At 1/30/16 09:25 PM, PeterSatera wrote:At 1/28/16 09:42 PM, VJ1607 wrote: Let's be real here, how exactly do you expect that track to reach the level of the RSM one by mastering alone?If you mixed it right and then mastered it you could get a good example. I could tell you a lot of the instruments/libs they use in their tracks, but the mixing and mastering is what brings it alive. I spoke to Blakus a bit about this too and he was saying he does all his own mastering for the likes of The Hobbit trailer, etc. if you watch his walkthrough of it, you can clearly hear the difference too from his live version to the final track. He's not using any special hardware either, he's using the same libs that most other people are using.
Anyway if you read my comment you would have realised that it wasn't about recreating their sounds, but an example of sound fullness and width along all the frequencies. But don't throw away how a mix and master can do a lot of heavy lifting in a track. Here's a short clip one of mine before the mixing and master and then with it, and I should add I'm far from a pro at this.
https://instaud.io/ite
I obviously read your message (why would I reply otherwise) and you were still talking about mastering and his abilities as a mastering engineer.
It's still an irrelevant comparison no matter how you mix that track. First off it's clearly not a trailer track. Additionally you are indirectly ignoring composition, instrumentation and sound design. Why?
You shouldn't mix your track to make up for the foundation and try to sound like a trailer track. You make a trailer track and use your mixing abilities to sound as good as possible. Applies to any other style or genre.
