Josh was trained amongst the best at Arlyn Studios by those who have worked with Willie Nelson, Prince, Lyle Lovett, The Black Crowes and more.
At Astral Plane Studios, your sonic sculpture is our prime concern. APS offers you peace of mind with data protection and unrivaled creativity in your music.
- Music Mixing/Mix Engineer
Mixing audio involves the following:
- Gain staging (leveling)
- Effects (reverb,chorus,flange,etc)
- Automation (manual dynamic control)
- Compression/limiting (automatic dynamic control)
- Equalization (creating the proper frequency balance)
Mixing is truly a synergy of many techniques coming together to give your track the strength and sonic quality needed to impress labels,radio stations and other musical avenues. Without a proper mix,your tracks will sound "squashed","dull" or "fatiguing" and can be detrimental to your endeavors.
Do you have a project that you wish to record? You can hire Josh Hayward as your producer/recording engineer. Josh has extensive professional recording studio experience,so you won't have to worry about the ins and outs of the studio process!
What does the producer/engineer role involve? Everything from pre-production to post production of your project:
- Analyzing your current musical direction and creating new ideas together
- Directs recording sessions,selects microphones,placement,etc.
- Keeps everyone motivated to do their best
- Chooses mastering engineer/editor for project completion
- Post Production for Film/Video
Attention directors! APS is here to handle post production mixing of your movie. With over 60gbs of professional,royalty free sound effects from the BBC and other well-known media outlets your next movie will shine!
Forensic Audio is a specialized form of audio work directed specifically towards courts,lawyers and police departments and clients needing to win a case,big or small. Forensic Audio involves several specialized processes aimed at spectral repair of recorded audio from external sources such as a tape or digital recorder or a wire,as well as internal audio recorded from cell phone conversations and other sources.
The following processes give a glimpse into what Forensic Audio is about:
- Noise Reduction - Removing background hissing,room/location noise,etc.
- De-clicking - Removing ticks in audio,also used for vynil transfers.
- De-clipping - Removal of distortion.
- Equalization - Bringing out what's needed to be heard.
- Other required forms of spectral repair
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