Today, doing the vinyl pre's for the mighty Zhark Recordings.
Mastering some techno today. Nice solid production so I'm just embellishing the sound, getting more oomph into the percussion and low end, a touch more width some sparkle on the tops, and stages of saturation to liven up the sound and help get up to the final level before limiting.
Another long and late day.
Back to some finishing touches on a mix and master project. The mighty Hyenaz close out the day in the studio.
Late sessions all week this week. Going to south Africa in a week, and the work don't get done when the engineer ain't around.
Some lovely pensive, jazzy electronic beats in the studio today. Main issue, pulling in a highly resonant and loud shaker so it sits back inside the mix. A combination of dynamic EQ and some targeted saturation got it sitting back in the saddle. Drove the sides a little in the Carnaby, to thicken them up a touch as there's a lovely synth pad in there that was getting dominated by the mods. This gave the mix more width and weight without clumping things up. Tickles of compression here and there elsewhere just to get everything balanced nicely. Quite a bit of saturation overall as I felt this tune benwfitted from a really rich analogue sound. Nice way to the end the day.
Mastering for the wonderful, transgressive, experimental, industrial group Hyenaz today for their forthcoming album and single. Challenging experimental music to mix and master, but challenging and unique music is my happy place here at BMStudio.
Long live the fighters. ✊
Friday is always techno mastering day. And last tune of the day is some nosebleed gabba/hardcore. Mostly opening up the stereo image here, giving more air to th tips, more sub to the lows, and picking out transient detail in the mids. Still taken up to nosebleed final level but with a bigger, wider and more punchy final sound.
For some reason Friday is always techno day. Good mixes here today, but a little loose and need pulling in and gluing together.
It's not all experimental difficult to master noise and chestplate rattling bass music here.
Some nice balladic pop from the Phillipines today. Lots of focus on the vocal, which was a little dense in the lows, thinned and gently balanced by pulling harmonics down with the HE1 and adding a little density to the breathy end of the vocals. Some sparkle in the sides, a little taming of the lows and we are good. Ear kisses.
Mastering for vinyl today, really enjoying the combination of the HE2 and Pultec working together in mid/side. Creating harmonics with the Pultec and then enhancing them with the HE2. Bine rattling subs without mud - tick... More width without clutter - tick. Silky smooth tops with some lovely fizz - tick.
Yeah this machine is staying. The esoteric EQ side of the rack now gives me everything I could possibly need.
