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SoundOps.com | Head Engineer Responds to FAQ by DIY artist

Top 20 DIY Mixing Tips

Check out this great advice from Paul White at SoundOnSound:
20 DIY Mixing Tips
This is an excellent list of essential things to bear in mind if you’re considering doing your own audio recording and mixing!
Remember: A Good Master Starts With a Good Mix.
We’ve heard a lot of people say that mastering doubles the quality of a [...]

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 [...]

Single Edition Masters for $50

If you have heard of SoundOps, chances are you’ve heard about multiMASTERING.  Our clients receive 3 unique masters of their projects for a standard rate of $99 a song.  It’s the most mastering for the money anywhere
However, to keep our schedule full, and our team busy around the clock this holiday season, we [...]

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 [...]

Audio Mastering Studios: The Value of Fast Service

Something you may notice when looking for a mastering studio online, is that some studios will boast a very quick turn-around time.  That’s great, right? …not exactly.
Prompt service is important, but in most cases, the assurance of a quickly completed project is not actually an added value.  When it comes to audio mastering, rushing the [...]

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 [...]