If your music is not mixed or mastered then....
- Thread starter Slapmaster Promo
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man, I'm really glad you brought this up. I put out a cd for free, just a little local thang thang here in OKC and some were mastered and some weren't. I put it out for free outta pocket and put them out on blank cd's.
I don't really have money for good equipment or mastering and all that but there is a huge difference when it's done correctly and I realize that. My music (if you wanna call it that) is a tool that I use to hopefully reach people with a positive message about establishing a relationship with God/Jesus for the most part. I realize a lot of people won't like it but if one person turns their life around for the better then I'm with that.
BUT, I think the lack of mastering and poor quality of music has generally killed hip hop, especially bay area hip hop. The "mixtape" era is basically another way of saying "low quality" to me. There might be good lyrics but they sound like dooky on a lot of projects, then dudes wonder why they're not selling.
Mastering and mixing should not be overlooked and I don't mean by a homeboy you know with a mac in his house and thinks he can do it. I mean a legit place that does it for real.
I don't really have money for good equipment or mastering and all that but there is a huge difference when it's done correctly and I realize that. My music (if you wanna call it that) is a tool that I use to hopefully reach people with a positive message about establishing a relationship with God/Jesus for the most part. I realize a lot of people won't like it but if one person turns their life around for the better then I'm with that.
BUT, I think the lack of mastering and poor quality of music has generally killed hip hop, especially bay area hip hop. The "mixtape" era is basically another way of saying "low quality" to me. There might be good lyrics but they sound like dooky on a lot of projects, then dudes wonder why they're not selling.
Mastering and mixing should not be overlooked and I don't mean by a homeboy you know with a mac in his house and thinks he can do it. I mean a legit place that does it for real.
Cuz all these fly by night rappers witta pc mic and fruity loops they illegally downloaded from limewire dont know anything bout makin music...plus they just internet rappers anyways and just throwin wack low quality mp3s on the net to show there friends at school that they are rappers and most times they get away with it. Anyone can have a studio now, 10 years ago you had to go to a real studio with a real producer who charged real money. The game changed. Its up to the real artist to make sure they keep puttin quality out and the consumer to not support weak artist and shitty quality.
I personally put some unfinished songs out there to present a concept to the public (on occasion)....but if it's an unmixed or unmastered track I won't let people have the shit.
A lot of cats I've met in the last couple years think the louder the master, the better. So you have those types of artists who think just because they got the shit mastered, it sounds good....when really it's just a bunch of bass heavy, clipped out garbage.
A lot of cats I've met in the last couple years think the louder the master, the better. So you have those types of artists who think just because they got the shit mastered, it sounds good....when really it's just a bunch of bass heavy, clipped out garbage.
Something I think is just as bad, if not worse, are rappers going to fly by night studios where some guy just bought a bunch of gear and got a room in a building.
Indy artists need to get into real, I mean real studios. Just because someone has gear doesn't make it a studio. You need a proper room, and a LEGIT engineer with real talent, who is taking serious time to mix your music.
Just because your dude adjusted the levels and threw a limiter on it doesn't mean it is mixed or mastered.
Indy artists need to get into real, I mean real studios. Just because someone has gear doesn't make it a studio. You need a proper room, and a LEGIT engineer with real talent, who is taking serious time to mix your music.
Just because your dude adjusted the levels and threw a limiter on it doesn't mean it is mixed or mastered.