24 Nov
2007
24 Nov
'07
3:18 p.m.
On Fri, Nov 23, 2007 at 11:07:05AM -0800, Mark Knecht wrote:
Remember that in general mastering is a process of
getting a *set*
of audio files ready for a final CD. The task is to make them sound
good together. Taking a single file through the mastering process is
only part of the game.
This seems almost quaint in an era when most people keep their tunes in MP3's on their
iPods and iTunes (or equivalents) in shuffle mode.
Come to think of it, I can't remember the last time I listened to a CD all the way
through from beginning to end.
-ken