SIGNAL PROCESSING PHILOSOPHY

So Kyren tell me......Do you prefer to use analog or digital gear?" 

"Come on........BOTH!! LOL. Listen I love analog gear, but in todays world who wants to be working on big consoles? Who really wants to deal with the headaches of tape machines? NOT ME! I'm very grateful that we have different software & plug-ins that allow us to do incredible things! But I also can forget the warmth, saturation. depth, character, color, width & space, mojo, feel & vibe, ect. that analog gives us! So for me I find it best to use BOTH in my workflow. I'm not saying this is law, but many of the top both Mixing & Mastering Engineers across the world are using both analog & digital somewhere in the process.........And there's a reason why!!" 

- Kyren Monteiro

MIXING PHILOSOPHY 

"So let's just be honest for a second.......When all of us first started out Mixing records we did NOT know what we were doing! LOL. I sure didn't. But I had passion & drive to figure it out, obviously it takes talent & taste as well! And for me that's exactly what it was at first(AND STILL IS!), but now I've learned the education of Audio Mixing as well as always remembering that it is an ART! I see Mixing as an art form, it's creative. It's a Mixing Engineer's job to not only make sure that not only the song sounds great, but also FEELS GREAT! Music is about feelings & emotions. And rather people will believe it or not, the Audio Mixing process has A LOT to do with that! I use both analog & digital tools to accomplish my sound. 

I'll never be one of those only technical Mixing Engineers. I'm way to creative & hands on for that! I want to ignite my creativity with what clients have already accomplished before I even touch a record. My dedication & heart belongs to ART first, then the science of Audio Mixing!" 

- Kyren Monteiro

MASTERING PHILOSOPHY 

"Ahh......The black art of the Audio Engineering process......Mastering! I think the role that Mastering has played originally & historically still stands in the modern day era of Music. But Audio Mastering has also taken in on more in the creative realm as well...& this is where an Audio Mastering Engineer such as myself comes in! I pay homage to the great Mastering Engineers before, without their work I wouldn't be able to do what i do! But I also want to bring new a new philosophy to the world & role of Audio Mastering. 

Of course Audio Mastering is a science. But it's an art form just as much, if not more! When a client sends me a record, I don't just want to play it "safe"(Unless they absolutely want me to), I want to bring my taste & creativity to the table as well to make their record(a) as amazing as possible! Unlike most Mastering Engineers(who I highly respect).I'm not afraid to take creative risks without compromising the integrity of the Mix! I like to use both analog & digital to accomplish my sound!" 

- Kyren Monteiro