Jarkko Mattheiszen
The FU guy.
I agree but I don't think he wants to do that professionally (which in this case involve a lot of knowledge and material [as mixing does]) but more how to "finish" a mix with an effective but not perfect mastering (as a Pro could do) to give the mix some justice for the people who will hear it.
In my case, when I first presented my mixes to my band, they where "wtf is that?!?" then after a few explication and a light mastering, even if it was no pro at all, there were more likeWhen you are a lot into production and technical aspects etc, you can forget how people who actually know nothing about it listen to music (this is why some ugly works can be successful
)
I stay with my advice: try oZOne by yourself, and yes... use the search function if you have not a precise question that was not answered before.
I understand perfectly what you mean, but that's not my point. If you want to develop a skillset - which obviously is the OP's case - you need to put at least some time and effort in it. Reading one very simply written book on a very complex and deep subject to get a basic grasp of the craft shouldn't be too much effort. I think I paid 29€ for my copy, which is a fragment of Ozone 4's price, and it will provide a significant improvement judging from the original post in this thread. Besides, the guy already has some Waves plugins, so chances are he already has a perfectly good toolset to get started.
Regarding the professional remark I made, the musicians and artists very seldom know what mastering actually means, and with things being the way they are, they often end up with someone who offers "professional mastering" but doesn't actually have a decent grasp of the process himself. I've personally witnessed lots of these cases, and you can guess the results. The artist might never even realize what's wrong, they're just happy with the WAV files the "ME" sent them. This leads to more and more difficulties to get the artists understand why it's actually a great idea to pay more for proper, quality mastering.
Maybe I'm just being a nitpicking, cynical cunt (well, I am
), but in my eyes it's things like this that devaluate our craft. Even if one wants to do the whole mixing or mastering thingamajic as a fun hobby, it shouldn't be such a huge deal to do some homework on the subject. I mean, if you want to pick up chemistry as a hobby, you probably won't just start mixing up funny-looking ingredients without knowing what's going to happen. You're going to study the subject, and in the end, you will enjoy the hobby a lot more.
