In case you are not familiar with Izotope Ozone it’s a mastering processing suite made by Izotope. As I just stated, it’s made for mastering, but I use it all the time on an insert on channels when I’m mixing. This app is so sweet and for only $250, in my opinion, it’s a steal. [...] Continue Reading »
Disk cutting tutorial
This is a very cool video from Mix magazine showing an engineer cutting an actual disk. The studio is Infrasonic Sound which offers this quick tutorial on the analog disk cutting process. Check it out here. Continue Reading »
T-Racks 3 Deluxe is the BOMB!
Yes, I did say “the BOMB”. And yes I know it isn’t 1993 anymore, but these plugins are A-MAZE-ING! Clearly, the only way to describe something so cool is to say “the BOMB”. I started using T-Racks 3 Deluxe on individual channels in mixes and they sound great, but they suck up some serious processing power. So [...] Continue Reading »
Waves Introduces Center Processor
from The Light Sound Journal Waves Audio introduces Waves Center, an innovative new processor that separates phantom Center audio from side (L/R panned) content. Ideal for final mixes and mastering, Center lets users zero in on the phantom Center and bring out or bring down the vocals without affecting everything else. Perfect for post-production engineers [...] Continue Reading »
20 TIPS ON…Home Mastering
This is an older article from Sound on Sound magazine that talks about the new trend of mastering at home. Even though it’s from 1999 it contains some great tips. I especially love this one: “The old adage ‘If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’ applies perfectly to mastering.” This is so true. Enjoy [...] Continue Reading »