September 23, 2020, 03:17 PM
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Nartan Records Utilizes NUGEN’s
SEQ-S, MasterCheck, AB, ISL and
LM-Correct
Solutions to Create Pristine Audio to Meet All Streaming Standards
MILAN, SEPTEMBER 23, 2020 – Located in the small town of Merano, South Tyrol, Italy, Nartan Records is an
independent record label and recording studio owned and operated
by musician and composer
Nartan Savona. Nartan Records’ primary client base is independent musical
artists, who are most often released on streaming services, such as Apple Music
and Spotify. Nartan must always
ensure his clients’ projects meet the platforms’ latest standards, so he has
amassed a collection of NUGEN Audio plug-ins,
which aid him with mixing for today’s streaming standards.
Included among
Nartan’s NUGEN solutions are SEQ-S, MasterCheck, ISL and
LM-Correct, which he uses alongside a variety of equipment. “I
like to have a hybrid set up, with hardware and software,†he explains. “I work
in the box, then I go into my analog equipment and then back out through the
box with digital conversion. So, I start with sound converters and then push
through analog gear, like channel strips and valve compressors. After that, I bring it back
through my software solutions to ensure a pristine deliverable. The NUGEN
plug-ins make it possible for me to not only hear, but also see, where any
errors might be and allow me to fine-tune something back to the reference
tracks to make sure they work for today’s streaming platforms. NUGEN’s ISL
limiter along with its LM-Correct software, for instance, is my go-to method
for specifying loudness as recommended by these platforms.â€
A longtime
user of NUGEN’s SEQ-S software, Nartan was among the many who recently upgraded to the latest
version. “The SEQ-S match EQ is the main feature that I like,â€
he says. “I use it to see the difference between my track and the reference
track. The smooth changing of the EQ allows you to just move the wave of the EQ
through the frequency, in a non-invasive, soft, linear way. Also, I like that
everything is just in phase, so you don’t have to spend time fixing things.
Sometimes, when you use plug-ins the phase changes, and then all the work and
time you spent perfecting your mix is for nothing. This never happens with
NUGEN’s SEQ-S, its linear phase is very good.â€
Among the most
prominent pieces Nartan has produced are harp and piano
compositions. A classically trained harpist himself, Nartan studied at the Milan Conservatory,
and he later focused on incorporating technology and digital audio into his
stylings.
“When you
record acoustic harp or piano, it is very important to get every kind of color
and harmonics,†he explains. “It is quite hard to get all of this color and all
of these frequencies into the recording. The harp is not a very diffused
instrument, so it’s not enough to put a mic or to plug-in a jack. You have to
point the microphone into the room, close enough to the instrument to ensure
all of these characteristics are well recorded, which is especially difficult
in large concert halls. With NUGEN Audio, I can get ‘close’ to it because the
software allows me to see where something is missing – which frequency or
loudness point.â€
Another
example of how NUGEN recently helped Nartan was during his
work on “Prayer†by Nico Platter. “We decided to
test it on a HiFi platform,†he continues. “We went into my friend’s HiFi shop,
with all this high-end, expensive
HiFi equipment, and ran the master track and found that it didn’t sound quite
as impressive as it did in the studio. We brought the track back up in the
studio and ran it through the SEQ-S software and changed the areas that we felt
needed more work. I was very impressed with the help that this plug-in provided
me. It’s very fast and to the point, so I don’t have to spend hours trying to
figure out where the problems are and then more time fixing them. SEQ-S just
gets you there in no time.â€
Following his
work on “Prayer,†Nartan also recorded guitarist Manuel Randi’s “Illusion†for his upcoming new album. “Being a small studio here in
Italy, you feel like you can’t always compete with the big labels,†he says.
“But, NUGEN gives you the edge to really be small and high-end. NUGEN has
helped to improve my work. I feel like it is my utility tool, my Swiss Army
Knife. It’s amazing.â€
Nartan prides himself in his work and his
accomplishments. “My joy is to be able to produce and be heard all over the
world through digital streaming platforms, from my little
hometown of Merano, in South Tyrol,†he says. “This gives me real satisfaction. I like to be here, recording, composing and producing music.â€
Information about NUGEN Audio’s complete product family is available at www.nugenaudio.com. For all
other inquiries, please email info@nugenaudio.com.
Located in the small town of Merano, South Tyrol, Italy, Nartan Records is an independent record label and recording studio owned and operated by musician and composer Nartan Savona. Nartan Records’ primary client base is independent musical artists, who are most often released on streaming services, such as Apple Music and Spotify.
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