[linux-audio-user] Re: Mastering without mastering

Well, I hope I didn't misunderstand what you're after, but thinking about it from other angles, my answer doesn't change. I wish it had been that easy when I had to do arranging courses! And as a mastering engineer, I would point out that you haven't considered that one of the big things we do is to match *different* songs. Mastering is like proofreading, if you're assembling an album (which people don't necessarily do as much in these days of .ogg and .mp3). But it's always a good idea to separate writing (mixing) from editing and proofreading (mastering.) As you say, though, all's fair when looking for inspiration! :) Cheers, Phil M -- Dept. of Mathematics, 342 Machray Hall U. of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3T 2N2 Office: 446 Machray Hall, 204-474-6470 http://www.rephil.org/ phil at rephil dot org