Musik Hack

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Michael Sebastian on why as a producer he is all about Big Vegeta Energy: Not trying to save the world, just working to be better than you yesterday and spreading the light. Competition is healthy, just don’t arc full villain. #mixingandmastering #dragonballz

Some of these auto mastering curves give us a heart attack! Master Plan keeps you focused: no surgical spikes, just finishing touches and musical tone. And, of course, unstoppable loudness. If that’s your thing. Master Plan by MusikHack #mastering

🎙️ New episode: engineer & producer SSJ Mike joins us. From Record Plant sessions to a Grammy nom for Khalid’s “Talk,” hear his journey.

Valerie Broussard didn’t even know what League of Legends was… Then she sang Awaken live in Paris and everything clicked. #leagueoflegends

Valerie Broussard on how one song with @KygoMusic started off a chain reaction that lead to her first label deal #edm #recordingartist

No one cares if you use a $5,000 analog compressor, they only ask when your music sounds good. Get the tools that get the sound #musikhack

In audio, the ends justify the means. It doesn’t matter how much you know about attack and release times, legendary gear, and tube characteristics. All that matters is that you know how to use the gear you have to get the sound you want. #mixingandmastering #proaudio

From covering the Goo Goo Dolls to recording vocals for them at Capitol. Valerie Broussard on full-circle moments, dream gigs, and hearing "Iris" in the rain. #googoodolls #studiorecording #capitolrecords

You’re holding yourself back if you rely on other people to record you all the time. Put in the effort to understand how to get a simple setup going and you’ll be leagues ahead of everyone that couldn’t be bothered. #homestudio #audiophile

We talked with The Audio Programmer on their podcast for developers everywhere. We want them to know that matching charts is not enough: our job is to reverse engineer VIBES. #audiosoftware #DSP #audioproduction

Every song has two sides, the song itself and the recording of it. Two sides of the same record, two completely different royalties. #musicbusiness #songwriting #musiccomposition

Grammy nominated singer songwriter Valerie Broussard joins the podcast to talk about recording herself during the pandemic, performing Awaken for League of Legends, and working with Goo Goo Dolls. Her EP Some Dreams You Never Wake Up From drops March 13. 🎧 #musicindustry

Talent gets you in the room, but it won’t get you the job. #filmscore #musiccomposer #musicbusiness

“Once you start down the dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny. Consume you, it will.” — Yoda #ProducerMemes #AudioEngineering

How do film and TV really get made? It’s in the details. Not just contracts, but budgets, studio rates, hiring musicians, and what happens when things go wrong. That’s how you truly understand film and television music. #FilmMusic #FilmIndustry

The end credits song isn’t an afterthought. It’s one of the biggest moments in the entire film and getting it right can define how the story lands. High stakes and no guarantees. #Entertainment #Composers #FilmIndustry #Soundtrack

When the writing or acting falls short, music carries the scene. Half of what you experience on screen is what you hear. #FilmMusic #Soundtrack

Hot take 🥵: AI is great for grinding through busywork, but when we ask it to stand in for our own expression by writing our lyrics or a whole piece of music, we do ourselves a disservice! #aimusic #aiinmusic #musicai #aisong #aiaudio #audioengineering #singer #aisinger

“True peak limiting more than about 1dB may produce more audible artifacts than simply letting audio material clip.” — Audio Engineering Society, AES 77-2023-F #AudioEngineering #BigDog

Mastering has drifted toward fear based technical requirements that conveniently require new tools to fix. If it makes your mix sound worse, the specs do not matter. Mastering is about how it sounds. #AudioEngineering #MusicMastering