Before I had even heard of Mastering.com, I was a musician, primarily a drummer, and also a basic/intermediate keyboard player. I always had an interest in recording, and some early midi sequencing experience. I played in several bands over the years and had a habit of recording rehearsals. At some point I purchased a Zoom H4 field recorder, which allowed for a better quality of recording. It also contained a Limited edition of Cubase 4.0 which I began to use to augment my salvaging of the band rehearsals. As time went by my proficiency increased, until I began using Full Pro-level Versions of Cubase, upgraded my PC and Interface, to pro-levels. This also took me to the next phase of self-education; Books, online videos, tips, tricks, mixed with a great deal of trial and error on my part. About this time I was starting to record bands live in my loft space. I quickly discovered how a mix that seemed to sound good in the studio sounded absolutely horrible when played back in a car. It was hard to even perceive bass in the studio, but in the car all I could really hear was bass ! I was stuck in a major way.While this was unfolding, I began to receive ads from Mastering.com and learned of their educational approach. Their TRE (The Reverse Engineer) program seemed a good fit. I knew this type of instruction would fill the gaps in my self-taught approach. The fact that the mentors were very accessible was a major point. Once I began TRE, I found myself in a mastering course of all things, which fortunately for me began with a course called "Acoustic Truth". A few unexpected weeks there with a great mentor, actually guided me into a place where I learned more than I ever expected about room acoustics, panels, measurement techniques, & room correction. They even provided another option, based on headphones, that allowed me to be able to switch between corrected headphones, and my monitors as desired. This way I could continue with incrementally improving my room, but still move forward with headphones for my continuing education. And the issues with mixes...? GONE!
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