The Motif XS is a full-featured workstation featuring sample-playback synthesis, optional user sampling (just add RAM), complex keyboard layouts for gigging, two types of sequencing, a multitrack arpeggiator, and computer interfacing. ...
With a little ambition and a crafty do-it-yourself attitude, you can release a disc on a modest budget. Using today's technology, you can make a product that rivals major-label releases for a fraction of the cost with a much lower break-even point, allowing you to start enjoying profits sooner. But before you consider releasing your album yourself, you need to have a clear picture of how much money it takes to get your CD into the hands of buyers....
Should you decide to master your own project, your best asset is time. Building in sufficient time helps you in two ways. First, it allows you to set your mixes aside long enough to gain some objectivity. Only by taking a few steps back can you be sure you're seeing the forest instead of obsessing over individual trees....
Everybody wants their disc to sound great, but it seems that nowadays a lot of people equate “best” with “loudest.” That puts a lot of pressure on mastering engineers to compress their masters heavily so that they can achieve as hot a level as possible....
