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Mastering Video

Inside MASTERING: Part I

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

By The MASTERING Team, on October 24th, 2009 1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars
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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 [...]

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SoundOps Online Audio Mastering

By The MASTERING Team, on July 1st, 2009 1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars ( 5 )
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GET TO KNOW YOUR MASTERING STUDIO…
When you make an “album” (don’t know why we keep calling it that), there are usually several different engineers and studios involved.  When your tracks are mastered, it takes less time than recording and mixing, and less money…but it’s an important part of great production.  The mastering studio will concentrate [...]

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Audio Mastering: The Mistake Indie Bands Make

By Will Duke, on June 13th, 2009 1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars ( 5 )
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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 [...]

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Multiply Your Time In The Studio

By The MASTERING Team, on May 2nd, 2009 1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars ( 5 )
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SoundOps introduces Mastering Secret #36 from their Mastering Secrets series. Will talks about the relationship between production and post production and addresses the question, “which is more important, mixing or mastering?”

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Mastering Audio: Affiliate Options

By The MASTERING Team, on April 14th, 2009 1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars ( 5 )
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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 [...]

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SoundOps is now on Facebook!

By The MASTERING Team, on March 23rd, 2009 1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars
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We decided, since all of us are on Facebook, we might as well make a page for the studio.  Check it out and don’t forget to become a fan!  There will be special promotions and other fun stuff for those of you who do…
We’ve already given away “extra” free mastering and we’re just getting started!
PS: [...]

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Mastering: What’s The Next Step…

By Will Duke, on March 6th, 2009 1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars ( 5 )
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after you mix and produce your own recording?
My name is Will, and I want to tell you something very important.  In fact, it’s the most important thing for someone to know who is engineering or producing his own recordings.  The problem is, you probably aren’t going to like it, so let me start by explaining [...]

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CD MASTERING: Why Your First Album is Different

By John, on March 3rd, 2009 1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars ( 5 )
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and why it has a better chance of success…
I’ve noticed something that most studios don’t tell first-time recording artists…
YOUR FIRST CD HAS A BETTER CHANCE OF MAKING YOU A HIT THAN ANY OTHER. There are several reasons for this.
You don’t have a deadline forced on you by a record label.
You know less about music “boundaries” [...]

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MASTERING AUDIO for online distribution:

By The MASTERING Team, on March 2nd, 2009 1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars ( 5 )
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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”.

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Audio Mastering (from a math genius…)

By John, on January 28th, 2009 1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars
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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 [...]

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