Welcome to the temporary web home of Sonic Vision Mastering & Audio Production Services.
Until construction of our new website is completed please browse this current version to learn more about mastering, who we are and what services we provide.
Founded by veteran Los Angeles based audio engineer Mike Milchner,
Sonic Vision's primary mission is to provide world class mastering and
mixing to the independent artist at extremely reasonable rates. Mike
has been obsessed with mastering for more than eight years and has
put his twenty years of experience as a recording and mixing engineer
to good use in his career as a mastering engineer.
As mastering is the final step before duplication it offers a unique opportunity to significantly improve the sound of your mixes. At Sonic Vision we utilize both the surgical precision of digital processing and the harmonic generation and warmth of analog. We carefully and skillfully work to accentuate all the qualities and sensibilities that you've worked so hard to create. We look to go beyond just making your CD louder and consistent from track to track, but to enhance and maximize it's overall character and appeal. You'll finally experience your music in all it's glory. You'll hear more fullness, clarity and power than you thought possible.
"Moreover, Mike's mastering skills just put the icing on the cake, ... by the time
it was done I couldn't stop smiling."
Kirk Hulshoff
Zombie Shaker Box
"Mike works his magic, Boom! The sound steps up to the Big Leagues!"
Jerry Juden
The Shamus Twins
"I honestly feel Mike
is the finest engineer I have ever worked with - bar none."
Lear Schwarze
3 Day Monks, The Palisades, Liquid Black
Samples
Click on one of the icons below to hear a before and after track of our work. These short samples (Approx. 1:30) switch back and forth between the unmastered mix and the final mastered Sonic Vision version.
Listening Tips: While mp3's are not the ideal for critical listening they are good enough to get the point across. When evaluating these, or any other mastering samples, you must dig deeper than overall loudness. Listen to how these songs get bigger both in frequency and spatial content. All these samples started out as good, well balanced mixes yet we were still able to make significant improvements in their overall sound and character. Notice how the drums seem to hit harder, guitars sound richer and the bottom is round, tight and full without being "boomy". Notice how the upper mids and top end are clear and crisp without sounding harsh. Listen to how reverbs and effects come alive and how vocals become more present and intelligible. And finally listen to how the mixes have become more enveloping and interesting spatially, not just in width but in depth as well. The results are as dramatic as the difference between standard and high definition video. All this is the magic of mastering. It demonstrates just how important the process is to releasing a world class product.
You can hear more samples of our work by going to the Clients page and clicking on any of the CD artwork images.
Thanks to: Zombie Shaker Box, The Shamus Twins, Travis Howard and Deirdre Moncy.
"The
skills of Mike are a huge plus to the music I make. I recommend him to
everyone I know when they are thinking of going into the studio or need
mixing and mastering"
Tim Morrow
Singer, Song Writer
"Very
few I've worked with in the past have delivered consistently so much depth,
clarity, and amazingly huge drum sounds in their productions like he has"
Scotty Lund
L.A. Session Drummer
Free No Risk Mastering Demo
Experience the Sonic Vision sound for yourself. Have us master one of your songs into a before and after sample track for no charge or obligation. Go to the Get Started page for more details.
While we always strive to provide you with your Free No Risk Demo as quickly as possible (24 to 48 Hours) please be advised that we may not always be able to get it to you that fast if we are currently experiencing a high volume of work. We strongly recommend that you shop for mastering during the production process so that you'll have plenty of time to make the right decision for your project.
If you're currently having difficulty finishing mixes or you are not confident in your mixing skills you may want to consider Separation Mastering as an option. See the Services page for more details about this powerful mastering technique.
"...meticulous
in turning a project into a masterpiece that will live forever."
Laura
Crockett
Author, Speaker, Producer
"...Mike brings a fun attitude that
enhances the creative process..."
Chris Cooke
Drummer, Song Writer, Producer, Author
"His mastery of the audio toolset allows us the ability to open up the music beyond the original sessions, and polish the tracks to perfection"
