xcole

Audio Engineering, Production

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Quality Audio Engineering & Production services!

I am a self studied and practiced audio engineer and producer. I'm looking to collaborate with and provide services for clients to expand my portfolio and grow my business. I'm a quality engineer for affordable prices.

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Interview with xcole

  1. Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?

  2. A: My last single was the best mix I've ever made; I created, arranged, produced, sang, and mix/mastered the whole song from start to finish.

  3. Q: What are you working on at the moment?

  4. A: New songs, advertising for my brand and practicing performing.

  5. Q: Is there anyone on SoundBetter you know and would recommend to your clients?

  6. A: n/a

  7. Q: Analog or digital and why?

  8. A: Digital, because you can simulate any analog effects with your computer. Analog effects are fun to play with though.

  9. Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?

  10. A: That I will do my best to make your track sound as polished and professional as possible.

  11. Q: What do you like most about your job?

  12. A: I love the technicality of it all, following systems and organizing stems. I love that feeling you get when you make a great song with a high quality mix.

  13. Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?

  14. A: How to make vocals clearer and sound polished.

  15. Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?

  16. A: That you need a full studio to accomplish great mixes, it's just not true.

  17. Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

  18. A: What are you hoping to accomplish, do you have reference tracks to provide?

  19. Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?

  20. A: Listen to the quality of their work; it's not the gear or the setting that makes great mixes, it's the ears and skills of the engineer/producer.

  21. Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?

  22. A: Machete, Flint, Pot, Tarp, Clothes

  23. Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?

  24. A: I've been doing this for 6 years for myself and 1 year for other people. I need more experience producing and mixing for other artists,

  25. Q: How would you describe your style?

  26. A: Energetic and edgy, unique

  27. Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?

  28. A: Trent Reznor, he's very successful as a producer, artist and film scorer and I would like to follow his path

  29. Q: Can you share one music production tip?

  30. A: Mix while you produce, saves alot of time and actually enables you to be more creative

  31. Q: What type of music do you usually work on?

  32. A: EDM, Industrial, Rap, R&B, Pop, Indie

  33. Q: What's your strongest skill?

  34. A: Full on production and engineering are my strong suites

  35. Q: What do you bring to a song?

  36. A: A unique perspective and an eye/ear for detail and quality, Persistence to achieve results

  37. Q: What's your typical work process?

  38. A: Organize and level volumes, EQ cuts to each track, parallel and singular compression, any tweaks that need to be made, then on to mastering with Ozone 8.

  39. Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

  40. A: Home studio with JBL studio monitors, 10 inch subwoofer, Audio input devices, Line 6 Spider III Halfstack, electric guitar, midi keyboard, rode aI-1 microphone, noise cancelling headphones, Ableton Live 12 suite, Melodyne, etc.

  41. Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?

  42. A: Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails

  43. Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.

  44. A: Record vocals and instruments mobile or at home, Vocal tuning, processing, etc. Instrumental quantization fixes. Fully produce songs/beats, fully mix & master in house.

Terms Of Service

Unlimited revisions until client is satisfied. Please allow 10 days (usually completed much sooner),

GenresSounds Like
  • Nine Inch Nails
  • Miley Cyrus
  • Alina Baraz
Gear Highlights
  • Ableton Live 12 suite
  • ozone 9
  • JBL studio monitors
  • 10" subwoofer
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