when will CD get mastered?

[Lucky]

well things leak. if songs can leak, than info that the album is getting masterd will definitely leak.

[russtcb]

well things leak. if songs can leak, than info that the album is getting masterd will definitely leak.

At the end of the day , I guess this is just one of those differences of opinions that there's just no way to prove one way or the other.

[King Sand]

that will be the real sign that the album will be definitely out this year.
so far we had no news of the cd getting mastered, and I guess it usually takes a few weeks to master.

We haven't had much news of anything about the recording process of CD, let alone news of it being mastered...  Shouldn't the mastering be done by now (considering the band's back on the road and the end of the year is coming up soon)?  I would have to assume so... but then again, you know what they say about making assumptions...

[Lucky]

that will be the real sign that the album will be definitely out this year.
so far we had no news of the cd getting mastered, and I guess it usually takes a few weeks to master.

We haven't had much news of anything about the recording process of CD, let alone news of it being mastered...? Shouldn't the mastering be done by now (considering the band's back on the road and the end of the year is coming up soon)?? I would have to assume so... but then again, you know what they say about making assumptions...

9 months ago, we have had a mastering company put GNR up on the list of artists they are curently working with.
mastering is the last thing done. it takes a week or so.
release is usually done not long after that.

[King Sand]

9 months ago, we have had a mastering company put GNR up on the list of artists they are curently working with.
mastering is the last thing done. it takes a week or so.
release is usually done not long after that.

Oh, so that said, wouldn't one be correct to assume that the mastering has been completed? Do you really think someone would make an announcement to the fact that this has been done?   

[Lucky]

9 months ago, we have had a mastering company put GNR up on the list of artists they are curently working with.
mastering is the last thing done. it takes a week or so.
release is usually done not long after that.

Oh, so that said, wouldn't one be correct to assume that the mastering has been completed? Do you really think someone would make an announcement to the fact that this has been done?? ?

there would be no reason to sit on a CD for a year. and if they were sitting on the mastered tracks for a year, they definitely would have leaked. also how come the head of interscope heard the 6 finished tracks only few days ago? why would Axl say that he doesnt have the album done yet in numerous interviews? I also think merck confirmed that the thing masterd in dec.05 was not CD. rumor was that it was GH 2, but was not confirmed.

[King Sand]

there would be no reason to sit on a CD for a year. and if they were sitting on the mastered tracks for a year, they definitely would have leaked.

I don't think this thing has been mastered a year ago!  I'm just going by the timeline that the band has been active and Axl's own remarks...  If anything, I think that they mastered this thing last month (or have just finished)...  Didn't Axl say that when they were done with the Euro tour, they'd go back and finish stuff up for CD?  I'm just assuming that would include the mastering...