Re: Mastering Pointers

["Dan Dugan" dandugan_1999]

>i'd like to think about how to properly master location recordings for
>release on, eg., CD. Afaik, I have some good software to help with this
>(WaveLab Studio). However, as for the art, as opposed to the technology,
>of the mastering process, I have very little to go on, as most texts on
>the subject are about how to master recorded music rather than natural
>sounds, wildlife, etc.

Some thoughts:

Whereas mixing concentrates on each "song" or segment of the
production, mastering tries to make the whole album work together by
sequencing, level adjusting, and equalization when needed.

You try to make it work both at high level on superb speakers or
headphones and at low level on a little system or in a car. That
usually means reducing the dynamic range, better done by mixing than
by any automated process like compression.

-Dan Dugan