This subject deals with issues of transferring your musical data for remixing or mastering.
If you've been through the recording process at least once and was not satisfied with the end result and still went on to market your cd release through radio airplay and was told by the radio dj or program director that your cd did not sound good enough to be played on their station, fear not you are not alone. They probably told you that your music had to be remixed or mastered so that you can get airplay. However you may have already spent thousands of dollars to get to this point and the idea of spending more money doesn't sound to appealing but you do want that airplay. Your buddy you know down the street has his brand new computer based studio that has his favorite daw (digital audio workstation) software such as Digital Performer, Logic or Pro Tools etc. and basically you are among his first customers to record at his music studio and you saved a lot of money because that studio was affordable and your budget was low. However, he was inexperienced with the recording process and It didn't turn out as you've expected. There can be many reasons for this. He may have lacked the proper recording gear for example, using cheap quality mics, compressors, and cables which all can effect the sound of your recording tremendously. Maybe that's not it at all. It could be a poor mix. Sometimes it could be that the cd just needs to be mastered or remastered.
If you've been through the recording process at least once and was not satisfied with the end result and still went on to market your cd release through radio airplay and was told by the radio dj or program director that your cd did not sound good enough to be played on their station, fear not you are not alone. They probably told you that your music had to be remixed or mastered so that you can get airplay. However you may have already spent thousands of dollars to get to this point and the idea of spending more money doesn't sound to appealing but you do want that airplay. Your buddy you know down the street has his brand new computer based studio that has his favorite daw (digital audio workstation) software such as Digital Performer, Logic or Pro Tools etc. and basically you are among his first customers to record at his music studio and you saved a lot of money because that studio was affordable and your budget was low. However, he was inexperienced with the recording process and It didn't turn out as you've expected. There can be many reasons for this. He may have lacked the proper recording gear for example, using cheap quality mics, compressors, and cables which all can effect the sound of your recording tremendously. Maybe that's not it at all. It could be a poor mix. Sometimes it could be that the cd just needs to be mastered or remastered.
Today I want to talk about getting your multi-track master recording from that computer based studio and transferring it to a studio that has more experienced engineers. More specifically preparing for that transfer. Most modern digital audio work stations (daw) of today have a feature of importing and exporting the recorded data to cd, dvd, to the web, iphone, or other media. In this case, the transfer should be to an external hardrive or dvd-r or depending on the size of the data cd-r. As you can see above there are a number of file formats to choose from. It really depends on what your ultimate destination is but we're sticking with moving our mult-track data.
Choices
Using the SMF (Standard Midi File) probably gives you the greatest advantage because it gives you the ability to change your sounds within your keyboard or VI (Virtual Instrument) before comitting the signal to audio which can give your song a fresh perspective. The choice should be based on how much of the original data you want to retain. For example, do you need volume automation or pan data or plug-in information? In the case of the plug-ins you want to bounce your realtime effects to disk first before doing a transfer if you need that as part of your multi track mix. If you have a project that started with Logic or maybe Garageband but needed to transfer to Digital Performer there would be a similar dialogue box like in the picture above and below in your daw application that you would use to make that transfer.
Using the OMF (Open Media Framework) a standardized interchange file format; may be exported from digital video editing or audio workstation (DAW) software. An audio project saved in the OMF format can store multiple audio tracks, volume and pan information, and references to audio files; however, not all settings, such as insertion effects and channel routing options, can be saved in an OMF file. There are two OMF file types. OMF file type 2 is designed for storing image data or raster image files in a standardized format that can be viewed on multiple systems and platforms. AAF (Advanced Authoring Format) is essentially the same thing in terms of function. Please note that these options within the OMF/AAF are not equal in every program. These formats are industry-driven, cross-platform, file format that allows the interchange of data between multimedia authoring tools.
Wraping it up
This has many uses for working with people who are doing projects in other cities or regions of the country that may use a system other than your own whether on a mac or pc or on hardware doing vocals, overdubs, and movie edits in Final Cut Pro or Avid systems. It's worth the trouble of being at least familiar with these formats because it can be an extra source of income.
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