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Mastering Love Song Audio

We’ve all written a heartfelt song for that special someone. If you think you have the best love song mix: send it in and we’ll master it at half-price!
Now this isn’t the first time we’ve done this. Check out Mike’s comment after we mastered his girlfriend’s birthday present in the middle of the night, just [...]

Mic or Mixer – How To Get That Pro Sound

This is a question that came from one of our friends on youtube,
and we thought you guys would benefit from the conversation.
Q:
I know how to mix and master my music. I hope. Lol. I am getting a shure ksmA pretty soon and that is a top of the line mic. im wondering if i just [...]

MIXING CONTEST: TOP 10 MIXES

We never expected the mixing competition to be so popular.  After some serious listening, we’ve narrowed it down to our favorite 10 songs.  We don’t want to be the only ones to vote though, so we’re working on a way for our readers to vote for the best mix as well.
In the next few weeks [...]

Free Mastering Mix-Off!

Here at SoundOps Mastering, we aren’t ready for the summer to end.  So we’re heating things up with a mixing competition – a battle of the engineers!
The rules are simple.  If your band is working on a new song, or if you already have one recorded, send your mix to us ( studio@soundops.com [...]

DIY Mixing: Pre-Master Levels

Even when artists record in a studio, it’s more and more common for them to do their own mixing.  With programs out there like Garage Band and Adobe Audition, sometimes the money seems better spent on software than a few hours with an engineer.  Whether you do your own production or hire it out, it’s [...]

Tips From The Studio: Writing, Recording, & iPhones

I’m always asking our head engineer for DIY tips to share with our readers because he knows so much about recording and mixing as well as mastering.  So the other day, I got an email from him that surprised me.  I was expecting a bunch of audio-physionetics that only the most techie DIY musicians would [...]

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 [...]

Recording Advice: Audio Mixing & Mastering Tips From The Studio Team @ SoundOps.com

We get questions from young artists and producers who are trying to prepare their mixes for mastering.  Sometimes, they want to know what they can do to emulate the effects of high quality mastering without actually having to spend the money.  Either way, we like to take time out and help, because we remember what [...]

Sell Better Band Merch…Even Better: SoundOps Interviews Steve @ Storenvy.com

Hey guys and girls!  Some of you who follow us on social sites know we’ve been on a merch kick recently.  Of course, as mastering studio engineers, we don’t claim to be experts in apparel, but, we do know a few people who are
And, because your merchandise has the potential to make [...]

SoundOps Mastering presents: PROMOTE MY MUSIC

Hey guys!  It’s been a little while since our last post, but we’ve got something new and exciting to tell you about…
Our newsletter subscribers (you know who you are) received a special invitation this month to an exclusive campaign we’re calling Promote My Music.  Here’s the scoop – our readers will be sending in their [...]