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Harvey O'Sullivan, Technical Insights
Tips on archiving your music files
A request we frequently receive at the studios is: “Do you have a copy of my files? My laptop/hard drive died and I don’t have them anymore”
October 28th 2020

Antonia Gauci, News
Levels 2020 – One-on-One Audio Engineering Workshops
MusicNSW is back with the 2020 Levels program: a one-on-one audio engineering workshop for women, trans and non-binary applicants.
Applications are open until Friday 19 June!
June 17th 2020

Downloads, Jack Prest
Free Download: Egyptian Clay Tabla Samples
We are continuing to dig through the archives to bring you more tasty sounds from the Studio! This week, we’re bringing you a collection of Egyptian Clay Tabla recordings made in Studio 1. It features percussionist Tarek Sawires and was recorded by in-house engineer Jack Prest. Jack had this to say about the recording: “The […]
June 2nd 2020
Harvey O'Sullivan, Mastering, News
Target Loudness for Streaming Services
written by Harvey O’Sullivan – There has been a great deal of discussion about target loudness for streaming services recently, particularly in relation to Spotify. This can be problematic for the mastering process, so let’s break it down…
May 7th 2020
Downloads, Jack Prest, News
Free Download: Godtet Drum Sample Pack
Following the old adage about life and lemons we are taking advantage of self-isolation by digging back through the archives for some great sounds to share with you. You are free to use these samples in any of your recordings – something we hope will encourage some creativity. This first pack comes from the recording […]
May 5th 2020
Ben Feggans, Leon Zervos, Mastering, Uncategorised
Sign up for Australia’s First Mastering Industry Q&A Panel
Just under a week to go before Australia’s first Mastering Engineer’s panel takes place at Studios 301 hosted by Tony “Jack the Bear” Mantz and featuring Mastering Engineers Leon Zervos, Ben Feggans, William Bowden and Klaus “Heavyweight” Hill. Expect a night of fascinating stories, insights into running your own studio business and lifting the lid […]
October 11th 2019
Mastering, Staff, Steve Smart
Steve Smart x Masalec MEA-2
With a continuing commitment to quality, we are excited to announce the recent installation of a Prism Sound MEA-2 Precision Mastering Equalizer into Steve Smart’s Mastering Room. The MEA – 2 is a four band stereo Mastering EQ with shelves on each band, offering a rich golden silky sound.The Equalizer can easily be switched into […]
October 4th 2019
Owen Butcher, Recording, Technical Insights
Working with Cold Chisel
Studios 301 recently hosted the legendary Cold Chisel recording their new album in Studio 1 with producer Kevin Shirley. Our assistant engineer Owen Butcher who was on the sessions gives his recap of the experience and working alongside arguably the biggest act in Australian Rock. written by Owen Butcher Despite working at a well known […]
September 11th 2019
Andrew Edgson, Mastering, News, Recording
August – Recording Studios & Mastering Highlights
Studio & Recording August was headlined by legendary Australian rock band Cold Chisel locked out in our flagship space Studio 1 for 18 days to record a full album, produced by Kevin Shirley and assisted by Owen Butcher. Ricochet Songwriting Camp locked out 3 of our main recording spaces for an all-female/non-binary rap and hip-hop […]
September 10th 2019
Andrew Edgson, Antonia Gauci, Harvey O'Sullivan, Jack Prest, Leon Zervos, Mastering, Mixing, News, Owen Butcher, Recording, Stefan Du Randt, Steve Smart
May – Recording Studios & Mastering Highlights
Studio & Recording Dean Lewis spent 2 days in Studio 1 and Studio 2 recording songs and music videos for an upcoming single release with Universal Music. Steve Barry’s jazz trio recorded a live album in Studio 1 with Owen Butcher engineering. RØDE Microphones ran a session in Studio 1 with Jack Prest for one […]
June 12th 2019