| I always advise bands on getting projects properly mastered. However, like you I work on a lot of projects where it's not really feasible or practical - when a band wants a full album recorded in a few days on the cheap they're not likely to put up for a decent mastering session. In those cases I'm happy to set aside some time at the end to do it. I'm far from a real mastering studio, and I always make sure to be very clear on that fact - I usually avoid simply saying I'm mastering the album and say something like "fake mastering". I'd rather not find out I'm credited with mastering something that hasn't really been properly done, and I don't want the band to educate themselves on the subject later on down the road and then decide I misled them. |