I've noticed that on many albums, the mastering (order of songs) is very similar. You can tell what sounds good as the first song or as the last song. Bands usually have the hard single first, then a soft one, then probably another hard one. The last one is usually has one of the catchiest choruses, maybe more epic, and longer. Anyone else notice this kind of trend?
Sorry, i guess I just meant songs in order. There's gotta be some technical term for it though. By the way, was the swearing really necessary?
Yes. It was completely necessary. I don't know the technical term, but it's not mastering. I'm 99% sure that it's not. Mastering has to do with the sound, like mixing. I'm not sure exactly what it is, though. And all they do is put the songs in the order that the sound best in. Fred Durst spent, like, three weeks putting the songs of Results May Vary in order because he wanted it to tell a story. Or something. That's what they do: They order them to tell a story. It just so happens that they end up being very formulaic patterns after a while.
Well maybe that's what some bands do (I mean, put together songs to be a story) but I thought it was mostly about how it sounded together
I've actually heard it called "tracking", but which makes more sense the the tracking they used on lptv lol. But yes, modern albums are very formulaic: 1. The first 3 or 4 songs usually are fast paced 2. 7 and 8 seem to be good track numbers for a lot of singles 3. The last song is usually always my favorite because it ties up the album, and is in some albums (trapt & foo fighters for instance) the most creative and the longest
Yeah, kind of like you drive on parkways and park on driveways, in tracking, you don't arrage tracks.
Amen to that Derek. I just got the Stone Sour album, and the last track on it is like a poem that Corey Taylor recites, and at some points he yells at himself, (e.g.) "What the f--- is all this for?" "What the hell's going on?" "SHUT UP!". Kinda strange, but not something done a lot.
Amen to that Derek. I just got the Stone Sour album, and the last track on it is like a poem that Corey Taylor recites, and at some points he yells at himself, (e.g.) "What the f--- is all this for?" "What the hell's going on?" "SHUT UP!". Kinda strange, but not something done a lot. [/b][/quote] Sorry to disappoint, but I'm Omar
Amen to that Derek. I just got the Stone Sour album, and the last track on it is like a poem that Corey Taylor recites, and at some points he yells at himself, (e.g.) "What the f--- is all this for?" "What the hell's going on?" "SHUT UP!". Kinda strange, but not something done a lot. [/b][/quote] "Omega" is the best final track on an album I have ever heard Its very unexpected the first time you hear the album
Mastering is the final part of the CD preparation, that is after the mixing. Actually, it's making the album sound professional, not like a local band'd demo.