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Mastering Video

Inside MASTERING: Part I

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 [...]

CD Mastering Studio Checklist:

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 [...]

Recording, Mixing…AND Mastering?

Will Duke from SoundOps shares a new secret about Mastering that your recording studio won’t tell you… stuff every band should know about CD mastering before they ever record any tracks.

Mastering Secret #29

From the Mastering Secrets video series: Will from SoundOps shares a studio tip that is often overlooked. He addresses rhythm mistakes in recording and reveals the secret to rhythm insurance. “…the most important thing (and it’s not your instrument) to bring to the band room is…”

multiMASTERING?

Will from SoundOps talks about where the idea of multiMASTERING first started…as musicians in the same band, he and John were disappointed with the lack of input during post production and started to talk about developing a way to improve the mastering studio model.

Is Your Music Ready To Sell?

Will from SoundOps talks about the change in distribution from physical to digital (CDs 2 Downloads) and shares a Google secret that has a major implication for indie recording artists in particular who want to get noticed Online…

Recording Techniques - Eddie Karmer

…includes a video of Eddie Karmer talking about “the decision making process” and how it has changed as recording tools have changed over the years. Really good information for guys who are doing their own recording before sending their tracks off to be mastered.

Mastering Audio: Affiliate Options

What’s in it for YOU and the studio…
It’s no surprise - companies spend a lot of money on marketing.  Mastering studios are a great example.  The average mastering studio spends at least one dollar for a single click in its Pay Per Click advertising campaign.  And since over one hundred people may click through to [...]

MASTERING AUDIO for online distribution:

the facts about compressed files…
Most bands today upload their demo to their Facebook page and several other social networking sites. And every day, hundreds of new CDs show up on iTunes. The question is: is your music ready for that?
If you haven’t sent it off to be mastered, then the answer is “NO”.

Most [...]

Audio Mastering (from a math genius…)

What makes a bigger difference on the overall sound quality of a CD?  Is it the amount of recording, mixing, and production…or is it the audio mastering process after all that is done?
Will Duke from SoundOps posted an article last night that hits the nail on the head.  It’s called, WHY AUDIO MASTERING IS A [...]