Recording Samples
Album: All You Need is Love
Recorded: Adam Smith
Mixed: Scott Ferguson
Mastered: Scott Ferguson
All You Need is Love
Let It Be
Please Please Me
Penny Lane
Strawberry Fields
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Recorded: Adam Smith
Mixed: Scott Ferguson
Mastered: Scott Ferguson
Blue Sky
Crash
Everlasting
Who I Am
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Recorded: Adam Smith
Mixed: Adam Smith
Mastered: Scott Ferguson
Catch You
Michigan
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Album: Art of Conversation
Scott Ferguson: Co-produced, Recorded, Mixed and Mastered, Drums, percussion
-assisted by Adam Smith
Save Me
Here I Go
Heaven Knows
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Hal Bruce
Album: “Thank You Girl”
Produced by Hal Bruce
Engineered By: Adam Smith and Scott Ferguson
Mixed By: Scott Ferguson, assisted by Adam Smith
Master By: Scott Ferguson
Produced by Hal Bruce
Engineered By: Adam Smith and Scott Ferguson
Mixed By: Scott Ferguson, assisted by Adam Smith
Master By: Scott Ferguson
Hey Jude
Eleanor Rigby
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Album: Brite Vu
Producer: Brite Vu and Scott Ferguson
Mixed: Scott Ferguson
Recording Engineer: Adam Smith
Mix at Ferguson Music Productions
Side of the Road
Ash
Breakdown
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Album: Get Er Done
Produced by: Scott Ferguson
Recorded, Mixed, Mastered by: Scott Ferguson at Ferguson Music Productions
Assisted by: Adam Smith
I Didn't Know
Get Er Done
Long Ride
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Mastering at Abbey Road Studios
Mastering Audio by Bob Katz
Bass Frequency Surgery tutorial by Bob Katz, author of Mastering Audio (9780240808376) by Focal Press.
Mastering with Universal Audio's Precision Series Plug-Ins
This video demonstrates using UA's Precision mastering Series plug-ins, along with some of the Precision Mix series plug-ins, to master a track.
For a higher resolution version, please visit the Plug-In Power article in the May Edition of UA's webzine
For a higher resolution version, please visit the Plug-In Power article in the May Edition of UA's webzine
Limiting and Mastering tips with Ozone and Danny Byrd
Danny Byrd (Hospital Records) talks about using Ozone to get loud, club-ready mixes.
Music: "Gold Rush" by Danny Byrd ft. Brookes Brothers
Mastering D.I.Y
This clip reveals five important tips on how to get the best possible result when preparing your recording to be sent in to be mastered.
Mastered - Reasons why you should have your music
Get the FREE full DVD at www.discmakers.com/youtube
Disc Makers and Mix Magazine present "Sounding Your Best: Mastering Tips and Techniques From The Pros."
This clip explains how a dedicated mastering engineer can help make your CDs sound better by:
- tweaking levels and tonal balance between songs
- cleaning up fades, hiss, pops, clicks, and studio noise
- improving the bass
- lending a fresh set of ears to the project
- checking specific frequencies to help, for example, the vocals pop out
- judiciously applying a little compression, limiting and EQ.
The mastering engineer also lends a fresh set of ears to the project, as well as some quality equipment and a sonically optimal room
Disc Makers and Mix Magazine present "Sounding Your Best: Mastering Tips and Techniques From The Pros."
This clip explains how a dedicated mastering engineer can help make your CDs sound better by:
- tweaking levels and tonal balance between songs
- cleaning up fades, hiss, pops, clicks, and studio noise
- improving the bass
- lending a fresh set of ears to the project
- checking specific frequencies to help, for example, the vocals pop out
- judiciously applying a little compression, limiting and EQ.
The mastering engineer also lends a fresh set of ears to the project, as well as some quality equipment and a sonically optimal room
Part 1
Part 2
Loudness Wars
Big-name CD manufacturers are distorting sounds to make them seem louder. Sound quality suffers.
Loudness Wars
Big-name CD manufacturers are distorting sounds to make them seem louder. Sound quality suffers. Here is a great video showing you want compression does to the sound waves and how it makes the audio sound. When I was at school we had a guest speak come and tell us about mixing and mastering music. He played us a song and asked us how we liked it. He then played around on his computer and played us the same song again. He then asked which one we liked better. We all answered the second take and why. He kind of laughs at us and then told us that he only raised the volume a few dB and that was the only change he made. It is true that audio does sound better louder, but could something be too loud? Watch this video to learn more.
