should I master a track BEFORE I mix it??

ulrichburke · 03-15-2016, 05:17 PM

Dear Anyone.

OK, the heading looks crazy but hear me out! I've not got a rockstar budget for my music, indeed I'm using freebies wherever I can (I'm usually broke!) Now I've just found Landr and am considering joining the $4 a month version of it. (Incase you don't know, it's an automatic online mastering service.) I was just wondering if I had a sound I thought I'd MIXED right in a track, but I wasn't too happy with the sound itself (it being yet another legit. freebie!) would it be an idea to master it as a soloed track, then drop it back in the mix, and have a (hopefully) much better sounding sound going on? Just for lead or main sounds, of course if you do that with every sound you'd have them all jockeying for ear-space and defeat the object. But for (say) main accompanying instruments, do you think it would work?

OK, I know I'm gonna be told to 'try it and see', just wanted a couple of opinions on the subject.

Yours hopefully

Chris.

03-15-2016, 05:17 PM	#1 (permalink)
ulrichburke Groupie Join Date: May 2014 Location: https://t.me/pump_upp Posts: 8	should I master a track BEFORE I mix it?? Dear Anyone. OK, the heading looks crazy but hear me out! I've not got a rockstar budget for my music, indeed I'm using freebies wherever I can (I'm usually broke!) Now I've just found Landr and am considering joining the $4 a month version of it. (Incase you don't know, it's an automatic online mastering service.) I was just wondering if I had a sound I thought I'd MIXED right in a track, but I wasn't too happy with the sound itself (it being yet another legit. freebie!) would it be an idea to master it as a soloed track, then drop it back in the mix, and have a (hopefully) much better sounding sound going on? Just for lead or main sounds, of course if you do that with every sound you'd have them all jockeying for ear-space and defeat the object. But for (say) main accompanying instruments, do you think it would work? OK, I know I'm gonna be told to 'try it and see', just wanted a couple of opinions on the subject. Yours hopefully Chris.