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Hi guys, sorry - didn't realise it wasn't free. Did a quick search on Google and there seemed to be a few people in various music forums saying they got it for free, so just thought I'd ask you guys if you know a reliable source to download it from? No worries if not. If there's a demo, that'd be just as good, as I was just intrigued to see how it worked - sounds interesting. I know most (experienced) folks slag it off, but still, being a software / hardware junkie, I like to play around with things and make my own mind up. Can I ask a quick, simple, question?
It seems that in the main, the people who don't rate Har-Bal (and other such software) are either pro or experienced mastering engineers. So guys, would you say, in your honest opinions, that for us 'lesser mortals' who are looking to improve our mastering skills, that something like Har-Bal IS a help, if only as a learning tool?
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And that as our experience grows, there is no need for it any more? Hi guys, sorry - didn't realise it wasn't free. Did a quick search on Google and there seemed to be a few people in various music forums saying they got it for free, so just thought I'd ask you guys if you know a reliable source to download it from?
No worries if not. If there's a demo, that'd be just as good, as I was just intrigued to see how it worked - sounds interesting. I know most (experienced) folks slag it off, but still, being a software / hardware junkie, I like to play around with things and make my own mind up. Can I ask a quick, simple, question? It seems that in the main, the people who don't rate Har-Bal (and other such software) are either pro or experienced mastering engineers.
So guys, would you say, in your honest opinions, that for us 'lesser mortals' who are looking to improve our mastering skills, that something like Har-Bal IS a help, if only as a learning tool? And that as our experience grows, there is no need for it any more?Cool. Those who got it for free probably stole it.I have never used Har-Bal, but I do have Ozone 3. The sentiment towards it is about the same as it is for Har-Bal.
But basically, the sentiment is for a good reason, you can't let presets decide how a song should sound. You have to use your ears and that is the hardest part of mastering a collection of tunes. I started out using all the tricks and gimmicks with Ozone, but nowadays, I only use the limiter, dithering and EQ, (but EQ is mostly flatlined unless I need it).You really don't 'master' one song.
Mastering is about taking a bunch of songs and putting them together so they sound like a coherent album. Like all the songs were recorded in the same studio on the same day with everyone drinking the same coffee. Adb driver xperia l. It's not an easy thing to do. Then the mastering stage will prepare that album for reproduction.If you want to practice master skills, buy Wavelab Essential and practice assembling songs into an album. Getting levels to match, EQ'ing so they sound homogenous, song order, spacing, etc. Just getting levels to match is not easy. It's more than strapping a limiter across the master buss.