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New Music for the Twilight of Humanity. This is a collection of links to free resources that have helped me with music. Bobby Owsinski's Inner Circle. Owsinski wrote some of the most influential books on mixing and mastering. The podcast covers both production and music business. Interviews and commentary on aspects of music composition. CD Baby's podcast, specifically for the DIY recording artist. Home Recording Weekly Podcast. Mixing and recording information, relevant to all learning levels. Covers ev...

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Loudness Archives - Production Advice

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Make your music sound great. Predicting Spotify loudness – is this the formula? August 18, 2016. Music streaming services turn down. Music that’s louder than their reference level. They also turn up music that’s quieter. And that’s a good thing, usually – it improves our listening experience, meaning we don’t get “blasted” by loud masters, or strain to hear quieter songs. Your song will be either be clipped or limited, or more likely it just won’t be turned up as loud as everything else. May 12, 2016.

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Audio Mastering: July 2016

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Sunday, July 17, 2016. Mixing Hacks Roundup #1 - EQ. I love "best of the best" roundups. What I'm about to show you here is a round up of the best videos I've come across for how to use EQ in mixing. I'll come back with another one for mastering. And you've got to love the internet. Here's a different take on the Sweep. This is more of a mastering level video, but the principal is transferable to individual tracks. And here is a couple of Hacks in action. What is Subtractive EQ? Tuesday, July 12, 2016.

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Work With Me - Production Advice

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Make your music sound great. As well as this site, I run my own company, Mastering Media. There are several ways you might like to work with me there. I have over fifteen years experience as a professional mastering engineer. Working on literally thousands of CD, DVD and Blu-ray projects for all of the major record labels, TV stations and independents, including several number one singles and award-winning albums. For more information click here. And for recent projects not on Spotify yet, click here.

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Commentary Archives - Production Advice

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Make your music sound great. Audio Bloggers Live – Real World Connection Magic. March 15, 2016. Last week was Audio Bloggers Live. I travelled 16 hours to LA; slept (fitfully) for 8; then spent the next 10 hours presenting, connecting with guests and co-hosts and answering questions; collapsed in a heap and slept some more; then next day snuck in a tour of EastWest Studios. Where Pet Sounds, amongst many other great albums, was recorded) and Brian Lucey. So, what did I learn? Filed Under: Blog Posts.

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Mixing Archives - Production Advice

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Make your music sound great. Compression Versus Art – the Loudness War on BBC Radio 4. January 7, 2016. At the end of last year I was interviewed by the makers of a new BBC radio documentary called Compression Versus Art. Talking about the Loudness War, mp3 compression and their effects on audio quality. We talked for well over an hour, and I really enjoyed the discussion – but couldn’t help wondering how the final show would turn out! And producer Nick Holmes. So, if you’ve ever wondered what all ...

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Mastering Archives - Production Advice

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Make your music sound great. Predicting Spotify loudness – is this the formula? August 18, 2016. Music streaming services turn down. Music that’s louder than their reference level. They also turn up music that’s quieter. And that’s a good thing, usually – it improves our listening experience, meaning we don’t get “blasted” by loud masters, or strain to hear quieter songs. Your song will be either be clipped or limited, or more likely it just won’t be turned up as loud as everything else. May 12, 2016.

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Loudness means NOTHING on the radio - The Proof - Production Advice

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Make your music sound great. Loudness means NOTHING on the radio – The Proof. March 6, 2011. I’ve written before that if you want to make your music to stand out on the radio. 8211; make it dynamic. That bears repeating – crushed, hyper-compressed “loudness war” style music sounds. Limp and distorted on the radio – and no louder than anything else. I still get the feeling that people don’t believe me, though – and especially, I don’t think they believe how. The radio processing is. But the Loudness Wars.

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Recording Archives - Production Advice

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Make your music sound great. Analogue versus digital – by Trevor Horn. December 4, 2015. I see it all the time. Literally every week, sometimes every day, someone somewhere is asking or debating:. 8220;What’s better – analogue, or digital? Do plugins sound as good as hardware, is analogue summing better than ‘in the box’. Does tape add a magical “something” that you can’t get anywhere else? The best reverb in the history of the world. Ever. July 17, 2015. Filed Under: Blog Posts. A $300 home studio?

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When over-compression sounds great - Production Advice

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Make your music sound great. When over-compression sounds great. June 15, 2011. One of the most popular posts on this site is “ Using compression to add punch, warmth and power to your mix. 8221; – a tutorial to help people get started with the basics of using compression. In it, I suggest a rule of thumb:. If the gain reduction meter doesn’t return to zero several times a bar, you’re almost certainly using too much compression. And I stand by that suggestion – most of the time. The exception to the rule.