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Old 30th August 2009   #1
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I Have a Question About Mastering

Is it possible to master music and make it sound professional with a
MBOX 2 Micro and Protools?


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Is it possible to master music and make it sound professional with a
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Is it possible? Absolutely.
Is it way more difficult to do this than with the larger assortment of higher quality tools usually available in professional dedicated mastering studios? Absolutely.

Your monitor chain will have way more effect on the final result than your interface and DAW app will ever have though!! Being able to make good decisions regarding what processing is very critical part of the equation.

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Is it possible? Absolutely.
Is it way more difficult to do this than with the larger assortment of higher quality tools usually available in professional dedicated mastering studios? Absolutely.

Your monitor chain will have way more effect on the final result than your interface and DAW app will ever have though!! Being able to make good decisions regarding what processing is very critical part of the equation.

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+1 for that and your ears are included in your "monitoring chain"
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As I define professional sound? No. As you define professional, maybe but doubtful. Thats like asking if someone could win the Tour de France on a Huffy. If it was Lance Armstrong he might come closer than most, but why on earth would he want to?
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I don't agree,...The MBOX CAN but can you?
Just get the best plugin's and a very good DA-converter instead of the Mbox one.



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As I define professional sound? No. As you define professional, maybe but doubtful. Thats like asking if someone could win the Tour de France on a Huffy. If it was Lance Armstrong he might come closer than most, but why on earth would he want to?
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I don't agree,...The MBOX CAN but can you?
Just get the best plugin's and a very good DA-converter instead of the Mbox one.
The interface he listed does not have digital ins or outs, so you have to use its shitty converters. Now do you agree?
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The interface he listed does not have digital ins or outs, so you have to use its shitty converters. Now do you agree?
depends on the kind of mbox
but yes the one without digi I/O will make it harder to do! it's converters are still better over most converters of a decade ago!
The person operating will get superior results over someone hoe doesn't know what he is doing!

I guess there is no solid answer to this question
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The person operating will get superior results over someone hoe doesn't know what he is doing!
Thanks, Captain Obvious!
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Thanks, Captain Obvious!
you're welcome!
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