Klarinet Archive - Posting 000466.txt from 2003/08

From: "Benjamin Maas" <benmaas@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] Need Suggestions
Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2003 17:46:10 -0400

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> From: Bryan Crumpler [mailto:crumpletox@-----.com]=20
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> For anyone who's ever put out a CD, do you have any=20
> recommendations for=20
> mastering houses or audio engineers that digitally master CDs=20
> before they go=20
> to the manufacturers? I would prefer someone in the southeast (i.e.=20
> southwest VA, NC, east TN, upstate SC or GA) but that's not absolute.
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> I'm releasing a CD in about a month and am looking for=20
> mastering houses who=20
> have had clarinetists or classical musicians as clients. All=20
> the people down=20
> here in Charlotte have only been able to provide me with=20
> examples from pop=20
> artists, rock bands, and gospel groups (which is no help),=20
> and many won't=20
> allow me to have a consultation or sit in on the mastering=20
> session to listen=20
> to the output on various sets of speakers. That's kind-of=20
> sketchy to me, so=20
> I was wondering if anyone has had any experience with that=20
> and could offer a=20
> recommendation.
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> I'd appreciate any suggestions!
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> TIA!
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> Bryan
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http://www.whosthatguy.com

Not to toot my own horn or anything, but drop me a line and tell me what =
you
are looking for... I do a lot of editing and mastering and can provide =
you
with anything that you need.

Many mastering houses prefer that they work alone... They will often =
charge
more for client-attended sessions. Mastering doesn't necessarily =
require
listening on multiple sets of speakers, but rather listening on a very
high-quality set of speakers that you (the ME) knows intimately. The =
rest
of the monitoring chain also needs to be very high-end. Occasionally,
listening on a second set can be helpful, but more often than not, it =
just
confuses things as the second set will be considerably lower quality.

--Ben

PS. I'm a clarinetist as well (BM Eastman, MM USC where I studied with
Yehuda Gilad and Mitchell Lurie) Recording and Sound happens to be =
where I
earn my living...

Benjamin Maas
Fifth Circle Audio
Los Angeles, CA
http://www.fifthcircle.com

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