Justin Matley
Justin Matley is an award winning engineer at Sound Lounge, New York's top commercial post production studio, and has extensive clientele in commercials, films, and music. Justin also is a composer, and his piece 'Loom Textures for Percussion Piano and Voice' has received critical acclaim.
Articles by this author
Forget Me Not: Capturing and Prepping Sound for Video
March 8th, 2011
Justin Matley walks through the various roles in audio for a typical film or video production. Read article posted in Video
An Engineer's Diary: Saving the Voiceover Session
October 19th, 2010
Advice on getting the best voiceover performance through clear direction. Read article posted in Studio
EQ Series - Part 6 - The Rest of the Kit
March 31st, 2010
EQ tips for tom drums and cymbals. Part 6 in a series on the basics of EQ by Justin Matley. Read article posted in Tips & Tricks
Getting Your Music Heard in Today's Commercial Culture
January 1st, 2009
Discussion about music licensing and getting your music to a wider audience with big profits. Read article posted in Music Business
Making Use of Nothingness
December 10th, 2008
Using distance mic'ing techniques to capture room reverb and reflections. Read article posted in Tips & Tricks
Time Travel via TC/E
November 20th, 2008
Tips for getting better results from Pro Tools' Time Compression/Expansion (TC/E) function. Read article posted in Tips & Tricks
Pro Tools Assertion Errors and You
July 17th, 2008
Justin Matley shows how to fix those pesky Assertion Errors in Pro Tools. Read article posted in Tips & Tricks
EQ Series - Part 5 - Snare Drum
April 22nd, 2008
The basics of snare drum equalization in the studio. Read article posted in Tips & Tricks
Basics of Compression
April 18th, 2008
Tips on using audio compression in the recording studio. Read article posted in Tips & Tricks
EQ Series - Part 4 - Kick Drum
January 30th, 2008
The basics of EQ-ing the kick drum are covered. Read article posted in Tips & Tricks
Choose Your Weapon: Microphones
December 19th, 2007
Justin Matley takes a look at a few great studio mics and some theory on how to use them. Read article posted in Hardware
Workin' The Room
November 15th, 2007
Tips for planning your recording studio space. Read article posted in Tips & Tricks
EQ Series - Part 3 - Electric Bass
September 28th, 2007
The basics of EQ-ing electric bass are covered. Read article posted in Tips & Tricks
EQ Series - Part 2 - Guitars
August 22nd, 2007
Guitar equalization basics in the studio are covered. Read article posted in Tips & Tricks
EQ Series - Part 1 - Vocals
June 22nd, 2007
The basics of vocal equalization in the studio. Read article posted in Tips & Tricks
Quit Playing EQ-Matching Charades
May 21st, 2007
Time saving advice for matching effects settings in Pro Tools. Read article posted in Tips & Tricks
Get Your Vocalist Off SlimFast
April 24th, 2007
Easy tips for getting a full vocal sound Read article posted in Tips & Tricks