"Have you ever had a band come to you and say, "We have X amount of money
for.........."

Yes all the time.Any band with half a brain wants to budget things with the
money they have to work with so they don't wind up spending all their hard
earned money on one part of the project and run out of money to mix it or to
have their CDs made

You can pay for the finest mixes in the world but they are no good to anyone
if you have run out of money and can't afford to have CDs made so others can
buy your product.

I have never worked with a band that has had millions of dollars to spend on
an unlimited budget,so until I do I sit down and budget for my clients so we
can meet or exceed their expectations..not dissapoint them.





Allen Corneau wrote in message
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On 12/10/04 4:07 PM, in article S6pud.477697$%k.26665@pd7tw2no, "Troy"
wrote:

Not everyone has a budget for a mastering engineer.

Have you ever had a band come to you and say, "We have X amount of money
for
tracking, but we don't have any money for mixing"? Of course not. Mixing
is
a vital component to the end result. Those that know better know that
mastering is just as vital, and it needs to be included in ANY size
budget.

If its just a short run release then do it yourself..if you are pressing
thousands then yes hire a mastering engineer.

"We're only recording two guitars and a vocal, so we can use the ****ty
mic's and go right to cassette, right?"

Quantity does not dictate quality.

Allen
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Allen Corneau
Mastering Engineer
Essential Sound Mastering
Houston, TX