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Audio Mastering Answers

Hey everyone; we hope your summer is off to a great start!  We’d like to mention something quickly…
Artists and producers generally ask us the same questions all the time, so we’ve included a FAQ page on our main studio website.  We just want to remind our readers that if you have any questions about audio mastering [...]

Mastering Metal: Audio Mastering For The Metal Masses

Those of you who are real metal heads know there’s a lot of different METAL out there.
Whether you’re into black metal, death metal, power metal, or some good ‘ol fashioned “heavy metal”, you know when it sounds good.
THE METAL MISCONCEPTION:

The problem is, for many metal artists, there is a common misnomer regarding the role quality [...]

DIY AUDIO MASTERING: How Much Does It Cost?

For the independent musician, do-it-yourself solutions for recording, mixing, and mastering audio may seem like the only options.  But, if the goal is to save money, they may not be…
We came across this video the other day for a popular piece of audio mastering software called T-RackS.  This video explains how “easy” T-RackS3 is to [...]

Audio Mastering Prices

If you are considering audio mastering for your next recording project, you may be wondering how much it should cost.  First of all, we recommend mailing or uploading your tracks to a mastering house that doesn’t have a huge studio…

LOCAL STUDIOS vs ONLINE STUDIOS

Going to your nearest mastering studio and waiting while they master your recording [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Mixing Drums For Mastering

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 [...]

Online Audio Mastering: The Studio Gateway from SoundOps

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, [...]

Independent Mastering (for indie bands)

Video post from Will @ SoundOps about 3rd-Party Mastering, and the disadvantages of letting your recording engineer (or the guy working on your mix) also master your tracks. Recording, Mixing, and Mastering require different gear, different skills, and – believe it or not – different ears.