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Mixing, Mastering and more.......
While the recording process itself requires musicians to physically be in the studio, all other services are offered to clients worldwide. All you need to do is send me the tracks and I'll take care of the rest.
Mixing
Often, musicians recording in their project studio get good results by following some of the "recipes" from a recording book (although it helps to have a live room with great acoustics like mine). Mixing is different. There are so many variables involved in how different instruments sound individually and how they all gel together in a mix. During a mixing session, hundreds of aesthetic judgments are made. Each of which can take you closer to or further from a great sounding song. It takes years of hands-on experience to create a truly professional mix. That's where I come in.
Mastering
Much of the above description regarding mixing applies to mastering as well. Mastering puts a professional "finishing touch" on your recordings. It's the final step and last chance to get your songs to sound great, both as individual tunes and as a cohesive album.
Editing - (timing correction)
It's a little known secret that most of the songs that you hear on the radio are very heavily edited, even when performed by top players. Often, each instrument is moved in time; bar by bar or even beat by beat. In the trade, this is referred to as "pocketing" (as in the music is in the pocket or groove). It requires a lot of skill to use this technique and still retain the natural feel. Pocketing isn't always suitable for every song or style but depending on the musical setting, it can make the recording sound like an album rather than a demo.
Autotuning - (pitch correction)
Autotuning is a process that fine-tunes the pitch of vocals and lead instruments. You'd be surprised how often it is used on hit records by even the best singers. We all know this technique has been relied on (some may say abused) to make less than stellar vocalists sound acceptable. However, I found it to be a very effective tool in perfecting an already excellent performance that may have a few sharp or flat notes. As with pocketing, autotuning may not suit every song in all cases but can often make the difference between a good and a killer vocal track.
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