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Audio Post Production & Mastering 2 Assignment 2 Report   The project I was given was to mix and master a given track. For the mixing process, I first loaded the wav files into Logic and was given the choice of using the midi files but chose not to. After listening to the tracks thoroughly, I started to arrange the tracks by instruments and place them into a summing stack. For example, drums, guitar, keys, vocals and backing vocals. Afterwards, I added a -6 gain on every channel strip and then began working on the drums first. For kick 1 and 2, I added the eq and compression with the same settings. For kick 3 which is the digital kick I added a tape saturation to not make it sound so digitalise, a compressor with a 2:1:1 ratio and a bus with a limiter on it. The snares, I added eq and compression with similar settings and for the digital snare I added tape saturation and eq. The hi-hats and the overheads have eq and compressor added to it. The digital hi-hat I added a tape satu...

Audio Post Production & Mastering  Assignment 1 Report For this post production project, I am given a 1-minute video advertisement to find the Foley, sound effects and music for the video. This video is made for the purposes of advertising an Italian restaurant and the delicacy they serve. The video also showcases fresh ingredients being chopped and washed in  the chef’s kitchen. Furthermore, I had a basic insight on how the sound and music is going to be because  the original audio was attached to the video. However, this does not change the difficulty of searching for the suitable sound for each ingredient in the video. Here is my process on how it all went down. Firstly, once I got the video and load it up on Logic, I started to skim through the video and audio to get the whole picture. Then, I started to write out the timeline for the video. The timeline helped me to list down the important parts that I wanted to highlight with its own individual sound in the vide...

Applied Sound Design Commentary There are many ways for a brand to standout. What makes each brand different from the rest is their sonic branding. For this project I had to create a sonic logo that represents Sunway University and also three renditions that are based on the sonic logo which is the sting, bed and a 30 second pop song. I first started the project by going through Sunway University’s brand key words and their values. The process of creating a sonic logo is done by studying and experimenting with different instruments trying to place meaning behind the chosen key words and values that represented Sunway University. The final instrument choice was using the Steinway piano as the main melodious element for Sunway University’s sonic logo. The reason why I chose the piano is because I want to embody Sunway University’s image where it is a private university with values of integrity and professionalism similarly to the Steinway piano where it sounds grand, grounded and filled ...

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In this studio session, watch DubVision walk into the 789ten studio once again and create the most in depth tutorial we have seen from them yet. After a 2 hour + session, they left us with the progressive house banger you hear in the trailer. This studio session provides a close up look into DubVision’s musical decision making process on mixing, arranging, composition, sound selection and sound manipulation. After countless releases on the top labels in dance music, the name DubVision has become synonymous with Progressive House. Their productions have a consistent standard of extremely high quality and phenomenal songwriting. With millions upon millions of plays on well-known tracks such as “I Found Your Heart”, “Hollow”, and “Satellites”, there is so much to learn from these guys; not to mention, they are a blast to hang out with in the studio. Download Download Download Jason be using Ableton during the calls, but anything he shows can easily be applied to a...