I use unstretched WAVs + AIFs, so it never gets run through Live's
Warping engine. It's basically working as a VST / AU wrapper. I could be
doing it with Peak or Sound Forge but I don't. A lot easier to keep
track of 20 songs on a compilation CD by copying effects settings to
each track, isolating and rendering that track separately for mastering.
I've had enough history with audio [20 years] to know whether or not
something is getting mangled by Live, and so far.. it hasn't. Otherwise
I'd tell Robert. I will raise the issue with him so that they are aware
of it... if they already don't know [doubt that].
Listen to the Death in Vegas Fabric mix and tell me if it sounds like it
was run out of Live. Everything was recorded via a Presonus Firestation
and back. Same with my Frankie EP.. final output was from Live [after
importing recorded tracks from Logic / outboard gear].
+odd
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/0 wrote:
lol, Live is absolutely inappropriate for mastering tracks. Unless you
are using unstretched WAVs, your output from live is going to sound
degraded.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Martin Dust" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "punkdISCO" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 10:35 AM
Subject: Re: (313) Carl Craig :: The Workout
On 31 Jan 2007, at 15:18, punkdISCO wrote:
"You pre-master in Live? Crikey the sound engine in their makes things
sound as flat as a pancake...Off with your ears ;)"
This one comes up all the time despite the numerous tests that
people have
setup over the years. The fact is that the internal sound engine in
Live is
no less superior to any other major DAW - they are all good and
almost (if
not totally) indistinguishable from each other.
Disagree, I can hear the difference in our studio - it's massive
enough for anyone to spot, which is why we wire Live through a desk
before the sound goes anywhere but I'd never use it to master
anything in a million years. Each to their own I guess...
m
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