This message is getting long in the tooth, but I’m leaving it in the FAQ for historical reasons and there are still a few good pieces of advice below — …
CD Replication
From: michael lynch My comments are: I love this site and I find it very helpful! What I would like is some info or a website about CD Manufacturing Equipment …
CD Running Time
From: Denis Kelly My comments are: We have bought a classical CD which runs 78 min. will not play the end of the last track. What is the manufacturing specification …
CDR Write Speed – What will give the best quality?
From: tal trivish My comments are: i would like to know what is the best speed to write a cd – audio and data. also i wanted to ask you, …
CDRs and boomboxes and car players
From: John Pglynn Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1999 I record Christmas CDs for local young musicians who want to record their own xmas CDs. I have had great success and …
Compression – How much gain reduction to use? Pumping, how to avoid? Limiting versus compression?
From: Geoff Goacher Dear Bob: I’ve really enjoyed reading your enlightening articles on the web site and Mix magazine. I have a great deal of respect for your opinions. …
Compression Bass
Hello Bob, First of all, Thank you for sharing your wisdom and for your help to this music world. My Question: Sometimes when i design sound effects that have a …
Confused Engineer seeks Enlightenment
From: Mark Gemino Bob, Finished reading more of the information on your web (Boy so much there to comprehend!). And it raised a few more questions. I will primarily mix …
Challenge from a Rap and Hip-Hop Engineer
My comments are: reading your opinion on modern compression, specifically the ‘four cherry bombs and an m50’ pertaining to rap music, i instinctively felt this was.. wrong 🙂 had to …
Changing the world one day at a time
From: John Watts Subject: Thanks for the mastering lesson Hi Bob, Sometimes, just a few important words can change the world (or at least the course of a mix.) After …