The debate between mixing with headphones and monitors is a longstanding one in the music production community. Each method offers distinct advantages and challenges, impacting the final sound quality of a mix.  The choice between headphones and monitors can significantly affect the mixing process, influencing everything from spatial perception to frequency response. Recognizing the importance […]

The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into music production and composition marks a significant shift in the creative landscape of the industry. This transformative technology offers both opportunities and challenges, reshaping the way music is created, produced, and experienced. The music industry has always been at the forefront of technological innovation, from the advent of […]

Guest article from Big Tone Mastering – Online Audio Mastering Recording and mixing an instrument such as an acoustic guitar can be as simple or as complex as you like but most important of all we need to get the sound right at the source to set us up for a good recording. Here at […]

Guest article from Big Tone Mastering - Online Audio Mastering Mastering… it’s an area that has come under fire over the last few years, with computers becoming much more clever as algorithms continue to advance and in this sense, advanced to have the ability to understand what we need or understand what we think as […]

  Barry Gardner is the sole mastering engineer at SafeandSound online mastering So you have booked your recording dates and hopefully they are a few weeks off so you can make preparations to get the most out of investment. Preparation for recording makes a lot of sense because it means you will get better value […]