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Best Hard Rock Mastering - 1st Degree Band

Here are a few hard rock before and after mastering samples from a band I worked with.  If you need audio mastering check out my low rates.  Visit this page for more mastering samples.

 


1st Degree Band Testimonial
"Great job!  Thanks for all your help on this project!!"
 
John Rogers, JR mastering
1st degree band submitted a fairly consistent well mixed CD.  My main job was to get some bass thickness and brighten up the guitars a bit, balancing everything out with the powerful vocals.  In the end, it all worked out very well!
 
I wish you guys the very best!!
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My Best Mixing & Mastering Articles

17 Common Mixing Mistakes To Avoid!
common mixing mistakes to avoid
 
These are the top 17 most common mixing mistakes to avoid.  Correcting them will greatly improve your audio mastering results, and make your music sound professional and radio ready.
 
 
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How To Prepare Your Songs For Mastering
preparing mixes for mastering

In this article, we'll show you how to prepare your mixes for mastering.

 

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How To Prepare Your Songs For Mixing
prepare songs for mixing

In this article, I'll show you how to prepare your songs for mixing.

 

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John Rogers - Danceur Magazine Interview (July 2018)

Since the begining of his solo career in 2008, I mastered over 80 songs with the top French recording artist NYLS.  Great pop dance music with a lot of remixes.  During his entire career (as of now), I mastered most of if not all the song he released.  It was a great pleasure working with NYLS and Nico at Icon Records!

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My First Music Video!

Here's the first music video I directed, Mahalin Muli by JAI, released on July 10th, 2018.  I also wrote more than half of the script. 

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Audio Mastering Software Processors

Here are the series of audio mastering software processors I've used on the over 30,000 songs I've mastered since 1999.  In this video, I use mostly izotope ozone plugins because it's easier to explain using them.  In real-life, I do mix in a few hardware pieces, and a waves plugin.

 

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A/B Comparison In Mastering
In this video I do a quick A/B comparison of a few songs.  In my audio mastering secrets video series, I get a lot more in-depth into exactly what you are trying to achieve sonically for your genre/style of music.
 
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Mid Side EQ In Mastering

This is a quick video on how a mid-side processor works, and how to check the stereo field of your mix using a mid-side processor equalizer.

 

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Fixing A Bad Mix With Mastering

A lot of mastering engineers are afraid to make drastic changes to a mix they are working on.  That, or they're stuck in the familiarity of always making only small changes. 

In this video I show how you can turn a weak mix (definitely wouldn't call it bad) into a great sounding master, simply by pushing your levels a little more than you might be used to.

 

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Mastering Compression Techniques

This video shows one of the more imptotant compression techniques I use in audio mastering.  In my audio Mastering Secrets Video Series, I explain everything you need to know about audio mastering.

 

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