Musiklab - Links Page

Links

General

• MySpace
• Visit John Hartley's MySpace page
• NorthStar Music
• Music publishing and record company
• Video of a Rubens Tube
• The classic physics experiment involving sound, a tube of propane and fire.
• Sound On Sound
• The World's Best Music Recording Magazine

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
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• Very cool plugins and their Bitter Sweet II freeware plugin is a great little tool for transient processing.
• PSP
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• Vintage Warmer is probably what PSP is most known for but they have some lovely plugins, especially for mastering.
• Sonnox Oxford
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• 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.