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| CREDO
SOUNDSHAPING - IT`S ALL ABOUT THE EAR, NOT THE GEAR! |
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| IT´S
A BIT OF READING, YES. BUT YOUR MUSIC SHOULD BE WORTH IT, DON`T
YOU THINK? |
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| MASTERING
IS IMPORTANT, BUT MIXING IS CRUCIAL. OVER THE YEARS ALEX BAU
RECEIVED TONS OF FEEDBACK ABOUT THE SOUND OF CREDO. WHY IT
SOUNDS THE WAY IT SOUNDS. WHY IT SOUNDS SO SPECIAL. WHY IT
SOUNDS BIG BUT WARM AT THE SAME TIME. ONE PART IS THE MUSIC
ITSELF AND CREATIVITY OF COURSE. THE OTHER PART IS MIXING.
ALMOST ALL PRODUCTIONS ON THE LABEL EXPERIENCED THEIR FINAL
MIXDOWN AT THE CREDO STUDIO. AND SOME OF THOSE GIVING THAT
FEEDBACK WOULD BE SURPRISED WITH WHICH SIMPLE GEAR YOU CAN
ACHIEVE A PROPER MIXDOWN OF YOUR TRACK: THE HUMAN EAR ONLY. |
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| THERE WILL ALWAYS BE PEOPLE THAT KEEP TELLING YOU "YOU NEED THIS ANALOGUE GEAR AND THAT TYPE OF COMPRESSION" OR "WHEN RECORDING YOUR MASTER DO IT WITHOUT EQUING AND COMPRESSION!". WE`RE SORRY AND WE MIGHT BREAK RULES NOW, BUT THIS IS ALL BULLSHIT. | ||||
| NO OTHER MUSICAL GENRE ACCEPTS SHAPING YOUR OWN SOUND BY COMPRESSION, EQUING OR OTHER, MAYBE EVEN ACCIDENTIAL OR MISUSING METHODS, AS TECHNO. WE DON`T PRODUCE POPMUSIC FOR THE RADIO. WE PRODUCE TOOLS FOR THE CLUBS. AND IT DOESN`T MATTER AT ALL HOW YOU CREATED YOUR SOUNDS AS LONG AS IT SOUNDS COOL. | ||||
| WE
THINK NOT FOLLOWING RULES IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF CREATIVITY.
IT`S MORE IMPORTANT THAN SPENDING MONEY ON EXPENSIVE GEAR OR
COPYING METHODS OTHER PRODUCERS MIGHT WORK WITH. WE DON`T SAY
EXPENSIVE GEAR IS BAD OR WRONG. WE JUST SAY: DO YOUR OWN THING
AND USE WHATEVER GEAR SUITS BEST. ONCE YOU DID, IT`S TIME TO
GIVE IT A PROPER MIXDOWN THAT INTENSIFIES YOUR IDEAS BY
ENRICHING DYNAMICS, FREQUENCY RANGES AND A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF
COMPRESSION THAT WILL MELT YOUR MIX TOGETHER IN A WAY NO
MASTERING ENGINEER CAN DO BY JUST MASTERING YOUR TWO CHANNEL
STEREO PREMASTER. IT`S SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO ACHIEVE THE SAME
RESULT.
EVERY PRO WILL AGREE ON THIS. |
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| ON
THE OTHER HAND WE KNOW THAT SELLING MUSIC BECOMES A PAIN THE ASS
THESE DAYS. YOUR AUDIENCE SIMPLY DOESN`T SPEND THAT MUCH MONEY
ON MUSIC ANYMORE AS IT WAS YEARS AGO. THAT DOESN´T LEAVE A BIG
BUDGET ON "EXTRAS". SADLY CREATING A PROPER MIXDOWN WITH SINGLE
STEMS, ALSO CALLED STEM-MASTERING, IS CONSIDERED TO BE SUCH A
LUXURY INVESTMENT. WE`D LIKE TO CHANGE THAT, THAT`S WHY WE
DECIDED TO OFFER A SERVICE THAT WILL HELP YOU ACHIEVING MORE
WITH WHAT YOU CREATED WITHOUT CHANGING YOUR CREATIVE OUTPUT, BUT
SIMPLY WILL MAKE IT SOUNDING BIGGER AND BETTER. |
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| WE
HAVE DEVELOPPED AN AFFORDABLE PRICE-MODEL THAT MAKES TRYING IT
OUT WORTH IT. AS SAID IN THE BEGINNING, THE FEEDBACK OVER THE
YEARS JUSTIFIES CONSIDERING TO GIVE IT A TRY BEFORE SENDING YOUR
DEMO OFF TO LABELS OR RELEASING IT. IF YOU LIKE THE CREDO
SOUNDDESIGN, THIS IS YOUR CHANCE TO MOVE YOUR TRACK INTO THAT
DIRECTION. IF YOU DON`T LIKE THE SOUNDDESIGN, DON`T CONTINUE
READING. |
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| CREDO SOUNDSHAPING - ENOUGH SAID, NOW LISTEN | ||||
| CREDO SOUNDSHAPING - PRICING | ||||
| 1-4
TRACKS |
35,70 € (INCL. VAT) / TRACK |
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| 5-10
TRACKS |
29,75 € (INCL. VAT) / TRACK | |||
| 10
OR MORE TRACKS |
23,80 € (INCL. VAT) / TRACK | |||
| CREDO
SOUNDSHAPING - FAQ |
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| WHO`S
MIXING MY TRACK? A COMPUTER OR A HUMAN? |
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| NO
ALGORYTHMS OR AUTOMATED PROGRAMS. YOUR TRACK WILL BE MIXED BY
HUMAN POWER. |
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| WHICH
EQUIPMENT DO YOU USE? |
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| YOUR
STEMS WILL BE LOADED AND TREATED INSIDE A PROFESSIONAL
SEQUENCING SOFTWARE (LOGIC). OF COURSE YOUR TRACK WILL BE
RECORDED AS A HI-QUALITY PREMASTER (24 BIT - 44.1 KHZ). |
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| WHY
NO ANALOGUE EQUIPMENT? |
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| WE
MIX DOWN YOUR TRACK AND, SO TO SAY, SQUEEZE OUT THE BEST
POSSIBLE RESULT BASED ON WHAT YOU DELIVERED. AS THE STEMS YOU
DELIVERED ARE DIGITAL WE PROCESS THEM DIGITALLY OF COURSE.
ALTHOUGH THE TRACKS WE DELIVER WILL BE PREMASTERS THEY WILL BE
GOOD ENOUGH TO BE CONSIDERED AS BEING FINAL MASTERS, READY TO BE
USED AFTER BEING NORMALIZED TO ZERO DECIBEL (WHICH IS SOMETHING
WE DON`T DO IN ORDER TO LEAVE ALL OPTIONS HOW TO PROCEED WITH
YOU!). |
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| HOW
MANY SINGLE STEMS DO YOU ACCEPT PER TRACK? |
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| WE
ALLOW A MAXIMUM OF 20 STEMS / PER TRACK, BUT WE CLEARLY SAY IT
DOESN`T HAVE TO BE 20 STEMS. SOME TRACKS SOUND FAT WITH ONLY 5
ELEMENTS (STEMS), SO IF THIS IS THE CASE, BE PROUD OF IT! TRY TO
RECORD AS MUCH SEPARATED AS POSSIBLE (E.G. DON`T RECORD THE
BASSLINE TOGETHER WITH THE KICK!). |
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| HOW
LONG DOES IT TAKE? |
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| WE
TRY TO DELIVER OUR PREMASTER OF YOUR TRACK WITHIN A FEW DAYS. IN
CASE NEED TO MANAGE DEADLINES, LET US KNOW. IN ANY CASE, DON`T
EXPECT RECEIVING BACK THE MASTER AFTER A FEW HOURS. AS SAID,
HUMANS AT WORK. QUALITY NEEDS A MINIMUM OF TIME. |
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| WHY
SHALL I SPEND MONEY ON A DEMO? |
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| IMAGINE
THE AVERAGE A&R OF A LABEL, RECEIVING TONS OF DEMOS WITH
MESSAGES LIKE "IT`S NOT MASTERED YET" OR "IF YOU WANT I CAN
CHANGE EVERYTHING" ETC. THIS IS A NIGHTMARE. IT`S A DEMO, THE
A&R KNOWS THAT. BUT HE DOESN`T WANT TO SPEND TIME ON
GUESSING HOW IT COULD SOUND LIKE IF... DELIVER IT IN A WAY YOU
WILL ALREADY STAND OUT WITH HAVING A CERTAIN SOUNDSHAPE THAT
SHOWS THAT YOU HAVE A VISION ON SOUND. THIS WILL INCREASE YOUR
CHANCES THTA YOUR DEMO WILL NOT BE SKIPPED AWAY AFTER 2 SECONDS. |
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| WHY
DO I HAVE TO PAY UPON DELIVERING OF THE STEMS? |
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| BECAUSE
IT SHOWS THAT YOU HAVE SOME SERIOUS INTEREST AND THAT YOU DON´T
JUST WASTE YOUR AND OUR TIME. |
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| DO
I GET MY MONEY BACK IF I DON`T LIKE YOUR MIXDOWN? |
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| QUITE
SIMPLE: NO. WHY? MIXING DOWN YOUR TRACK REQUIRES TIME, HUMAN
WORK AND EFFORT. THIS HAS TO BE PAID. BE SURE THAT WHAT YOU SEND
IS THE BEST YOU ARE ABLE TO ACHIEVE TO AVOID MISUNDERSTANDINGS
OR WRONG EXPECTATIONS. THEN A MIXDOWN WILL MAKE IT EVEN BETTER,
WE`RE 99% SURE ABOUT THAT. CHECK OUT THE SAMPLES ABOVE TO GET AN
IDEA WHAT WILL HAPPEN WITH YOUR TRACK. IN CASE YOU LIKE IT, GO
AHEAD AND GET US INVOLVED. IN CASE YOU DON´T LIKE IT? DON`T
CONTACT US. |
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| HOW
SHALL I SUBMIT MY TRACKS |
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FOLLOW
THESE RULES STRICTLY IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THE BEST POSSIBLE
RESULT:
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| YOU
CAN GET IN TOUCH FOR PROCESSING YOUR TRACK VIA THE FORM BELOW.
WE WILL COME BACK TO YOU BY EMAIL AFTER CHECKING YOUR FILES. |
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