Doing a full brand refresh on The Sync Vault and I need your eyes on it. I've got 4 cover image options. Vote for your favorite in the comments (just say A, B, C, or D). Whichever gets the most votes goes live on the group.

allyson@cindependentfilmfest.org Here's a link to possible indie film makers.

.... this album, that turns 20 today, changed my life. .... I met some of the greatest musicians and engineers in the world and learned so much about making records from them. When I think back on what made the album so special, some thoughts come to mind, and they're worth my remembering: Life came into the room. I rode bikes on the beach. I was goofy - most of the images from these years are of me doing something wacky. The record took time. Months of writing, giving up on lots of songs, writing new ones, moving studios, taking breaks. As I get older l tend to expect results faster. I get frustrated a little easier. But it's always been the same; you work weeks and months on songs. Some don't make it, but it's never a waste of time. You live more life, you write more songs, and the process starts again. You cherish the tight little list of tunes that matter. When just one joins the ranks, it's a blessing. Joy wins out over discouragement. You have fun with your friends, who are all on the journey of exploring the unknown with you. Great albums are built in layers. You have to become different versions of yourself to create a lasting body of work. Nobody cares how long it takes if the music is meaningful. If you want to make something truly special, you have to bring talented people in the room to contribute.......

Have you guys often wondered how compression works, let alone how to use a compressor. Today I came across an interesting post that has a very unique way of explaining compression. I hope this helps and possible gives you all a good laugh I was told this is pretty accurate, but without further ado here it is! Enjoy.

I'm bringing in a guest coach for a live workshop! Here's what I can tell you. He's spent decades as a music editor and mixer on major film scores, working directly with one of the most respected composers in the business on trilogies that most of us grew up watching. His editing and mixing work has touched films from some of the biggest directors working today. He's also taught film scoring at the graduate level for almost 20 years, so he knows how to actually teach this stuff! I asked him point blank: what are composers getting wrong when they self-mix their own cinematic and trailer material? His answer...Bad gain staging and signal flow. Reaching for EQ when the real problem is often somewhere else entirely. Dumping plugins on the master bus to fix things that needed to be fixed inside the mix. (Feel called out, I know I did!) We're going deep on all of it. Live, hands-on, inside your own DAW. If you're one of the folks presenting, you'll open your session and we'll work through it together in real time, plugin by plugin, decision by decision. Format: Live Zoom, 90 minutes, hands-on Cost: Free for Accelerator members. $17 for everyone else. Who this is for: Composers and producers working on cinematic, trailer, or film score material who want their mixes to actually translate. Name gets revealed once the date is locked. Drop a "IN" below if you want a heads up the second it's live.