Making Music for Vinyl Mastering
August 12, 2024

The Vinyl Revival: Melbourne’s Love Affair with Physical Media

The Vinyl Revival: Melbourne’s Love Affair with Physical Media In a world dominated by digital streaming, you might assume that physical media, particularly vinyl records, would be relegated to the dustbin of history. Yet, have you noticed that in Melbourne and across Australia, vinyl is not just surviving but thriving? This trend isn’t just a …

Hand Mixing Sound on Console
April 11, 2023

How Mixing Engineer and Other Players Make the Songs You Love

The mastering and mixing engineer, arrangers, producers, songwriters, artists, musicians – for only a few minutes of enjoyment out of your day, multiple careers spanning multiple disciplines and skillsets are heavily involved to create a great record. Between the studio and the phone you plug your headphones into, the makings of your favourit …

March 28, 2023

WHAT IS REVERB? 5 CREATIVE REVERB TIPS

Mixing Lessons Written By Jeremy Chua What is Reverb? Reverb is the musical term we use to describe reflections that occur naturally in a space. When a sound is produced in a space, sound waves travel in all directions until they reflect off a surface and then the next; these reflections continue to occur at diminishing amplitudes as energy is absorbe …

March 28, 2023

MIXING YOUR MUSIC: 5 WAYS TO MAKE SPACE IN YOUR MIX

Mixing Lessons Written By Jeremy Chua No one likes a muddy mix! Us mix engineers can often get caught up with advanced techniques while trying to create this seemingly elusive thing of “space” in a mix; from sidechain compression to dynamic reverbs to smart EQs, does it really need to be this complicated all the time? Here’s 5 simple tips that should b …

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