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editing fixes the granular elements of your recordings and cleans up unwanted imperfections to ensure a pleasurable end result for your listeners.

it's usually the next step once you've recorded your audio, but before mixing your tracks.

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we offer the following types of editing services for vocals and instruments:

🧼 cleaning: reducing/removing volume of breaths, background noise, instrument bleed, pops, clicks, & plosives, etc.

✂️ comping: listening to every take and selecting the best emotional/technical performances for each phrase, word, syllable, or note.

🎼 tuning: adjusting the pitch of a vocal or instrumental performance to ensure the performance fits the tonality and key of the song.

🎵 timing: altering the timing of a vocal or instrumental performance to ensure the best rhythm & feel for the song.

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at neon siren studios we edit all tracks with meticulous care, precision, & speed.

mixing: takes all the audio tracks from a song and adjusts their volume, panning, EQ, compression, automation, and special effects to create the best audio experience according to your vision.

mastering: ensures appropriate tonal balance, dynamics, stereo imaging, quality control, sequence, and metadata for your song.

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all songs mixed at nss include:

- 3 revisions (a total of 4 main mixes)

- a cappella mix (vocal only)

- tv mix (no lead vocal)

- instrumental mix

- group stems

arranging: takes a basic musical idea, such as a melody, chord progression, or rhythm, and expands upon it to create a fully orchestrated or arranged piece of music.

it involves making decisions about instrumentation, harmonies, tempo, dynamics, and other musical elements to give a composition its distinctive sound and character.

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transcribing: converts a piece of music from its original form, which may be an audio recording, a performance, or a handwritten score, into a written or symbolic representation.

this representation typically includes musical notation, which can be in the form of sheet music or a digital score.

music production builds the sonic landscape and arrangement of a song. it usually comes after the songwriting process (although it can be a part of the songwriting process too).

depending on the genre and artistic vision, music production can be as minimal or complex as you want it to be — ultimately the producer’s focus is that the arrangement of vocals, instruments, and sounds serve the song and the artist.

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genre specialties at nss include:

pop, rock, & alt

singer-songwriter, indie, & ambient

orchestral & cinematic

original music is custom music created for a unique opportunity, typically visual media (tv, games, etc.), audio experiences, brands, personal commissions, etc.

we write both lyrical and instrumental music for diverse opportunities.

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original music for:

short films, feature films, & trailers

games, tv, & web series

podcasts, audio books, & audio dramas

advertisements, brands, & promos