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Would I be correct in understanding that RTs are already mastered?




They are not Mastered in the common definition of the word at all. They can't be.

Mastering would involve the massaging of *combined* and *mixed down* tracks. Mastering is therefore done to the almost-finished stereo soundfile.

RealTracks are lightly "massaged" in many cases though, that addition of a small amount of reverb, for example.

They are not "dry" tracks.

--Mac