Other Services

We don't just do recording and rehearsing... Oh no!

In fact, we offer a whole compliment of services geared towards the musician and music lover alike! See below for a rundown of exactly what else we do.

Mastering is the final stage of the music production process, and is only undertaken once mixing is complete. By using a combination of effects and processes (along with a pair of experienced ears!), mastering can further enhance your finished mixdowns by adding clarity and punch, as well as giving them an overall 'sheen' usually associated with modern commercial recordings.

As well as basic track-by-track mastering, we can also do fancy stuff like mastering for EPs and albums - adding continuity to a bunch of recordings, fading tracks in and out of one another and placing music between CD tracks.

All output is via Red Book standard-complient audio CD, ready for duplication. We can also supply high-quality mp3 versions on request for uploading to social networking sites or file sharing networks.

Mastering is charged at £30 per hour.

Drum Tuition

We are very pleased to announce that the incredibly talented 'Ninja Drummist' aka Lewis Partridge (with his nearly 800,000 YouTube views, 8,000 YouTube subscribers, and 145,000 Facebook followers) has brought his 22 years of teaching experience to SoundARC!

Please check out his YouTube channel to see what Lewis can do to help you start drumming, or to progress your drumming from rudiments to the kit.

For availability and to book please email Lewis directly through lewis@ninjadrummist.com.

Software Studio Tuition

We also offer software studio tuition to anyone who has an interest in the science and art of music production. Sessions are informal and all levels of computer literacy and musical ability are catered for.

We can tailor lessons to any area of expertise, including the following:

• Sound engineering basics
• Using Cubase or Nuendo
• Recording and editing MIDI and audio
• Using effects
• Mixing
• Mastering

Tutoring can happen at your place or ours - weekdays or weekends.

Equipment Includes:

• Behringer 1600w Europower 4000 Mixer
• 2 x Samson passive speakers (300w or 500w)
• 2 x 300w Samson powered floor monitors
• 5 x Sennheiser e-840 vocal microphones
• 3 x mic stands and all cables
• KAM ParBar MkII LED lights
• Smoke machine (only with venue's permission)

For more details see the SoundARC Promotions website.