Originally Posted by rharv
Well, I'll agree it is probably the most basic requirement of mastering, with the goal, of course, of making it sound a good as possible in that format, but often it involves mediums other than just MP3, like vinyl, film, broadcast etc.

Very true. Some online services encourage wave submissions, others MP3 or MP4a. Many want the file volume level to meet a certain value or want specific metadata embedded. Even when sharing songs with band mates, family or friends they may prefer receiving audio files in a certain format. But as rharv stated the overall goal of mastering is "making it sound a good as possible in that format".

I find Guitarhacker's statement, "I write the song and build the structure and arrangement in BB" fascinating. Song structure and arrangement are definitely two areas of song composition that Band-in-a-Box supports. I hope Guitarhacker will go into more detail about how he uses Band-in-a-Box while writing a song.

I also hope mrgeeze expands on his comments. His quoting of Mario and declaration about RealTracks and SuperMidiTracks implies he uses Band-in-a-Box in pre-production and production 97.543% of the time. smile So far he is the lone Mac Band-in-a-Box user to contribute to the thread.

Noel96, Guitarhacker, mrgeeze, dcuny and Mario seem to agree Band-in-a-Box is a tool they use in pre-production and production.

Questions, do you see some of the newer Band-in-a-Box features such as partial track re-generation, the Track View and rebuilt Audio Editor, making pre-production and production easier and more fruitful? Can they play a role in your post production workflow?

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