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Mastering Video

Inside MASTERING: Part I

Welcome To The New Music Economy

HOW I TOTALLY FAILED…(AND THE SYSTEM THAT WAS MISSING):
I remember what it was like to be a struggling musician.  In fact, I remember the day I quit.
I never tell this story because I help run a studio business, and it’s bad for business to tell people how you failed in music.  But for the sake [...]

REVERBNATION: Is Your Band Getting The Most Out Of It?

NEW “ADVANCED TIPS” FROM LABEL 2.0 GIVE REVERBNATION ARTISTS AN EVEN BIGGER ADVANTAGE…FOR FREE!

Hey guys; Will Duke here again.  I should be working, but I have a quick news flash about the great ReverbNation we all know and love.  In the last several years, we’ve seen ReverbNation raise the bar for online musician services.  They [...]

Recording, Mixing, Mastering, and Digital Distribution for Indie Artists: Why Audio Quality Is King

Will was on a conference call with Greg Rollett the other day talking to Label 2.0 members about maintaining audio quality throughout the recording process, and the importance of mastering for independent artists.
We almost didn’t share this for two reasons…
The first is that the sound quality from recorded phone calls is notoriously bad (and this [...]

Selling Music On iTunes

Before you upload your tracks to iTunes, Amazon, or any other Online digital retailer, there’s a few things you should know…
We made this video several months ago and have been sending it to the guys on our mailing list (which is a great list to be on by the way).  Check out the NEWSLETTER page [...]

BANDIZE.COM Web App For Serious Bands

This is a big week for the guys at Bandize.com.  Their music technology company finished private BETA testing and released the new Bandize web app.  Check out the tutorials and get a feel for this incredible program at the new Bandize website.  It’s do-it-yourself band management, which we’ve seen before, but the coolest part is the way [...]

CD MASTERING & Online Distribution for your next recording project

He said there’d be a video, and here it is…
Will’s driving and talking about Audiolife.  You can tell he thinks it’s a great idea.  And we do too.  Check out the video, and take a look at audiolife.com for selling your music “and your stuff,” before you have to pay for it.

If your band is [...]

Digital Mastering: A Hot Sound

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 [...]

AUDIO MASTERING & DISTRIBUTION

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 [...]

Audio Mastering: The Mistake Indie Bands Make

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 [...]

Music Mastering & Mind Control

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 [...]