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Mastering Your Own Mixes? Think Again

    Mastering your own mixes makes zero sense. There, I said it. I see so many young cats these days doing everything themselves. Everything. On the one hand, I’m proud of them for not being afraid. On the other, I resent them for not realising their mistake. Mastering your own tracks is the biggest de-service you can do them. There is a reason why we have mastering engineers. There’s also a reason why mastering studios cost a fortune to build. These days, though, none of that seems to matter anymore. Anyone with a laptop and a (cracked) license for Ozone will… Read More »Mastering Your Own Mixes? Think Again

    CD Baby Stopped Selling CDs: The End of an Era?

      *Disclaimer: this is not an affiliate post in any shape or form. I’m not getting a dime from CD Baby for writing this. If they do read it, though, I’d appreciate some dollars sent my way.* When a company stops selling the product they named themselves after, something is quite wrong. CD Baby did just that a few months ago. The news, while huge, disappeared from the radar pretty fast. There were a few articles about it, but I don’t remember big agitated discussion in any of my music communities. How weird. This very medium made music affordable to anyone.… Read More »CD Baby Stopped Selling CDs: The End of an Era?