SDIF VI Volunteers Needed
My friends at San Diego Indie Fest VI are looking for volunteers for the March 26 2010 event. Here are the specs:
San Diego IndieFest 6 offering FREE pass to anyone who volunteers for a 4 hour shift!
Do a 4 hour Shift and get a Pass to BOTH DAYS of the event and ALL 7 STAGES [...]
A Note From the Hubris Dept.
Experience is a funny thing. It can lead to a chip on your shoulder if you’re not careful. I was reminded on this recently while interacting with a potential client. After mentioning he was shopping around San Diego for mastering I cited my experience and reputation, saying if he wanted professional mastering I was pretty [...]
The Perils of Working OTB
I’m working on mastering a single for a video right now and am coming across a sticky situation. The vocal has a lot of sibilance in a low range…5k-ish. That’s low for sibilance. So, the problem is that when I de-ess, it cuts into things like the hi-hat and air from the snare drum. Even [...]
400
So, here we are: blog post #400. Wow. I started writing this blog about 2 years ago and, well, time has flown.
As far as I know, this is the only blog about professional audio post-production/ mastering that has this much steam behind it…so, if nothing else, that kind of spurs me on to write [...]
It’s Good to Know What You’re Doing
It’s important to have good gear…whether you’re recording, mixing, or mastering. My mantra has always been “get the best gear you can afford.” However, it’s also very important to know how to really use your gear. This was proven to me again, recently, when I began working with a new piece of equipment.
I picked up [...]
From the News Desk…
Abbey Road Studios is for sale. Sad, but another reminder of how the world of music production is changing.
Give the People What They Want
I was contacted by a local musician the other day. He had an album that was “mastered” (ahem) somewhere else in San Diego and he decided to re-mix and wanted to get it re-mastered.
I asked him to send a sample mix and I took a listen and heard some things I thought could be fixed [...]
Windows Compatibility
If you’re anything like me, you’re probably wondering when Microsoft will settle on a version of Windows. Just when I was feeling that audio software and hardware was fully on-board with Vista, they pulled the plug on it. Now we’ve got 7. I’m still on XP — as are most audio pros — but will [...]
Haiku on Mastering
Mastering is just
having objectivity
and knowing your sh!t.
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From Ohm to Om reflects the opinions of mastering engineer Paul Abbott, owner of San Diego's ZenMastering.
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