This month saw some major upgrades to our mastering studio. We decided to swap out our 500 series racks for 3 new mastering grade EQ's. Each EQ has it's own purpose in our mastering chain. In this article I will explain each EQ's purpose and why we … [Read more...]

There's no simple way to say this but it all comes down to one key thing and that is sacrifices. This question was put to me on a facebook post by a friend of mine Andy. He's recently had a baby and as you can imagine getting into his studio is hard. … [Read more...]

At Audio Animals we understand that new customers don't fully know how their song will sound once run through our mastering studio. Which is why we have our free mastering demo service. What this service is, is you would get in contact with us via … [Read more...]

Digital mastering in the most simplest of terms refers to the mastering of music using digital plugins. This kind of mastering is somewhat seen as a lower quality form of mastering compared to analogue mastering. Digital mastering never really gets … [Read more...]

Audio Animals 20% off winter sale has began early to coincide with the black Friday sales. The sale will continue through December and end on the 1st of January. We have this sale every year throughout December because we know how hard it is at … [Read more...]

Mastering music for film, tv and game libraries is a specialised profession that requires a great deal of knowledge and understanding of the music and clients needs. Over the many years at Audio Animals we have had the pleasure of working with over … [Read more...]

Over the years we have worked on some amazing projects for both artists and films. We have put together a video showcasing some of our favourite projects. Some you may have seen some you may have not. In this high paced constantly changing showreel … [Read more...]

Ok let’s just put this one to rest in one simple sentence. Below 0db be it -1db or -12db is perfectly fine. There are so many producers out there arguing with each other and following what they have been told like it is gospel. You send a mastering e … [Read more...]

For many years Audio Animals have worked mixing and mastering drum and bass of all sub genres, for various different artists around the world. Drum and bass is one of the more difficult genres of music to mix. Fast drums and heavy bass leave little … [Read more...]

Whilst mastering plugins can perform a relatively ok job, nothing beats the hybrid combination of analogue hardware and digital plugins. At Audio Animals we have a whole host of analogue equipment that is essential to obtaining the best sound … [Read more...]