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Most people have heard of digital mastering, or know the phrase “digitally remastered.”  But for most of the young artists I talk to, it’s just a vague concept.

In fact, most indie bands today, don’t know (in plain language) what mastering does or is; they just know they’re supposed to have their CDs mastered before they [...]

Hey guys – Will here, from SoundOps.  As you might have guessed, we master audio – that’s actually all we do.  But, we are always keeping an eye out for cool things for our clients that will help them make it in the music business when they leave the mastering studio.  Distribution is a key [...]

7 steps 2 a better master
We wanted to provide a simple checklist for you guys and girls out there who are getting ready to send your songs to SoundOps (or any other mastering studio) for professional mastering.  And for those of you who’ve been doing doing your own recording, there are some easy steps you [...]

We love audio mastering – it’s what we do, but there’s a big problem…
Most people think (especially mastering engineers) that all mastering does is affect the audio itself.
It’s a lot more than that.  When a band gets their CD mastered, they give themselves a better chance to actually be heard amid the ever-increasing competition of [...]

Hey guys, Will here.  I have an embarassing story to tell you…
Today, I picked up an old budy who was getting his car serviced, and took him out to lunch.  So, on the way to the food place, we were catching up, I wasn’t paying attention,  and when we parked, I locked my only car [...]

Because I’ve been playing drums even longer than I’ve been mastering, I’m really picky about the drum sound on my own recordings, and I want to share with you how you can mix your drum tracks with mastering in mind.  If you’re in the studio right now, or if you do your own recording, this [...]

That’s right – no strings attached.  Every month, here at The MASTERING Blog, SoundOps gives away our famous multiMASTERING service for an entire recording project absolutely free! The next one could be your band’s new demo CD or even your full-length album…
Check out the Newsletter page for more info, and watch this quick video.

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If you want to give your recordings a subconscious advantage, check out this video.  It’s not just about audio mastering – Will talks about 2 things your band can do that will “make people want to buy your music…and not know why.” Don’t worry, these are legitimate practices and you won’t have to do anything [...]

Audio mastering has almost always been delegated to a 3rd party studio or engineer.  But, in recent years, it’s become more and more common for bands to send their music off (by mail or over the Internet) for mastering instead of actually going to the studio.  There are advantages to this type of post production, [...]

Based on how musicians spend money, most bands care about their music in this order…

Gear  ( $$$$$ )
Playing Out  ( $$$$ )
Recording  ( $$$ )
Distribution  ( $$ )
Marketing  ( $ )

However, based on how musicians who make money with their music spend money, most successful bands have different priorities.  Well, the priorities themselves are the [...]