Originally Posted By: Andy A - USA
Herb, do you use WavePad for your 'mastering software'?


Yes.

It's a good program and I use it to listen to and work on my exported waves.

In Wavepad I trim the start and the end, and I also run the normalize function on the wave.

After I have done those chores, I convert it to mp3 in Wavepad.

Wavepad seems to have a player that sounds extremely close to my DAW, which is always a good thing. In other words, it doesn't sound to me like it's adding any color to the sound. AND.... I can't tell any sonic difference in Wavepad between the final Wave and the mp3 that came from it.

You can find my music at:
www.herbhartley.com
Add nothing that adds nothing to the music.
You can make excuses or you can make progress but not both.

The magic you are looking for is in the work you are avoiding.