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Self-mastering or choosing a mastering engineer

Self-mastering or choosing a mastering engineer

From the course: Digital Release and Promotion Strategies for Musicians

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Self-mastering or choosing a mastering engineer

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- [Voiceover] Now that the tracks are finished and organized and ready for master, you have to make the tough decision of whether to pay for mastering or whether to do it yourself. Now, first of all, let me just state for the record that it's always better to have someone else master your tracks because part of the whole point of that process is to have another set of ears on the music before it goes out. Now, if you're releasing someone else's material, then, mastering it yourself makes a little bit more sense than if it's your own material, but it's still important to be careful because mastering should be something that you sort of fall back on. It can also really knock stuff out of place if it's not done properly. So, it's important that you really consider mastering things and if you really want to do it yourself, then I suggest practicing a lot and making sure that you've done it a lot before you actually do something for release because if you're going to send stuff out and…

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