[linux-audio-user] Re: magic mastering tips needed

[Carlo Capocasa]

Heh...

Heeeeeeeh.....

That's some nice Jazz :)

For mastering, you could use Rezound or Audacity. Both support the
so-called LADSPA plugins, which are the standard tools for linux audio
processing right now.

I would:

* Normalize (for the volume)
* Equalize (for the brightness, e.g. with the 'Multiband EQ')
* and perhaps add a tiny bit of compression to make the sound fuller.
(e.g. with the 'SCO1')

Carlo

Atte André Jensen schrieb:
> Hi
> 
> I have the following track:
> 
> http://www.atte.dk/at_slum_avenue.ogg
> 
> It's a recording of one of my tunes with my jazz quartet. The recording
> quality leaves a bit to be desired. I hope some of you mastering gurus
> would lend an ear, explain what you think should be done and in what
> program, maybe someone could even find the time to generate an improved
> file. At least I hope to learn a bit about digital audio and mastering
> along the way.
> 
> A few notes:
> 
> A valid question would be "but how do you want it to sound?". Well, good
> :-) At least I think it needs more high frequencies, more definition and
> more presence.
> 
> Needless to say, I'm on a linux-only system, so any tools should be
> linux stuff, but you probl. guessed that :-)
>