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Originally Posted by cdog  I would say if you have to ask these question you should not be mastering the track.
Mastering is not called mastering because it is performed by neophytes.
There are no such things as "mastering presets," and anyone who tells you otherwise has something to sell you.  |
In general, you're right. If someone's only goal is to have a "professionally" mastered track, and they don't know what they're doing... sure.
But this idea that mastering is so mysteriously complicated that no one should try it unless you're a professional is ridiculous. I see this idea spread on numerous boards. What if your goal is to learn to master? How else does someone learn to master unless they start at the beginning? Contrary to popular belief, even professional mastering engineers had to start somewhere at some time with no "professional mastering" experience. Or else they wouldn't now be mastering engineers.
In short, "it ain't rocket science", so if you wanna have a go at it... have a go at it... there's nothing wrong with that. You might learn something. thumbsup