Rock Song Needs Mastering

Aaron Miller · 13th July 2010

I'm working on a rock song and I'm considering getting it professionally mastered. You can hear a clip of it in this thread: Rock Song: Feedback?

I'm not sure how to go about finding a good ME. I want to work with the best I can afford ($200) and also want someone who truly likes the song and the direction it's going in. I have several other songs of the same genre and may need more mastering in the future. Thanks!

RedTuxedo · 13th July 2010

Hey Aaron. Your song sounds great. Would love to help out.

PM sent.

fhmastering · 14th July 2010

I would suggest trying to get a sample from different mastering engineers to see who is the closest to the sound that you are wanting to hear.
Audio engineers are like cars, there is a right one for every project, you just have to test drive a few to see which one is for you.
Rob Follis
fhmastering.com

Emiliano · 14th July 2010

Check in Upload files, Work in Progress a mastering sample of the song.

Aaron Miller · 16th July 2010

Thanks everybody who has responded here or in a pm. There are so many good choices and everyone has been 100% professional so far. I have narrowed it down to a short list for some test masters to shootout and, although I would have liked to be more extensive, I know that I need to just make a decision at some point. My experience thus far has been that, like many things, at a high level, there's no better, just different. For all of the trolls and bs that sometimes get on a public sites like this, I've experienced nothing but dedicated professionals in this forum. Props to "Mastering forum: 'where to' "

13th July 2010	#1
Aaron Miller Lives for gear Joined: Sep 2007 Location: Southwest USA Posts: 1,206 Thread Starter 1 Review written	Rock Song Needs Mastering I'm working on a rock song and I'm considering getting it professionally mastered. You can hear a clip of it in this thread: Rock Song: Feedback? I'm not sure how to go about finding a good ME. I want to work with the best I can afford ($200) and also want someone who truly likes the song and the direction it's going in. I have several other songs of the same genre and may need more mastering in the future. Thanks! __________________ * Aaron,

14th July 2010	#3
fhmastering Gear interested Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 6	Mastering I would suggest trying to get a sample from different mastering engineers to see who is the closest to the sound that you are wanting to hear. Audio engineers are like cars, there is a right one for every project, you just have to test drive a few to see which one is for you. Rob Follis fhmastering.com

14th July 2010	#4
Emiliano Gear nut Joined: Jun 2007 Location: Argentina Posts: 114	Mastering Check in Upload files, Work in Progress a mastering sample of the song.

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13th July 2010	#2
RedTuxedo Lives for gear Joined: Feb 2007 Location: Atlanta Posts: 865	Hey Aaron. Your song sounds great. Would love to help out. PM sent.

16th July 2010	#5
Aaron Miller Lives for gear Joined: Sep 2007 Location: Southwest USA Posts: 1,206 Thread Starter 1 Review written	Thanks everybody who has responded here or in a pm. There are so many good choices and everyone has been 100% professional so far. I have narrowed it down to a short list for some test masters to shootout and, although I would have liked to be more extensive, I know that I need to just make a decision at some point. My experience thus far has been that, like many things, at a high level, there's no better, just different. For all of the trolls and bs that sometimes get on a public sites like this, I've experienced nothing but dedicated professionals in this forum. Props to "Mastering forum: 'where to' "