Atomix Studios

18/06/2024

Smarter than the average Facebook scammer

Octopuses are problem-solvers, mischief-makers and notorious escape artists. They also appear to have a rich inner life – so what is it like to be an octopus?

17/06/2024

Only a lucky few have ever heard the Wu Tang Clan's uber-exclusive Once Upon a Time in Shaolin album.

17/06/2024

Conversation with a client today about AI:
not surprisingly, as a musician, composer, and studio owner, he perceives it as a threat: This video offers an interesting perspective

In this clip, will.i.am discusses the implications of technology on the music industry, including voice cloning and its potential effects on...

24/05/2024

Anna Mae Bullock

21/05/2024

Discussion with a client regarding compressor plugins: Advised them not to trust the GI or virtual metering:

"close eyes, trust ears"

08/05/2024

Dreamt I told a musician (to their horror) that speakers didn't matter - it was knowing how to use anything and get what you wanted.
Woke up this morning to learn Steve Albini had died.

10/11/2023

After more than half a century, the identity of the elderly, stick-carrying man featured on the “Led Zeppelin IV” album cover has finally been revealed.

02/04/2023

The award-winning composer and producer, whose fans included David Bowie, has died aged 71.

04/11/2022

Great cover of a John Prine classic: Get it!
(mastered @ Atomix)

AARKTICA SINGS PRINE ❄️ | 𝐍𝐄𝐖! Out today is Aarktica’s new single “Christmas In Prison” by one of our most beloved songwriters and voices John Prine.
For this shimmery shoegaze folk/country version, I’m accompanied on vocals by the magnificent Kendall Jane Meade, with keyboards and production by Charles Newman (Cottage Sounds Unlimited). On drums is the legendary Butch Norton (Lucinda Williams).
It’s both sad and uplifting, a lilting winter waltz to bring us into the holiday season. Turn off those Andy Williams albums, light a fire and throw a little Aarktica on the stereo this season…
Link to stream in comments, and available wherever music is streamed ❄️❄️❄️.

30/10/2022

Almost 50 years ago, a band made an incredible song about Inflation. Then the song was lost to the dustbin of history. Now, Planet Money is on a mission to make this record a hit.

19/05/2022

Sad day.

Greek composer topped US charts and won an Oscar with Chariots of Fire’s uplifting piano-led theme

28/02/2022

New release mastered at Atomix

Benjamin Cartel has a new album coming out, "Write at Home." We are premiering a track, "Shut Inside." Enjoy our quality music reviews.

13/02/2022

Fortunately for fans of the power-pop vets who read the Big Takeover, Davenports leader Scott Klass kindly granted us the exclusive premiere of his band’s new single and its accompanying video a day before release.

04/11/2021

Congrats to Denis and the team behind this!
Atomix had a tiny role in helping this.

The record is a collusion of international sounds

25/10/2021

Alejandro, the Director, is a force of nature; he has enough energy to power a small city. Check his film out; you'll be glad you did

Thank you. Thank you 🙏 to everyone who was able to show up to the first “Millennium Bugs” screening. It’s been such a sad week and it’s great to hear our little movie made people laugh and disconnect from life. Thank you The Guild Cinema and a special thank you to Cine Magnífico. Albuquerque Latino Film Festival for supporting 🎞 film.

24/10/2021

Little something we mastered...

Urban Love by Duffmusiq 2021Copyright DuffmusiqAll Rights Reserved

20/10/2021

Clever video, and another Atomix mastering credit!

Directed by Melissa Miller CostanzoDP/Editor - Anthony Sabin1st AC/Script supervisor Juliette KealyBTS/Grip - Brayan Alvarez René Pierre Allain - 2nd & 3rd ...

20/10/2021

1 original Minimoog - entire LP, all parts live, no computers.

Mixed by Tom Rogers @ Atomix

16 track album

29/08/2021

Honored to be Duff Musiq's mastering service of choice for multiple projects.

(August 28, 2021) Whether it’s funk, blues, jazz or soul, guitarist Duffmusiq can play it. He proved his jazz and funk chops earlier this year with the release of Sidewalk Sequel, and his 2017 project Soulleash showcased his jazz inspired guitar playing by recalling the great Wes Montgomery. The h...

23/07/2021

Mixing Advice and Mastering by Atomix

Alt-folk musician Kris Gruen is readying the release of his new album Welcome Farewell, via Mother West on September 24th.

13/07/2021

Mastered at Atomix, after some mix consulting by Tom Rogers

12/06/2021

Some mastering happened at Atomix

Kate Vargas premieres her song "Church of the Misdirection" exclusively with The Boot.

04/06/2021

Listening With Intent

aka

"Hey, I didn't hear that before"

These days, the first person to critically scrutinize mixes in a controlled environment is often the mastering engineer, who is expected to not only make the overall project sound amazing, but also address issues missed during the mixing stage:

Technical issues can often be addressed (or at least made acceptable to the client), but variations in performance dynamics and mix balances previously overlooked suddenly become noticeable for the first time - resulting in the time and expense of mix recalls after the initial mastering.

The simplest solution is also the cheapest:

Take the time to carefully listen to the mixes in a quiet environment free from the distractions of people / phones / screens, ambient noises, etc.

Mute smart phones and put them in another room (you'll live). Turn off, or fully darken computer screens.

Sit in the speaker/room sweet spot. Check the mix on full-range headphones to help catch overlooked technical gremlins or performance issues before sending mixes to mastering.

The result will be better sounding masters, less stress, and less expense.

A little careful listening is the cheapest and most effective production tool around.

02/05/2021

Danny's older brother: Quiet power behind the throne.

At the Hamilton recording facility Bob Lanois owned with his brother Daniel Lanois, he worked with artists ranging from Raffi to the Parachute Club to Brian Eno

15/04/2021

Words of inspiration before mastering a 75 minute live accordion recital: Artist revealed that between 1st & 2nd performances they did a shot (or two) of gin. Guess which version is being mastered...

Compliments of Rogue Music Lab's James Paul.

26/03/2021

"...he didn’t play drums, he played songs,...”

Don Heffington, who became most visible as a member of Lone Justice in the 1980s before going on to play on hundreds of recordings by the leading lights of roots-rock, died Tuesday night at age 70.…

26/03/2021

Patting baby albums on their bottom and sending them out of the delivery/mastering room this past month:

Rap/Rock/R'nB/Indie/Smooth Jazz/Alt Americana -
so many newborns!

19/02/2021

Go to end of article and watch a live full session in this room

Power Station, the legendary New York City recording studio is reopening. It was home for artists from Springsteen to Bruno Mars, McCartney to Lady Gaga, Cyndi Lauper to Herbie Hancock, Bob Dylan to Tony Bennett. The albums produced there are legendary – Brothers in Arms, Bowie’s Changes, Born i...

19/02/2021

The sound of Nuyorican music

He packaged New York attitude and a new spin on Afro-Cuban beats, and changed Latin music forever. The flutist, composer, arranger and bandleader died this week at 85.

25/01/2021

"NO ONE must interfere with this man in the ex*****on of his duty as a sound engineer and recordist."

General Dwight D. Eisenhower
Supreme Commander, Allied Expeditionary Force In Europe

John Aldred, the two-time Oscar-nominated British soundman who collaborated with Alfred Hitchcock, Charlie Chaplin, David Lean and Stanley Kubrick across his 50-year career, has died. He was 99.