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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 [...]

MailChimp: The Best Email Service For Bands

At SoundOps, we are always looking for stuff that will help our clients make the most of their music.  If you’re serious about your career as an artist, you’ve probably noticed, you actually spend more time marketing your band than you do writing, recording, and playing…

For us, running a mastering studio is very similar.  We [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]