Mastering’s Value in the DAW World
Posted on | March 27, 2009 | No Comments
If you own a computer then you can buy software that promises you the ability to “record, mix, and master”. And even though this is a compromised solution (even under the best circumstances), the concept has chipped away musician’s perception of the need for professional mastering in the DAW world.
In the forward to Bob Katz’s book, Mastering Audio, recording legend Roger Nichols put it this way:
“Now that you can do your own recording in a digital workstation, buy your own multi-band compressors and burn your own CDs, who needs mastering? My answer is that if you record your own projects at home, you need mastering more than the producer who works with the top engineers in the top studios.”
I always tell people that a generalist can never replace a group of specialists. And that objectivity and experience don’t come in software bundles.
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