ProjectVerse Recording Studio, LLC.

04/07/2024

UPDATE: Business is closed until I can find another place to put studio for time being. Me and my ex split, and she wanted all my stuff out of the house.

04/02/2024

Can a good song, still be good if the mix is sub-par? Or do you think a good mix, can fix a sub-par song?

03/28/2024

Going to be melodyning and tuning vocals today.

03/19/2024

Been mixing a lot going to take a break then get back to it.

03/12/2024

Running any kind of business venture can be very scary, trust me I know personally. So today during my downtime at my day job, I've been putting together a game plan to help in the studio, and promote the studio business and grow it in general.

It's hard to know where you're going without a roadmap, so spent most of my day figuring out how to go about hiring independent contractors and what paperwork is involved and going over numbers.

I know this is all just hear say, but hopefully soon I will have an assistant to help, so I can focus more on the creative side of the music process.

03/07/2024

Who would be interested if I started doing mix critiques?

Might add this as a service if enough people are interested.

03/01/2024

I know I haven't done mixing tips in awhile, I'm sorry for that I've been mainly focused on mixing.

But I wanted to post a huge piece of advice, that has followed me everywhere I go.

"Be a student, if you act like you don't know anything you will learn the world."

By being able to say you don't know something and seeking on how to obtain that knowledge your skills, in whatever you're doing in life will constantly improve.

02/14/2024

Mix Tip Tuesday🎵

Just wanted to post a simple tip for today that can be extremely useful. When eqing and after I compress I love to use a dynamic eq on my busses when mixing top down. Top down mixing is the process of working backwards to get to your individual tracks, so usually I will use Subtractive EQ, then compress, then additive or color EQ, then I will use a Dynamic EQ afterwords.

By using a Dynamic EQ you can tame harsh resonances by gently compressing them, and reducing the dynamic range gently on the problem areas. Very useful tool, my favorite free Dynamic EQ is TDR Nova overall it's just extremely easy to use.

Link is below, Cheers.

A dynamic equalizer in parallel configuration. Precise tone control paired with powerful dynamics processing.

02/13/2024

If you aren't mixing from the soul, then who are you mixing for?

02/10/2024

Super excited had a really good session today, with a brand new client and he was awesome.

02/09/2024

Hey Guys,

Wanted to share a tip for Mix Tip Thursday🎧

If you use the same EQ for each element in your track you are severely missing out on bringing the best out of your mix. By using different colored EQs per each part of your track you can bring out the character of your song.

The way I like to do this is use my digital EQ, to fix problem frequencies and subtle boosting if needed. Then I will compress, then I will use a color EQ, to do mostly boosting or some cutting. By doing this you can carve out the unwanted frequencies, and add character color to spice up your mix, and bring it to life.

Best way to choose the right EQ for the track is to download the HOFA Blind Test plugin, link is below

https://hofa-plugins.de/en/plugins/4u-blindtest/

This plugin is super useful, for comparing plugins

Enjoy & Happy Mixing!

4U+ BlindTest The HOFA 4U+ BlindTest allows you to objectively compare equipment (e.g. plugins) inside your DAW. Only if you compare objectively, will you get the best sounding result.   We often get distracted by appearance or names: we think we hear differences that do not…

02/02/2024

Mix Tip Thursday🎧

Have you ever mixed a song, and wondered why it wasn't competing with your favorite records? Well you are not alone, the best tip to help you get better mixes is by actually listening to more music. Best way, to help with this is by comparing or referencing your mix to a mainstream song.

Just when you do this, make sure to match the loudness so you're not fooled by volume. Also, there are even some plugins that will let you compare, EQ settings, stereo information, dynamics, and loudness to your reference tracks.

01/28/2024

I am working with a new Producer that makes Hip- Hop and R&B beats so this will be the fourth producer on the team.

He goes by prod.flexum you can find him on Instagram below, he also makes custom beats as well.

Go check out his Beats🔥

01/26/2024

What is something you struggle with when mixing?

01/26/2024

Mix Tip Thursday🎧

Today I'm going to cover the benefits of using auxes for subgroups. Sorry I haven't posted in like almost 3 weeks we have been closed due to a heat issue, but we are back up and running this week, and furnace and AC unit have been replaced.

So let's get into today's Mix Tip, the last Mix Tip I posted I went over how to set up Aux Tracks (Busses) for your time based effects, and other creative effects. Today's Mix Tip, will work off of the last Mix Tip I posted. So, if you didn't read the last Mix Tip, please go ahead and feel free to do so, or this might not make sense.

An Aux Track can be super beneficial for sending an effect,vocals, or instruments to a Sub Group/Bus for further processing. Today I'm going to cover the benefits of using Aux Tracks ( Busses ) as sub groups in your DAW. Also, If you're confused because I haven't explained what a Sub Group is, a Sub Group is a Bus or Aux Track that all your tracks are sent to.

A good example based off of how I mix would be sending all the vocals to each separate bus , that would mean all verse vocals would go to verse 1, verse 2, and so on. You can get as detailed as you want with this process, I like to separate my vocals per part of the song, so every Sub Group would go as follows Verse 1 Sum, would be for verse 1 vocals and so on throughout all the parts of the song.

This way of using Aux Tracks or Busses as Sub Groups can be used for more than just vocals, for example all guitars go to their own sub group, drums their own, keyboards, bass, and so on. This may seem very confusing but once you understand the technique you can completely set up your routing in a way that will make sense to you. I like to use this Sub Group approach because it allows me to have more control when mixing.

A perfect example of this, would be if you needed to turn up or turn down a certain element in your mix, but don't wish to do so from the individual faders, you can turn it up/down on the Sub Group level. You can also apply EQ to multiple tracks instead of attacking that on an individual level as well, it can be very flexible working this way.

If you have any questions, on this DAW workflow and routing tip or you are confused please comment, and I will try to help or explain in further detail. I will respond at my earliest convenience, and I'll be looking forward to posting future Mix Tips.

Happy Mixing 😊

01/23/2024

We are officially back open, just updated business status on Google.

Sorry for the inconvenience, and the down time we had the furnace and AC unit replaced and the studio is in my home so due to that we had to close.

The AC unit and Furnace have both been replaced with new units, so be on the lookout for Mix Tips again starting this week.

Thank you for your understanding, hope to hear from future clients soon. 🤞

01/23/2024

Sorry I haven't posted any mix tips this week guys, been preoccupied working on a new mix for the SoundCloud references. Also, we are currently getting our Furnace and AC fixed.

01/16/2024

Getting furnace and AC unit replaced so studio will stay closed until it's fixed, will keep you guys posted when we are back to being open.