Mixing and mastering usually go hand-in-hand. But while most people refer to them both together, they are two distinctly different stages in the recording process. So why exactly do you need to master your album? Couldn’t you just get your songs mixed by a great engineer (maybe a Studio Pros engineer), skip the mastering step and save a few bucks on your record? It may seem like an effective cost-cutting solution, but if you don’t get your album mastered, you’re… [Read More]
The icing on the cake, the lighting on a painting, the toppings on the salad, the shine on your shoes, the cream in your coffee, the finishing touch. Yeah, yeah, yeah. We’ve all heard mastering described by these analogies by our more audio literate friends. But what does mastering REALLY mean? I get this question often as the head of production at Studio Pros. Clients are often asking what the difference is between mixing and mastering. Sure, they understand it’s… [Read More]