http://www.squaresound.com/forums/ A forum for discussion about the SquareSound site, store, and fan-arrangement archive. en Mon, 06 Sep 2010 07:47:08 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.squaresound.com/forums/images/misc/rss.png http://www.squaresound.com/forums/ http://www.squaresound.com/forums/introductions-welcome-back-leaving/988-hello-world.html Sat, 21 Aug 2010 19:42:56 GMT Hey everyone! I'm 16note.

I'm a high-schooler who's very interested in the whole music and video games scene. I'm currently in marching band at my school, in the pit. I play percussion and piano. I just stumbled upon this site while looking for Shadow of the Colossus music. ]]> Introductions / Welcome Back / Leaving 16note http://www.squaresound.com/forums/introductions-welcome-back-leaving/988-hello-world.html http://www.squaresound.com/forums/music-theory-technique-playing-advice/987-mastering-music.html Thu, 19 Aug 2010 04:13:52 GMT Mastering the recorded music track is crucial for the saleability of the track. Mastering makes up for any kind of deficiency that might have been... Mastering the recorded music track is crucial for the saleability of the track. Mastering makes up for any kind of deficiency that might have been present in the recorded track. This is essentially true when there is more than one track present in the album. Mastering fine tunes the tracks and makes it sound professional. This process is absolutely indispensable if the tracks are used for commercial release. Mastering is done to synchronize the tracks in an album. This would mean that when one track finishes, it doesn’t lead to another track which is totally different from the first one, in terms of volume and other details. For e.g.: Mastering would ensure that the volume of track 1 is the same as that of track 15 in the album. This is important unless you want to keep changing the volume every time the track changes. When the track is to be released commercially, it will hugely impact its sales if it is not mastered properly. The mastering process maintains the consistency of the tracks in the album. Another important factor that calls for the necessity of mastering is that the final product sounds good in any medium or any space, whether it is played on the speakers on which it was created or on any other music system. The recorded track has to sound good everywhere, not just in the studio. Mastering cannot be performed by any person but it calls for specialized knowledge. Only a trained ear will be able to add value to the composed and recorded track. The growth in demand for mastering, online mastering services have come up that offer competent mastering for your precious album. ]]> Music Theory / Technique / Playing Advice Annmary http://www.squaresound.com/forums/music-theory-technique-playing-advice/987-mastering-music.html http://www.squaresound.com/forums/site-forum-news-feedback/986-concerning-my-inactivity.html Sun, 08 Aug 2010 20:50:10 GMT Hey guys,

Yes, I'm back!! Sorry I was gone for over a month. I went on vacation, my pc broke down, I had to write/learn several pieces of music for a recital, I had to get a TON of university paperwork straightened out, had several papers to write for the summer classes I'm taking......yea, anyways to make a long story short, I was REALLY busy, but now I'm back.
My activity will be a little sporadic for the next few weeks as I have finals for my summer classes, and I will be moving, but I should be on most nights. I'm hoping to get the composition project back up and running (actually finished a few of the pieces, and some artwork!!!) I am also planning on resuming the "most influential games" series, and the "composer interview" series!
Again, sorry for being gone so long, but I'm glad to be back.
Jonathan - TRL~ ]]> Site / Forum News and Feedback The-Real-Link http://www.squaresound.com/forums/site-forum-news-feedback/986-concerning-my-inactivity.html