Audio Engineering – The Freq Zone Blog

November 17, 2017November 17, 2017

You Shouldn’t Break The Rules

“The rules are meant to be broken. “

How many times have you heard this phrase? Probably more times than you’d care to hear it. You may have heard it so much that it is drilled into your head and you think it’s something you have to do. This approach is compounded by the fact that successful people spout this same phrase.

So why am I suggesting something to the contrary? Well, it’s because there are some huge gaping holes in this philosophy.

So, want to know the real secret to breaking the rules?

October 27, 2017

The Talent and Gear Fallacy

Not a day goes by where I don’t see someone in an audio forum post some association about talent and gear. Typically, it goes something like this: “A lousy engineer with expensive audio gear won’t outperform a talented engineer without audio gear.” Although there is some truth in the premise of this statement, most of […]

September 22, 2017October 10, 2017

Stem Mastering for Enhanced Audio Quality

Stem mastering is a relatively recent development in the world of audio engineering. It’s a process that can have a pretty dramatic effect on the final result of a musical production, but what is it and how does it differ from traditional stereo mastering? That’s what we are going to dive into. Traditional Stereo Mastering […]

May 4, 2017October 10, 2017

5 Reasons You Should Care About Audio Quality

If you are an artist today, you know how hard it is to get heard. Listeners nowadays are constantly bombarded from all directions for competition for their attention. So here’s an interesting question, why should you care audio quality? The quality of a recording is the frame and presentation of your music. An art gallery […]