New EQ, who dis?

It’s funny how program-specific certain bits of #audiomastering gear can be. I have a Buzz SOC-M I hadn’t used in ages and was starting to consider selling, and then along comes this lovely hybrid soundtrack album and I’ve used it in more than half the tracks. For now, it stays.

It has just occurred to me that it must be very muddy for a while after an ice age…

I’m not normally one to complain about cold or snow, but starting your day at 6AM with 2.5 hrs of snowblowing (kinda more like iceblowing) in -7° F weather is enough to change a guy’s mind…

As long as we’re making things up:

How well do you really know mid/side processing? Do you understand the role phase and polarity have in stereo placement? Did you realize a hard-panned signal is 50% mid, 50% side? For [much] more, check out the chat I had with Marc Matthews! youtu.be/7XjHqKAxqas?... #audiosky #midside

A good reminder.

Inducted the kid into the astronomy club last night. On the coldest night of the year (-12 F/-24.5 C), we went outside, at her urging, to look at the planetary alignment. #spacesky #astronomysky

Put on my mix hat for the first time in ages this week and am really loving what I’m getting out of Soothe2 as a side chain-able space-maker/unmasker. What other fun updates to old techniques are people using these days? #audiosky #mixing

+1 to my tally of things I’ve “fixed” by taking them apart, looking thoughtfully at them, testing an impedance or two, and putting them back together. Also, huzzah for not having to buy a new dishwasher or even any parts.

‘‘’Twas the day before Xmas (and Hanukkah), and all through the house not a creature was stirring… except Fizz, who stared into your soul with demon eyes, ready to unleash pandemonium.” #happyholidays #dogsky #catsky

Hey kids, if you really wanna piss your mastering engineer off, here’s a top tip: After hearing their 4th master based on your 2nd mix tell them you’re sending a 3rd mix, but actually tweak their 4th master and send it back to them relabeled in your usual format.

So like is @fabfilter.bsky.social Pro-MB dead? No updates in over 11 years but in the meantime there have been 3 versions of Pro-Q, 2 of Pro-R, and many other updates. @danworrall.bsky.social, should I stop hoping?

A very special birthday donut for a very special birthday dog! Happy 11th, Stella!!

Updated all the #audioproduction Starter Packs with new people I’ve found. Please check them out and suggest anyone I’ve missed ! More info: www.productionadvice.co.uk/BlueSky/ #musicproduction #audiosky #mixingandmastering #musiciansky

It’s true. In the Dunning-Kruger graph for mid/side, the peak of Mt. Stupid is exceptionally high, the Valley of Despair rivals the Mariana Trench, and the Slope of Enlightenment is exceptionally long and gradual.

Happy Saturday, Bsky. How’s your morning going? So far mine has consisted of shoveling snow, totally not eating $h!t on the icy driveway, a latte, and an origami frog.

Ok, I’m playing with @apl-hud.bsky.social Virtuoso and am blown away and actually enjoying #Atmos mixes on Apple Music for the first time. Hit me with your favorite, best sounding, most #immersive, wildest Atmos mixes, annnnd GO! #audiosky #spatial

My latest article for iZotope is up. If you're after some more advanced ways to get the most out of #Ozone, this one's for you! www.izotope.com/en/learn/adv... #audiosky #mastering #plugintips

What Katie said. And if you’re looking for a good alternative, I made a nifty tool and write-up: flotownmastering.com/blog/best-mu... #music #audiosky #streaming

What the man said. This is one of my favorite features so far.

Last day to grab Basslane Pro, or any other plugins in the Tone Projects suite for 40% off! #audiosky #production #mixing #mastering #plugindeals

Ok, one last one before bed (having too much fun here): If you're into audio plugins, try out this feed I just made. It's very general and broad, but let me know if there's stuff you know of that feels like it should be showing up but isn't. Hopefully OT posts will be at a minimum.

Tree acquired (and approved)!

Audio #production, #mixing, and #mastering tip: Rather than thinking of #mid/side as a way to manipulate the center and edges of the stereo field (it’s not), think of it as X-specific width control. EQ? Frequency-specific width control. Compression? Level-specific width control. 🫡

When you think of the most important tool in a mastering engineer’s arsenal, what comes to mind? In this article, Ian Stewart from iZotope looks at how with 5 exercises and some practice we can train our hearing to be like a mastering engineer.

Heya Bluesky 👋🏻 What’s good here? I’m an audio nerd, coffee nerd, lover of hiking, motorcycling, and the outdoors, and astrophysics/cosmology enthusiast. #audiomastering #coffee #hiking #motorcycles #cosmology