). I read some people load all the songs/tracks in a song, each in a separate mixer channel. Then you render this "big" song and you have to cut it to separate each track. I don't think this is the optimal solution, that's why I asked for a mastering/CD burning suite. I've read Magix Samplitude is a very good/cheap solution.

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   YADE
   

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   again...what you tell us to do is NOT mastering....it it normalizing..meaning you have several songs at different RMS levels..and you want them to be on one level...

   this can be done with almost any CD-Authoring software...also almost all wave editing programs or Encoders offer this....

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   silikonanswer
   

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   Thanks!

   Posted 1 year ago #
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   sintetik
   

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   Hi There, I'm new here.

   Ok, let's see, first, master a track is not only align the volumes ( normalize ), is more than this, is turn your music audible in any kind of music system, computer, home studio, home stereo, sterero car, etc..., and do the arrangements in equalization, clip sounds, balance between all the frequencies, make the listener distinguise between a bass drum and a electro bass, or better, an clear an audible sound without confusion, and all thsi not trepassing the famnous 0db limit. One "budget solution" is use Samplitude ( MAGIX ). First records your entire tracks , separated one by one, in 16bits 44mhz, and use cd mastering processing existing in samplitude. in you tube you find a lot of tutorials. Then believe me , you'll achieve fantastic results, and you fell a "fresh" touch to your tracks. Fruity Loops is fantastic to produce, but mastering, do all the stuff out, in Samplitude. fianlly, samplitude record a master cd using the redbook rules of industrie standards !

   Any doubt , call me !

   Electo Feelings to all.

   Sintetik

   a.k.a. Ricardo Cassolatto
   Brazil

   Posted 1 year ago #

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