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UndKeineZwEier wrote: Mon Mar 04, 2019 8:22 pm I'm not entirely sure why, if the album was being mastered this week, that would mean Danny couldn't play at the Baked Potato?

The band doesn't really need to be there for that part of the process.
I dunno, but the band were present for this in previous releases.
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How long is the mastering process? Is it simply combining all of the different "tracks" that were layered during mixing?

I'll Google it immediately after I post this ... But I don't really know the difference between mixing and mastering.
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xZ1mM3r wrote: Mon Mar 04, 2019 9:46 pm How long is the mastering process? Is it simply combining all of the different "tracks" that were layered during mixing?

I'll Google it immediately after I post this ... But I don't really know the difference between mixing and mastering.
My laymans understanding is that:
  • Mixing is where the levels of all the channels are set (how high the vocals are in the mix, etc)
  • Mastering is setting the levels and such for pressing the record to a given media (CD, vinyl, etc)
I'm sure UKE has a better explanation.

I'd have expected mastering might be a like a week or something?
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Relevant reading: https://www.mixonline.com/recording/mak ... ays-365657

Coolest part:
Ludwig, Barresi and the band listened through 800-pound Eggleston Works Ivy Speakers that are actually seated down to bedrock
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Also worth noting is that it was the February 2006 where the corresponding mastering for 10000 Days was noted in a Tool Newsletter:

https://www.toolband.com/news/newslette ... ruary-2006

So the schedule so far is not hugely different from that of 13 years ago.
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Any idea what Easter eggs they could be referring to on past albums?
Each of Tool's albums has hidden tracks or sonic Easter eggs for the listener to discover. “Yeah, there's things on this record,” Barresi reveals. “There are two in particular that are very interesting. One was a piece that Adam had worked on. We put it together while we were at mastering and in the hotel room the night before. We kind of tweaked it more the following day with effects, arranging and stuff.”
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One of the easter eggs is Timmy from South Park during Right in Two
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Sound like the rumour has legs:

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Much excite!
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Amazing news to wake up to, let's go!
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hellboy wrote: Tue Mar 05, 2019 12:56 am Sound like the rumour has legs:

The album is so terrible they had to flee the country?
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It has been known for people to fly domestically. Crazy I know.
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whoosh
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whoosh indeed - care to explain your joke, because I have no idea...
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hellboy wrote: Mon Mar 04, 2019 9:49 pm
xZ1mM3r wrote: Mon Mar 04, 2019 9:46 pm How long is the mastering process? Is it simply combining all of the different "tracks" that were layered during mixing?

I'll Google it immediately after I post this ... But I don't really know the difference between mixing and mastering.
My laymans understanding is that:
  • Mixing is where the levels of all the channels are set (how high the vocals are in the mix, etc)
  • Mastering is setting the levels and such for pressing the record to a given media (CD, vinyl, etc)
I'm sure UKE has a better explanation.

I'd have expected mastering might be a like a week or something?
That's about accurate. It's also a chance to catch and fix any problems that slipped through the mixing stage. It's a lot of really subtle and requires highly trained ears to do well. It's not the kind of thing you would want a band standing over your shoulder while you're doing it. I'm guessing Tool just hangs out in New York and is checking with Bob when he finishes a song or something.
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Ohhhhh. Sweet! Ludwig’s mastering studio is in Portland, ME. I get it. Hot damn! Speakers resonating bedrock. Stoked.
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hellboy wrote: Tue Mar 05, 2019 12:56 am Sound like the rumour has legs:

I find it most odd that the band flies together...
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hellboy wrote: Mon Mar 04, 2019 9:54 pm Relevant reading: https://www.mixonline.com/recording/mak ... ays-365657

Coolest part:
Ludwig, Barresi and the band listened through 800-pound Eggleston Works Ivy Speakers that are actually seated down to bedrock
So none of us truly know how great any record really sounds because we haven't heard it out of these speakers. Goddamn I wanna hear how those sound. So jealous of Tool lol
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xZ1mM3r wrote: Tue Mar 05, 2019 8:56 am
hellboy wrote: Tue Mar 05, 2019 12:56 am Sound like the rumour has legs:

I find it most odd that the band flies together...
I doubt they would. When they say "Tool" I imagine that could be just a couple of members.
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UndKeineZwEier wrote: Tue Mar 05, 2019 6:37 amIt's not the kind of thing you would want a band standing over your shoulder while you're doing it. I'm guessing Tool just hangs out in New York and is checking with Bob when he finishes a song or something.
I suspect the band just delivers the tapes, hangs out with them for a bit, and then checks in semi-regularly to see what's going on. Presumably they all listen together once it's done for final sign off.
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Yeah pretty much.
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I'm curious as to how far along the packaging is for the album, cd, cassette....whatever formats they release in.
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Not sure what these two Reddit posts are about, but I got a solid lul from the second:





Some are suggesting the figurine has been spotted on Adam's rig in the past
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