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| Headroom (analogue & digital) |
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leave headroom in both. 0VU in analogue is +4dBu, and while exceeding analogue zero doesn't distort like digital does but it is still good to leave enough headroom for mastering. Record digitally around -6 to -9dBFS. |
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| Clean ____ and _____ frequencies off the sides before sending vinyl to be pressed becaue it could mess with the needle. |
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| ____ attack and ____ release and ____ ratio for quick transient reduction and no audible damage |
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| Mastering is __________ the mix without drastically changing it |
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| You know you are in a good listening environment when there is no change in the _____ when you move about the room |
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| Puts the highest peak at zero. don't bother doing this. |
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| lower or raise certain frequencies or overall gain of middle or side information. This is helpful to create a more stereo image or raise/lower certain parts of a mix without going back to the original mix. |
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| Root means square- average volume of track |
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| when compressing low frequencies, why should you not have a fast release? |
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| low frequencies are longer so a fast release will create distortion because it will be trying to release and compress at the same time. |
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1. File load
2. Notes
3. technical correction
4. Analogue Comp/EQ
5. Digital stuff
6. CD assmebly (running order, track pauses)
7. Final Master [EDL (Edit Master List), Track titles, artist info, UPC (barcode), ISRC (anti-piracy) |
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| Class A converters give more __________ |
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| 2 types of Mastering set ups |
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1. pass signal to analogue chain and then bounce down
2. 2 separate workstations
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| Display phase between Left and Right Channels |
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| Loudness Wars began in the |
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| Calibrate test tones on Analogue tape |
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| Therefore when tape is passed between studios, they will calibrate it to their own system and it will sound the same. |
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| Cutting records involes a _____ that etches a groove into _________ |
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| Mastering was introduced after ____ was being converted to _____ |
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make sure mono analogue tapes were tranferred successfully to vinyl
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| Analogue is ____ ______, and adds natural overtones/harmonics when certain things are done. |
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