How to "master" a recorded live session?
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Re: How to "master" a recorded live session?
I did that with a track I got recorded from my last gig... it was a pretty ****ty recording to begin with (not worth the $20 i paid to get it but at least the performances were good) but to make it sound better for MySpace I went through it with a 31-band EQ and a Multiband compressor in Garageband and that helped a bunch. There were still some audio problems/frequency fighting as a result of not being able to isolate instruments, but whatever.
I did that with a track I got recorded from my last gig... it was a pretty ****ty recording to begin with (not worth the $20 i paid to get it but at least the performances were good) but to make it sound better for MySpace I went through it with a 31-band EQ and a Multiband compressor in Garageband and that helped a bunch. There were still some audio problems/frequency fighting as a result of not being able to isolate instruments, but whatever.
Re: How to "master" a recorded live session?
It's the song titled Autumn Constance on www.myspace.com/thebranchesband.
The soundguy offered to do a bootleg recording of the show for $20 so we took a chance, paid, and got our CD. Soundguys around here usually do this to make a little $$ on the side. The recording was pretty awful, definitely not worth the $20 we paid. I think that one track alone AFTER I got done with it was maybe worth $5 for the kind of sound we got.
We've gotten much better results at other venues, though so thats why we decided to take the chance to pay for a demo.
Other members with more recording experience/gear would be able to offer further info.
Marcel said:
It's the song titled Autumn Constance on www.myspace.com/thebranchesband.
The soundguy offered to do a bootleg recording of the show for $20 so we took a chance, paid, and got our CD. Soundguys around here usually do this to make a little $$ on the side. The recording was pretty awful, definitely not worth the $20 we paid. I think that one track alone AFTER I got done with it was maybe worth $5 for the kind of sound we got.
We've gotten much better results at other venues, though so thats why we decided to take the chance to pay for a demo.
Other members with more recording experience/gear would be able to offer further info.
Re: How to "master" a recorded live session?
Ahhh I see... yeah different music but still the same basic principle.
With the limited technology I have and the fact that it was one badly recorded stereo track, about as much as i could do was go through the computer's 31-band eq and boost/cut frequencies accordingly to clear up the sound. That and a multiband compressor to tame volume spikes on specific frequency ranges (i.e. voice) was about as much as I could do. Plus a hint of reverb helped fill out the sound.
Marcel said:ok I see much different music... but your tips should work anyway! Thank you!
our stuff is more cockie monster type of
our sound is very dense 16th kickdrum floor, downtuned guitars etc....
Ahhh I see... yeah different music but still the same basic principle.
With the limited technology I have and the fact that it was one badly recorded stereo track, about as much as i could do was go through the computer's 31-band eq and boost/cut frequencies accordingly to clear up the sound. That and a multiband compressor to tame volume spikes on specific frequency ranges (i.e. voice) was about as much as I could do. Plus a hint of reverb helped fill out the sound.
