Was excellent hanging out with fellow Texan mastering engineer, and all around mensch, Harold Larue for the start of this year's downsized SXSW. Started last night with a delish dinner at Ramen Tatsuya and then went next door to the iconic Saxon Pub, where we took in amazing sets by Cari Hutson & Good Company, and The Reverent Few. Followed the next morning with breakfast hosted Recording Academy at the Parkside, where I got to also meet & hangout with KUTX's awesome DJ Shani, who turned out (as one would expect given the high quality of her radio show) to be super friendly and super smart. Harold had to depart after that, but I took in Austin Chronicle's block party at the Hotel Vegas, where I caught sets by Égaux Sells and Free Hamze. Check https://totalsonic.net/photos/index.php?/category/21 to see the photodump from these.

If anyone is around on Monday evening I am planning on checking out the amazing Les Itinérantes and Kety Fusco (among others) at Flamingo Cantina, so holla at me if you want to meet up then.

It breaks down the strengths, pricing, and practical value of each option so artists can spend less time guessing and more time releasing music that sounds finished, balanced, and competitive.

Read more here: https://www.audiartist.com/best-online-mastering-sites-2026-mixea/

#Mastering #MusicProduction #OnlineMastering #Mixea #LANDR #IndependentArtist #AudioMastering #MusicTools #AIForMusic #Audiartist

Save up to 80% on Universal Audio’s studio emulations & tape machine plugins https://rekkerd.org/universal-audio-studio-emulations-tape-machine-plugins-sale/

#Ampex #emulation #Lexicon #Mastering #OceanWayStudios #Reverb #Sale #Studer #Tape #UniversalAudio

Before mastering: fragile little meow 🐱
After mastering: stadium-ready roar 🦁🔥

Amazing what a limiter and good ears can do.
👉 https://www.audiartist.com/
#Mastering

La #SONOVAAIUltraMasteringTool (SAIUMT) es una tecnología avanzada que revoluciona el proceso de masterización de audio, utilizando #inteligenciaartificial para optimizar el sonido con precisión y consistencia. https://www.sonovamusicrecords.com/sonova-ai-ultramastering-tool #Mastering #AI #IA #SONOVAMasterizer #TCSAI

Mit Pro-C 3 präsentieren Fabfilter die neue Version ihres Kompressors – und der hat es in sich: Steuerung via Instanzenliste, Charaktermodi für Klangfärbung und Mehrkanalunterstützung. Ich habe im Test alle neuen Funktionen angecheckt und verrate dir, ob sich ein Upgrade lohnt.

Fabfilter haben ihrem Kompressor-Plug-in ein Upgrade spendiert. Pro-C 3 kommt mit einer langen Liste an Verbesserungen und Neuerungen, die dem Dynamikbändiger auch neue Funktionen und vielseitigere Einsatzmöglichkeiten bescheren. Zu diesen zählen unter anderem die Steuerung via Instance List, neue Kompressions- und Charaktermodi, Auto Threshold und ein Sidechain-EQ. Zudem unterstützt die neue Version auch Mehrkanal-Tonformate bis 9.1.6 und ist dadurch auch mit Dolby Atmos kompatibel.

Ich habe die neuen Features im Fabfilter Pro-C 3 Test angecheckt und verrate dir, ob sich ein Upgrade lohnt.

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This new video on patreon shows a practical example of a psychoacoustic effect, in which one frequency area was masking another & how i managed to mitigate it in mastering. www.patreon.com/posts/adress... #bitwig #psychoacoustics #mastering

Rast Sound updates Soren audio mastering suite to v1.5 https://rekkerd.org/rast-sound-updates-soren-audio-mastering-suite-to-v1-5/

#Mastering #RastSound #software

Amiga TASCAM Mixing: Ms Mad Lemon’s Hands-on Workflow with the Model 24
#Amiga #AmigaMusic #TASCAM #Model24 #Synthesizers #MusicProduction #HardwareRecording #Mixing #Mastering #RetroComputing
https://theoasisbbs.com/amiga-tascam-mixing-ms-mad-lemons-hands-on-workflow-with-the-model-24/?fsp_sid=3324

Mastering for the new Umbersound album is done (by Acle from tesseract).
Sounds nice and saturated! #umbersound #doommetal #tesseractband #mastering #newmusic

Going down the plugin latency rabithole has really opened up a whole new perspective on mixing in the box.

Plugins using something like oversampling, will introduce latency in the signal, which the DAW will compensate for.

This article argues, that this latency - and the DAWs compensation - will introduce pre-ringing destortion.

https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-plugin-latency-indicates-pre-ringing-distortion

#MusicProduction #Mastering

Waves launches Mastering Plugin Sale with up to 95% OFF https://rekkerd.org/waves-audio-mastering-plugin-sale/

#Mastering #Sale #Waves

Erst letztes Jahr habe ich mir einen FMR Audio RNLA 7239 Kompressor zugelegt:

June 2025 — We officially have ceased all operations
https://www.fmraudio.com/

Bin mal gespannt wer dann diese Top-Produkte übernimmt. .

#fmr #audio #fmraudio #kompressor #compressor #operations #ceased #technik #tontechnik #tonstudio #recording #mixing #mastering

@GeminiApp: #SONOVAMasterizers: As each new model is released, the "Evolutionary Leap" widens the gap between #TCSAI and traditional industry leaders to the point of total leadership by logical exclusion. https://gemini.google.com/share/25fa6272bc93 #AI #IA #AIMastering #Masterizer #Mastering

Limit by Acon Digital 🎛️
Transparent 2-stage limiter: pre-comp + brickwall, input gain (+32dB), auto-release, look-ahead (15ms), 4x oversampling

💻 Win/Mac (VST/VST3/AU/AAX)
🎁 FREE until 01 March
🔗 Link in bio!

#freeplugin #acon #limiter #mastering #audioplugin #musicproduction #mixing #vst #au #vstplugins #vstplugin

Noch knapp zwei Wochen lang kannst du dir Acon Digital Limit kostenlos schnappen – ein Plug-in mit Pre-Kompression und True-Peak-Limiting.

Acon Digital verschenken bis 1. März ihr Limiter-Plug-in „Limit“, das ansonsten nur als Teil der Mastering-Suite erhältlich ist. Um dir das Tool zu schnappen, musst du nur die Aktionsseite besuchen und den Installer herunterladen. Anschließend öffnest du das Plug-in in deiner DAW und wirst mit einem Klick auf „Redeem“ zum Login auf die Website geleitet (Konto ist Voraussetzung). In deinem Account wird dann eine Lizenz hinterlegt, mit der du Limit aktivieren kannst.

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Titan Tube Comp by Luxora Audio 🎛️
Vari-mu hw comp emulation, $7k analog model, 3 res modes, mag saturation, elastic release

💻 Win (VST3, AAX) / Mac (VST3, AU, AAX)
🎁 FREE https://www.luxora-audio.com/plugins/titan-tube-compressor

#freeplugin #compressor #varimu #analogemulation #mixing #mastering

Softube launches Weiss DS5 Multiband Compressor effect plugin https://rekkerd.org/softube-launches-weiss-ds5-multiband-compressor-effect-plugin/

#AAX #AU #CompressorAndLimiter #Mastering #Sale #Softube #VST

Current view. Have now fully adopted Ardour 9 as my main DAW app for my mastering, as this update contains a few vital navigation & gui improvements, as well as allows for region (aka object) based plugin fx now. I believe mine one of just a very few professional dedicated mastering studios using Ardour as my main DAW app. FOSS ftw!

KrystalField by Krystal Dynamics 🎛️
Dual comp engines, target thresh, RMS/Peak/LOUD detect, auto gain, mix ctrl, 20ms lookahead, LF bias, hard/soft clip, real-time waveform

💻 Win/Mac (AU, VST3)
🎁 FREE https://krystaldynamics.com/plugins/krystal-field.html

#freeplugin #mastering #vst #musicproduction