No! I mix great sounding stuff all the time that was recorded at home. On the other hand I’ve been sent stuff recorded in a studio that sounds like garbage. Haha. The point is that you can end up with a great sounding record no matter where it was recorded just as long as it was recorded well. And, if something is not quite up to speed I can point you in the right direction to get it where it needs to be to be mixed and sounding great. 

Factors like track count and automation can have some influence but I usually figure about a song per day once I get started on a project.  So say for a 10 song album 10 days (not including weekends or days off) plus back and forth time for correspondence and revisions. Generally a full length album lands in the 2 to 3 week turnaround timeframe.

I can usually bang out a full length album in a day or two once I get started. Sometimes longer songs or inconsistent mixes from song to song (different volumes, styles, instrumentation, etc.) can take a little longer but generally once test masters are signed off on a full length  album is done and back to you within a few days. Shorter EP’s and singles are quick. 

Yes! I do that all the time. Artists have great ears and know how they want their own stuff to sound. If there truly is something that sounds off like your snares are too loud or there’s a massive buzz coming from your bass I might ask you to fix something before I master it.  If I feel that something is better served for it to be redone in the mix process rather than me try to duct tape it together in mastering and you have the capability to fix it I will say so. But, say if it was mixed at a studio in a one shot session with no ability to redo then I will do the best I can to break out the duct tape. 

Yes! I do that all the time. Artists have great ears and know how they want their own stuff to sound. If there truly is something that sounds off like your snares are too loud or there’s a massive buzz coming from your bass I might ask you to fix something before I master it.  If I feel that something is better served for it to be redone in the mix process rather than me try to duct tape it together in mastering and you have the capability to fix it I will say so. But, say if it was mixed at a studio in a one shot session with no ability to redo then I will do the best I can to break out the duct tape. 

No. I mix in Pro Tools but you can record using whatever program you want. Just export your files in the full resolution that they were recorded in as .wav files and I will import them into my rig. There are a few requirements as to how this happens but it’s simple.  I’ll give you some instructions and it will all work out just fine. 

I work with bands and artists of all types. I’ve done everything from piano jazz to power pop punk. My favorite stuff usually  falls into the massively broad pop category. Weather it’s electronic or rock or acoustic I like things with big modern pop mixes. Louder but not too loud, big and lush with weight and depth and musicality. I want a mix to be exciting and fascinating.   I’ll also try to keep mixes very true to what the music actually is. Like the mix is helping to tell the story no matter what that story is.  

My studio has had different methods and gear over the years but I’ve worked into a hybrid workflow. I feel it provides the best product in the least amount of time. I do most of my mixing ITB with a galaxy of plugins and routing tricks as that allows for easy  recall after the fact but I always sum OTB as I feel there is more depth and space to mixes. From there  I  generally use some high end hardware on my mix bus to add more weight and depth before I burn it back into a mastering grade converter. 

For mastering it’s the same, hybrid. I’ll do some imaging stuff and maybe some harmonics or bandwidth compression or noise reduction  ITB if needed  but all my general comp, eq and limiting is usually done with hardware through mastering grade  converters. Again just stuff that I find that  works the  best over the years.

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