Speaking of mastering, I’ve been working on mastering another great sounding one-The Resistance: Retribution for PSP soundtrack. Composed by Gary Schyman and mixed by SCEA’s Joel Yarger, it’s hot!
I almost always have some kind of multi-band compressor in my mastering singnal path. Lots of control and the ability to get lots of, or, transparency of, compression. Often I have no choice but to go with plugins in this kind of work when it’s done outside my studio. But for the Retribution soundtrack I brought in an old standby. A TC M5oo with the tri-band mastering option. I’ve had it for years and it still sounds hands down better than any plugin I’ve tried so far. (I’ve tried a bunch too…)
TC M5000
So yes,hardware still rules!
Yes, 2008 was a busy year for me. So busy, I hardly posted any updates here. So busy, I can’t spontaneously recall all the projects I worked on during the year.
But I quickly recalled how great the Killzone 2 sounded when the illustrious Tammy T. forwarded this article on a soundtrack possibility for the game. I did the in-game mastering for KZ2 in the Fall and it was a real treat to be a part of the project. First hand word: it sounds absolutely fantastic! Nice to have it coming out soon…
