Unmastered problem

ewinz · Post by **ewinz** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 1:30 pm

Hi guys, I've got a problem.
I have to send a track in wav format for a label. The problem is here. The label told me my track is mastered and I have to put off all my compressors on the channels and on the master channel. But I don't have any compressor or something to 'master' my track, so it isn't mastered at all.
I'd like to know how come my track is mastered, and how can I send it unmastered.

Thanks
Aestetics.

Atheory · Post by **Atheory** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 1:44 pm

a limiter maybe or something like vintage warmer? have you done something with the wav thats reduced the headroom by increasing the volume?

as covered elsewhere, its easier for a mastering engineer to increase/emphasise something in a track than reduce it.

could be to do with that.

Dopplereffekt · Post by **Dopplereffekt** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 1:52 pm

Can you show a picture of the waveform?

patrick bateman · Post by **patrick bateman** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 2:00 pm

Dopplereffekt wrote:Can you show a picture of the waveform?

x2

ewinz · Post by **ewinz** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 2:01 pm

Ive got a vintage something on my voice sample

patrick bateman · Post by **patrick bateman** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 2:08 pm

ewinz wrote:Ive got a vintage something on my voice sample

That shouldn't be the biggest problem if it's only here, but post a pic of the wav file..

ewinz · Post by **ewinz** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 2:26 pm

the waveform is here :
http://img19.imageshack.us/my.php?image=waveformqf9.jpg

SHAP · Post by **SHAP** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 2:28 pm

Did you already check if you track is clipping-free? (The master volume should never be red), but i don't know if that has sth. to do with the problem..