Ormion Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Ok time for an update: We have all the unmastered tracks and around Monday will send them for mastering. We're also working on the cover. I guess until the end of the month the compilation will be ready to be submitted on ektoplazm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
profetia Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Ok time for an update: We have all the unmastered tracks and around Monday will send them for mastering. We're also working on the cover. I guess until the end of the month the compilation will be ready to be submitted on ektoplazm. Cool. Looking forward to it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goa Travellers Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 One could think it's quite unlikely to reach famous artists to share some time learning techniques from them. I was quite reluctant searching for some famous goa trance artists who would probably turn my request down, but I was right asking because Colin happened to be OK to teach me a fair amount of knowledge and techniques for a week, which was invaluable, as he's gathered so much knowledge over the years. As a side note, nowadays, those who have Cubase 8 Pro can easily collaborate using the Steinberg cloud. I have not tried it, but it looks promising. I think Bitwig also does it. I guess the only requirement would be using the same VSTIs. Thanks for the votes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goa Travellers Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 BTW, these 2 tunes are pretty damn good! Imba - Serbian 604 Revolution Profetia - Rage Against the Crashing I'm glad to be listening to such quality goa trance in 2016! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phobium Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 [..] mastering. Will the artists get a chance to listen to the finished mastering before the compilation gets released? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
profetia Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 BTW, these 2 tunes are pretty damn good! Imba - Serbian 604 Revolution Profetia - Rage Against the Crashing I'm glad to be listening to such quality goa trance in 2016! Thank you very much. Warms my heart to hear that Will the artists get a chance to listen to the finished mastering before the compilation gets released? Would not be a bad idea, however it might slow the process down quite a bit... Hope it's not going to be compressed too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ormion Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Every artist who wants to listen the mastered version just PM me. BTW a little update. The only thing left is the cover. When it's ready we will submit on ektoplazm. Sorry for the delay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starkraver Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Every artist who wants to listen the mastered version just PM me. BTW a little update. The only thing left is the cover. When it's ready we will submit on ektoplazm. Sorry for the delay. No Mega Rave Vol3.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ormion Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 No Mega Rave Vol3.? Apparently some people called it amateuristic. Can you believe that shit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goa Travellers Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 No Mega Rave Vol3.? It actually exists! Apparently some people called it amateuristic. Can you believe that shit? If you're talking about our Psynews album, I believe you. People tend to look for long-established names in the list, regardless of quality Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starkraver Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Apparently some people called it amateuristic. Can you believe that shit? Huh I tell you, give it 10 years and these guys will be chasing it as a rarity spending $$$$ Amateuristic.? Meh, more like a classic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starkraver Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 It actually exists! If you're talking about our Psynews album, I believe you. People tend to look for long-established names in the list, regardless of quality We did have Simon and Lady gaga! What more do people want? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imba Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Fucking loving this mastering! Super happy with results, loud enough but still with much dynamics, track is phat! Can't wait to play it next weekend... and looking forward to release of this compilation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuisBSF Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Looking forward to listening to the whole thing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuisBSF Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 PS: thanks to everyone who voted for Siege of Phobos! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astralprojection Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Fucking loving this mastering! Super happy with results, loud enough but still with much dynamics, track is phat! Can't wait to play it next weekend... and looking forward to release of this compilation who does the mastering? Apparently some people called it amateuristic. Can you believe that shit? Nope! It was definately one of the best covers yet It actually exists! If you're talking about our Psynews album, I believe you. People tend to look for long-established names in the list, regardless of quality Im pretty sure he was refering to the fact that people claimed his initial album cover for this release was amateur. That is how I percieved it, anyway. I could be wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richpa Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 who does the mastering? Igor at Deimos Soundlabs afaik. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goa Travellers Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 Ah....I see! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Djuna Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Fucking loving this mastering! Super happy with results, loud enough but still with much dynamics, track is phat! You think something with a range of 5dB is "dynamic"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imba Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 You think something with a range of 5dB is "dynamic"? It's not brickwalled like most of masterings today. So yup, comparing with these it is dynamic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin OOOD Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Apparently the team have decided to use my master of 100 Billion Neurons, rather than get their guy to do it. It will be interesting to compare it with the rest of the tracks - maybe I'll have to do a new master of our track to keep up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ormion Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 I know that most artists would argue about which mastering is ideal, but you can't please everyone. Speaking from my personal experience Igor doesn't brickwall the tracks and this is the main reason we chose him. You must also consider that we don't have the luxury to pay hundreds of euros for each track. (This is not a jab against Igor, I personally think his mastering is fantastic). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imba Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 You must also consider that we don't have the luxury to pay hundreds of euros for each track. This. It is contest, made for fun and friendship, better connection between members/music lovers. And we knew we wont get rich, famous or have best masterings and promo ever... still i am super happy with end results. It's friends compilation and one more proof that we are not just random forum full of trolls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuisBSF Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 Igor did a great job, as always. Subtle and respectful of the original sound. As it should be. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Djuna Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 It's not brickwalled like most of masterings today. So yup, comparing with these it is dynamic. You know why they call it 'brickwalled', right? Because when you look at the waveform, it looks like a wall of bricks; a square block. Like this: http://postimg.org/image/xfn6vfarl/. In my own track there are subtleties and accents that are partially gone because of such mastering. Now don't get me wrong, of course this is a release by and for friends and fans, I'm just pointing out the incorrect statements that don't correspond with what can actually be heard or measured. It's rather about the lack of knowledge than the lack of money. There's nothing wrong with the (limited or not) tools that are available, but with how they are used IMHO. I know this isn't going to change anything about this release, I'm saying this more out of trying to create some awareness. The other aspects of the mastering sound fine. I, hopefully, can be thankful for being on the compilation, but at the same time still can say what I care about, right? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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