Recording, Mixing, Mastering.
I am currently looking to work with touring bands who are well practiced and ready to record their next project from the ground up in my recording studio. I have drums, bass and guitar amps already mic’d up and ready for you to play through them. Contact me to go over the particular needs of your project and then we can set a date to get started.
Lucas C. of Village Mutt, Google Review
“John Larson is a talented and dedicated sound engineer. My band Village Mutt has a song coming out that John did a fantastic job mixing and mastering on. He’s easy to talk to and easy to work with. I would recommend using his services to anyone with mixing, and mastering needs.”
Kristen G. of Suicidal Bunnies, Google Review
“John Larson provides the highest quality mastering we have found in Alaska. He is dedicated to providing the highest quality sound!! It has been a joy to work with him.”
About John
John Larson has been a musician since a young age. He picked up the guitar at 10 years old and fell in love with the process of creating music. His love of guitar led to an interest in music production.
In 2017 he started live engineering at Van’s Dive Bar in Anchorage, Alaska where he met and worked with hundreds of musicians over the next few years.
At the start of the pandemic in 2020 he opened his home studio up as a live music venue and live-streamed over 30 shows out of his basement apartment for Live at JHS.
Now he is bringing his talents and experience to offer Mastering Services out of his acoustically treated home studio at an affordable price for any musician.
Contact John today to get your next project ready for distribution.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I deliver the mixes?
Mixes may be delivered through a standard file hosting service such as Dropbox, WeTransfer, Hightail, etc. We can also setup a folder for you to upload the files if requested. John personally uses Google Drive for everything.
What format should I use for the mixes?
Mixes should be supplied as stereo files in an uncompressed/lossless format (wav, aiff, flac, etc.) at the same sample rate as the mix session. It is also recommended that you use either 24 bit or 32 bit floating point audio rather than 16 bit to allow for greater headroom and fewer conversion artifacts during processing for mastering.
What levels should I use for the mix before mastering?
In order to ensure that your mix is not clipping it’s a good idea to leave a few dB of cushion between the peaks and 0 dBFS. A recommended value is approximately -6dBFS, but slightly above or below is fine. In addition to peak level, the average level of the audio should leave enough room for any dynamic processing that may be required. If the mix is over-compressed, often by using compression on the main stereo bus, it can be very difficult to fix in the mastering process. For this reason it is generally recommended that compression on the overall mix only be used where it gives the mix a desired texture or tonal quality and not used simply to make the mix louder.
What is the format of the Master?
To be ready for final distribution we export the Masters at 44.1khz 24bit WAV files. John can also supply MP3’s or other formats upon request.