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Links
General
Mastering
- Digital Domain • Bob Katz
- Website of Bob Katz, Grammy Award-winning engineer, author, and audio guru. This site includes articles that are well worth a read.
- Mastering WebBoard
- Founded by mastering engineer Glenn Meadows.
- Mixing Crash Course
- Paul White delivers a crash course in instant mixing.
- Preparing for Mastering
- Sound On Sound's article on Preparing Music For Mastering.
- Turn Me Up
Turn Me Up!™ is a non-profit music industry organization campaigning to give artists back the choice to release more dynamic records.
- The Loudness War
- A great little example on YouTube to demonstrate what is done to music when it is hypercompressed.
- Fixing Music Download Volumes
- A well written short article about the volume of modern tracks by Madlen Read.
Acoustics
- China Cones
Improve the accuracy of your audio setup by using these innovative little cones
- Real Traps
- High-performance acoustic treatment to help with your room’s acoustics
- SOS Studio Design Forum
- There's a wealth of information on the Sound On Sound Studio Design forum to help you improve your studio environment.
Plugins
- Flux
- Very cool plugins and their Bitter Sweet II freeware plugin is a great little tool for transient processing.
- PSP
- Vintage Warmer is probably what PSP is most known for but they have some lovely plugins, especially for mastering.
- Sonnox Oxford
- A great selection of plugins and the EQ is a superb tool to have in your arsenal.
- Waves
This extensive range of plugins are a must for top quality mixing and mastering
Artists
- Bellissima
Bellissima are Richard & Belle Erskine, a husband and wife duo from London. A superb combination of Richard’s innovative guitar style and Belle’s exceptional vocals.
Outside of Bellissima Belle is a much in demand session vocalist and songwriter and Richard is a professional composer, producer and sound engineer.
- Paul Cheneour
- Lyla D'Souza
This Australian in London rock/soul singer/songwriter has a cracking voice, from sultry jazz style to full on rock.
As well as her solo career Lyla is always in demand as a session singer and lead vocalist for a number of top UK corporate and original bands.
- David Faniyi / David's Praise
- The Housewives
- Sam Hyman
Sam has such a versatile and soulful voice, a unique guitar style, and is a superb writing talent.
A seasoned singer/songwriter, he evokes powerful emotion through his music.
- Clive John
Clive has been performing since the age of 16 with his self-penned, heart-felt, songs.
His rich voice and guitar playing continues to draw crowds wherever he plays.
Primarily a folk/country artist, he also has a band called The Johnny Cash Roadshow, a tribute to Johnny Cash, featuring Clive John as the Man In Black.