🎛️ Essential File Delivery Hacks, Guitar Sustain Tips & More! 🎶

Hey Mix Protégés!

This Faders Forever newsletter is packed with gems—from a time-saving Mac utility to deep-dive discussions on compression, limiters, and file delivery workflows. Plus, there’s a new forum section dedicated to the Music Biz & Freelance Life where we’re talking career paths, engineer rates, and how to navigate the industry. Let’s dive in!

⏳ A Mac Utility That Saves Me Gobs of Time

Batch-renaming files used to be a tedious chore—until I found A Better Finder Rename. If you work with audio files (and images/video too), this Mac app is a game-changer. It’s efficient, powerful, and honestly, it sparks KonMari-level joy. ✨

👉 Check out how I use it here!​

💬 Catch Up on Our February Meet-ups!

In February, we hosted weekly Member Meet-up Zoom calls—casual, fun Q&A sessions filled with wins, insights, and “ask me anything” moments. If you missed them, the replays are waiting for you!

🔗 Login and watch the replays here!​

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🔥 Forum Highlights—Join the Conversation!

💼 New Forum: Music Biz & Freelance Life

We’re talking career paths, rates, and real-world advice for working in audio. I kicked things off with an article I contributed to about what an audio engineer actually does, how to get started, and (the big question) how much we get paid.

🔗 Check it out & share your thoughts!​

🎸 Compression for Guitar Sustain – My 5-Step Approach

Jesse L. asked how to extend the sustain of guitar notes. I love this question, so I went deep—hint: it’s not about making the back half louder, but the front half quieter.

🔗 Read my full approach here!​

🎤 Vocal Delay – To Use or Not to Use?

Drew B. wonders if he’s a heretic for skipping delay on his acoustic-style vocals. I broke down when and how I use vocal effects—and why sometimes, less is more.

🔗 See my response here!​

🎧 Why Does My Track Sound Quieter on Spotify?

Nate D. was puzzled when his track didn’t hit the loudness he expected on Spotify. We dug into LUFS, true peak limits, and best practices for loudness normalization, including my favorite tools for the job.

🔗 Join the discussion!​

That’s it for this week, Reader! Jump into the discussions, watch the replays, and let’s keep refining our craft together.

👊 Keep mixing, and as always…

Faders Forever,

Dana

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