Dylan is also a multi-instrumentalist musician and producer. He has been writing, recording, and performing music from a young age.
Pine Cone Sound offers Mixing and Mastering Services for music of all genres and audio of all kinds!
| What is the "Pine Cone Sound"? |
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The "Pine Cone Sound" refers to the indescribable character, quality, tone, mood, or feel of a song that makes it unique.
Every song or album tends to have it's own particular "sound" in one way or another- but great music proudly showcases it's unique qualities. The goal of Pine Cone Sound is to be an instrument helping to create great music, using the tools of mixing and mastering to bring the vision of the artist to life. |
| Approach to Mixing and Mastering |
From an engineer's perspectiveAt first glance, the processes of mixing and mastering may seem quite similar. They are alike in some ways, and similar tools are used in both applications.However, in reality these processes are different. There are layers of considerations that go into both mixing and mastering. For example, in mixing: audio on its own, audio in the mix, and audio in the context (and style) of the song. In mastering: improving details inside a single audio source, making songs work together cohesively in an album, and raising volume levels to make mixes pop without crushing the original dynamics. Though there is so much more than can be listed here, the point is that in each discipline, there are different considerations at play. In practice, the balancing acts of mixing and mastering become an art of their own. Improving audio is subtle, and opinions vary on what sounds best, but all can appreciate confident originality. The best approach to mixing and mastering is whichever one pulls the diamonds out of the rough. There are rarely any 'rules' in mixing and mastering, with the golden rule being simply 'do what sounds best'. With such an open-ended mission statement like 'do what sounds best', artists put a lot of trust in engineers to achieve their sound-goals. All the more of a reason to try to articulate your vision for your mix.  From a client's perspectiveIdeally, an artist or engineer providing either stems for mixing, or songs for mastering, will make clear their vision or hope for the project. This can include notes for volume, EQ, dynamics, and references (similar sounding songs). This greatly aids the mixing / mastering process in getting it right with 'first-time-quality'.*Specific notes are not required- the mention of EQ, Dynamics, Volume, etc. are just good examples of common notes.
Sometimes, clients don't want to point the producer in a specific direction and want a more creative, open approach to the mixing / mastering process-- this is an acceptable approach. Of course engineers likes to have some direction, because they want to know the expectations before starting the work. If the client specifies that they want this kind of approach, that's great. I can personally say from experience that sometimes this is the best approach! Sometimes a client that is new to mixing / mastering services doesn't know how to articulate what they want, and that's okay. At the end of the day, it's the engineers job to bring the experience and competence that clients are expecting from a professional. |
| What you can expect |
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When we work together, you can expect that your project will be executed in a timely manner with the utmost care and attention to detail.
You can expect clear communication, and service that goes above and beyond. You can expect to get a high quality result at a reasonable price. |