• clear vocals
• well-defined bass and bass drum
• dimensionality, depth, space
• punch, impact, danceability
• and other attributes that make A&R directors and Radio program directors take notice

The best mixing engineers--experts in your style of music--will take your tracks and give them their best shot. All mixes will be personally supervised by master engineer Bob Katz. If you have already begun a mix but you're having problems with one or more instruments, then we may start with your mix and improve it, or perhaps begin again on another platform or with another approach that better suits your music. For a free evaluation of your material and an estimate on what it will take to bring it to the next level, call or write us today. Obviously, if your tracks are not up to par, or the musical performance doesn't have an innate drive to begin with, then even the most talented mixer in the world will not be able to make it sing and swing. Regardless, we will be honest in our evaluation and estimate of just how far we can take your material. You are welcome to attend the session, or you can send your tracks for us to mix and we will send you a reference.

After the mixing is done, then it's time to master. Bob Katz will master your tracks to bring them to that final polish!

Quotations are given on an individual project basis. We can remix just one, some or all of the tunes in your album, depending on the needs of the music and your budget.

Robin, our in-house Mix Doctor	Picture from front-side of Studio B

Attention: Project Studios

With the advent of technology, it's becoming easier and easier to produce a recording "in the box". Affordable recording and mixing equipment is finally in reach of the average musician, and it no longer takes millions of dollars to produce a hit record. It seems that musicians are going to have to learn to be engineers! And they won't become engineers or producers overnight, nor will all of them succeed, for the recording's producer must develop a neutral attitude and not favor his own instrument at the expense of the virtues of the song.

The best songs are produced by good, experienced musical and engineering talent, with proper studio acoustics and a critical listening environment. Does this mean that you, the Project Studio owner cannot make a hit record? Of course not. But it does mean that you have to be aware of your limitations; as you know that good music is not produced in a vacuum, but with the collaboration of many talented individuals. And that's where Digital Domain's Mix Doctor enters in. We can take your tracks to the next level with superb mixing, and after that, to the highest quality with the world's best mastering. Remember that mixing and mastering should always be performed by different specialists working in dedicated environments.

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Clients' comments on The Mix Doctor at Digital Domain

Eric Hansen is a superb flamenco guitarist who has produced an album of jazz-salsa-latin-rock on Neurodisc records. He asked for Bob exclusively to help fix the mixes on a number of his more complex songs. So in this case, Bob agreed to put on his mixer hat, and mix those songs in the mix room. Then afterward, Bob mastered the complete album in the mastering room.

From: "Eric Hansen"
To: Bob Katz

Bob,

I had a great time working with and learning from you. I would of liked to have you mix the entire project. Hopefully we can spend more time together on the next project. The session was very educational for me. You are a sonic artist who takes a 2 dimensional mix and molds it into a 3 dimensional masterpiece. I'm excited to hear the new mixes again mastered. It sounds awesome! Fat, punchy and very even. That TC verb sounds great on the horns. The horns have such presence and depth but they do not over power the mix. WOW! The bass is very nice. Its very full but not muddy or too boomy. I would have liked the guitars to be a little sweeter (crisper) sounding but its the compression I used during tracking that's hurting it.

After watching you work I hopefully have a few of these bad habits and mistakes understood now. It was a real privilege to sit next to you as you worked my console. I appreciate your technical explanations and patience with me. Your work is greatly appreciated and I look forward to working with you again on a larger scale on future projects. The company should be VERY pleased with the results.

Thank you,

Eric