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Justin Colletti

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Brooklyn
As seen in: SonicScoop, The SonicScoop Podcast | Mixing, Mastering, Audio Engineering and Music Production
Covers:  recording, science, production, economics, audio, streaming music services, music, education, art, sound
-Mastering engineer, author and audio educator. -Masters records at @JLMsound. -Writes, edits and makes videos for @SonicScoop

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Producer/engineer, college prof, and a journalist who writes about music & sound.

Records and mixes at some of the best and busiest studios in Brooklyn and masters at Joe Lambert Mastering in DUMBO.

Writes for some of the most popular and relevant music and audio magazines around, and teaches sound at CUNY and NJCU.

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The 1 Question That Fixes 90% of Mix Problems Original

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By Justin Colletti Verified
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Is it possible that there is one unusual question that can fix the majority of your mix problems? I say YES. As a platinum mastering engineer, I’ve worked on mixes from the best to just about the worst you can imagine… …And every time they can be improved, there is one simple question you can ask yourself that will completely eliminate the biggest problems in your mix. It works at every level, on every mix, every time.
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Why You Don't Need Mastering (It's Not Why You Think) - SonicScoop

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By Justin Colletti Verified
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I'm a platinum mastering engineer, but I'll be one of the first to admit that you might NOT need mastering. At least... not yet. There's a fair chance you just aren't ready for it. You could be simply throwing your money away. Here's my take on who should-and who SHOULDN'T-get their music mastered. And if you fall into the latter camp, I'll give you a good idea as to where you're better off spending your hard-earned money instead.
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A New Way to Hear Mixes

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By Justin Colletti Verified
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I want you to step through the looking glass with me today. …We are going to be exploring an entirely different way to hear and experience sound—and a new way of thinking about the mix. Around this time last year, a GRAMMY-winning producer hipped me to the idea of hearing tones and mixes as being “convex” or “concave”. And now I can’t UN-hear it. We’ll talk about how this way of thinking (and hearing) can inform and even transform your approach to mixing and production today.
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