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Dave Valler interview on the fundamentals of drum samples and loops.

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I can’t afford to pay for professional mastering. What can I do?

The short answer is - learn to use mastering tools yourself!

Although not a real substitute for hiring an experienced mastering engineer, there are some simple steps which can really improve on your original mix.

This is the final part of our introduction to mastering. If you missed the previous parts, you can find them here:

Part 1: Mastering Matters
Part 2: How to Master Your Recording.

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Mastering means taking your final mix whether stereo or surround sound, and applying enhancements to it to produce the best possible sonic quality results. But what enhancements? And where should I start?

(This is the 2nd part of our Mastering Overview. If you missed the 1st part, click here for “Mastering Matters”)

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This post is now at: Home Recording -The Essentials Part 1
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Just imagine - you’ve finished your latest music recordingmasterpiece, and you are very happy with the sound. But soon your pride turned to surprise, then disappointment. Then frustration. Your recording sounded pretty cool on the studio monitors. But you put the CD into your home audio system, then in your car, and even on your iPod, but it just never came even close to what you’d heard in the studio.

So what’s happened? What’s gone wrong?…

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