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4 the Max · 15th March 2010

Questions:
1. Does the mixing engineer usually have the role of approving the mastering house?

2. Once mastered by someone else, does the mixing engineer need to approve the mastered version before it is released to the general public for promotion and/or commercial use?
1. I own a studio. I also am a member of a folk music club.

2. This is the first project that the club and I are doing.

I paid an engineer, suggested to me by the musician being tracked, to track some folk-pop musician for the club who gave up his rights to this recording so that the club can sell the album to raise money for the club's future performances musicians (different musicians than the one that was recorded.)

3. The engineer agreed to mix the project for free to help out the club. He is also the paid live sound guy for the club.

4. The musician, club, and I want to send the album for mastering .

5. The tracking/mixing engineer said that he has to approve the mastering house and how the final mastered version sounds because his reputation for the tracking/mixing is reflected on the final mastered sound.

6. The mixing engineer also offered to master his mixes for the same quote that I found for a mastering house from a classified ad in Recording magazine ($300 for the album).

Furthermore, he said that it would be better if he mastered the album because he's already familiar with it, having tracked and mixed it and

because it will be mastered the way that he would like it - he won't have to approve whom we choose to master.

The engineer also said that it would be better because the musician that was recorded would approve of his mastering version and we wouldn't need the musician's approval of the mastering house or the mastered version from the the musician and this tracking/mixing engineer.

Question: Having read the usually someone else than the tracking/mixing engineer does the mastering in order to have "fresh ears":
1. Does the mixing engineer usually have the role of approving the mastering house?

2. Once mastered by someone else, does the mixing engineer need to approve the mastered version before it is released to the general public for promotion and/or commercial use?

15th March 2010	#1
4 the Max Gear maniac Joined: May 2005 Location: Spring Valley,NY Posts: 153 Thread Starter	does the mixing engineer need to approve mastering houses and the mastered version? Questions: 1. Does the mixing engineer usually have the role of approving the mastering house? 2. Once mastered by someone else, does the mixing engineer need to approve the mastered version before it is released to the general public for promotion and/or commercial use? 1. I own a studio. I also am a member of a folk music club. 2. This is the first project that the club and I are doing. I paid an engineer, suggested to me by the musician being tracked, to track some folk-pop musician for the club who gave up his rights to this recording so that the club can sell the album to raise money for the club's future performances musicians (different musicians than the one that was recorded.) 3. The engineer agreed to mix the project for free to help out the club. He is also the paid live sound guy for the club. 4. The musician, club, and I want to send the album for mastering . 5. The tracking/mixing engineer said that he has to approve the mastering house and how the final mastered version sounds because his reputation for the tracking/mixing is reflected on the final mastered sound. 6. The mixing engineer also offered to master his mixes for the same quote that I found for a mastering house from a classified ad in Recording magazine ($300 for the album). Furthermore, he said that it would be better if he mastered the album because he's already familiar with it, having tracked and mixed it and because it will be mastered the way that he would like it - he won't have to approve whom we choose to master. The engineer also said that it would be better because the musician that was recorded would approve of his mastering version and we wouldn't need the musician's approval of the mastering house or the mastered version from the the musician and this tracking/mixing engineer. Question: Having read the usually someone else than the tracking/mixing engineer does the mastering in order to have "fresh ears": 1. Does the mixing engineer usually have the role of approving the mastering house? 2. Once mastered by someone else, does the mixing engineer need to approve the mastered version before it is released to the general public for promotion and/or commercial use?