not original ones, but quite a few that are based on weekly tracks.

my 5 cents:

for me the way i look at mastering has changed in the past years.

it was always crucial for me to get the best mastering and i did spend an awful lot of cash on it.

but since computers got so powerful recently, and because of that the quality of plug ins are way better than 10 years ago, my approach changed.

my ears are well trained by now, plus i have very nice speakers and a decent room.
so, most of the things that had to be "fixed" in mastering are now part of my mixing process.

that said, mastering mainly became an technical issue for me at this point. but... for example, you need to know a lot about the process of vinyl cutting to make a good master.

so, for everyday uses, like weekly, i'm fine to just slap it into ozone8 and make some
additional tweaks. for "real" releases like on vinyl, or special purposes like club music or cinema, i still prefer to give my tracks to a decent mastering studio.

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i worked with my trusty genelecs for almost wo decades, and i recently switched to some new monitors.
and boy, has the game changed in the last years.
i totally recommend the ilouds from IK multimedia.
now i'm finally hearing all the mistakes that i did in the past.

but be aware that it is not fun to listen on these smonitors.
it's like listening through a magnifying glass.
if you want something that also works for recreational listen, you want something else.
the ilouds are a tool, but a great one.

Favourite a Track, next time go to "listen to week ...", select filters --> "Artists you've favorited"

i'm using cubase 5 on an ancient mac. plus a good soundcard and some trusty genelec speakers.

i like a mix of sampled instruments and live recording best.
so guitars, bass, percussion, voice and other sound gadgets will be used as well.

i love stats like this. thanks for sharing!

so WB does only happen any other year? why is that?