The video above is a “sequel” to that post, in a way, because it demonstrates many of the techniques I talk about in the original post.
(I’m not saying you should make your music really loud, by the way – far from it. But if that’s what you’re going to do, I’d prefer you to make a good job of it : )
(Multiband compression can be an invaluable tool for getting loud, punchy mixes without crushing the life out of your mix – to find out more, click here.)
I’m getting more and more people asking me about the need to get a dedicated master made for vinyl releases – maybe because I’ve posted videos like the one above – for more details check this link:
I knew this already of course, but the full magnitude of her mad, crazy genius-ness didn’t really hit me until last night, watching the live Facebook webcast of her new song – “Me The Machine” (aka #heapsong6).
And it made quite difficult watching, if I’m honest.
Because this was Immi as we hadn’t seen her before – un-prepared, un-happy and perhaps even a little out of control. As the fascinating, scary “making-of” movie that opened the webcast vividly described, this was a project with “thousands” of things that could go wrong – and they all depended at the last moment on Imogen’s slightest gesture.
And things did go wrong – as Imogen herself admitted afterwards. And it was obvious that she was unhappy about it. The performance didn’t go as she wanted it to – but how could it be ? She wanted it to be perfect.
Well, it wasn’t perfect – but it was stunning, spine-tingling, and extraordinary, all the same.
The time has come to let you know about something I’m really excited about – my new product, the Home Mastering Masterclass.
Probably the easiest way to tell you about it is to give you a sneak preview of the introduction video – so that’s what I’ve done ! Take a look at the video above, if you haven’t already – and you should be right up to speed.
What is the Home Mastering Masterclass ?
The idea is to give you a set of “fly on the wall” screen-capture videos while I master a selection of songs on my home setup. They’re from a range of different genres – rock, pop, dance, metal, acoustic soundtrack and jazz, using a range of software packages and plugins, including the popular Ozone plugins by isotope, for example.
I’ll share exactly what I’m doing, how and why – and you’ll learn a mass of useful tools and techniques along the way.
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