Do You Really Need a Mastering Studio?
“Someone who is creatively more detached from the material can give you a more objective view and space for reflection — for example do you want the vocal to be very in the foreground or more submerged...
View ArticleThe Foo Fighters’ Influence on Music Mastering
It’s an organic, come-as-you-are approach that’s defined the Foo Fighters’ sound, and no doubt other bands are now more likely to drift in that direction. We’re not sure every band can pull off the...
View ArticleHow Some Technology is Plastering Mastering
Experts in the recording and mastering fields have been making better and better quality recordings. To hear the music on an MP3 or radio has been disheartening. Most Engineers agree its time for...
View ArticleMusic mastering … with the NFL?
With more and more football players with dreams of a music career the NFL decided to open a music camp. The players visited a professional music studio at one point, getting some instruction on how to...
View ArticleNeil Young’s Searching for Audio Mastering’s Heart of Gold
Guys like Young miss the crisp, full range of a needle on vinyl — and the damage, the way he sees it, is coming from the inferior sound of MP3s. That’s why he’s working on a new audio format of his own...
View ArticleAudio Mastering’s Doing its Part, at Least
Maybe you can make money as a musician after all. Yup. The Recording Industry Association of America is saying sales rose by $7 billion last year.
View ArticleStudio Audio Mastering vs Studio Recording
A lot of people, when they hear the words "audio mastering" immediately imagine a scene from a movie. To people who've actually done it this is an annoying image. Recording is messy. A lot of musicians...
View ArticleAudio multiMASTERING is Music to Your Ears
You've worked hard composing and recording tracks without settling for anything less than perfection. But should you go a step further and also do your own mastering on your studio computer? While the...
View ArticleMeet our Newest Studio Coach
Meet our newest studio coach. Steve Taylor has been in the music industry for fifteen years and is here to help you with your mixes.
View ArticleANSWERS TO QUESTIONS ABOUT AUDIO MASTERING: Audio Restoration @ SoundOps
We were recently asked this question by one of our customers. "I see how you enhance/amplify the audio, but what about a song that has eq's that are too high or clipping/popping, etc. basically...
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