Originally Posted by Craig Allen
John, speaking of “broadcast quality” and since you’ve had success with compositions licensed for TV, films, etc., do you hire a sound engineer to mix/master your sound recordings? My understanding is that b4 submitting to a sync company, your work quality would have to be up to standards. To me a sound engineer with success in the sync business would be someone to hire (if you can’t do it yourself). Same with “radio ready.” I’d just make sure the engineer knows what standard they need to meet. Would like to know how you do it. Thx, John


No, I’m self-contained – no mastering engineer. I don’t have any big secrets Craig. I just do everything in my power to produce the best quality tracks as possible. Then I listen off & on for a day or so before sending it out into the real world. Often, before sending it, I'll find maybe the tiniest flaw, that no one would notice. But I notice and go back and remix/ edit. About half my tracks are piano solos, so there isn't much mixing and no mastering per se. I'll add a pinch of reverb and maybe tweak the EQ. My orchestral tracks are a different story. I’ll use all the bells and whistles in Logic Pro to take it up a few notches. No reason why quality tracks at home can’t be attainable in this day in age.

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