Zach Kornhauser is a Billboard-charting, RIAA-certified mastering engineer with more than fifteen years of experience shaping the sound of contemporary music. Formerly the head mastering engineer at Atlantic Records NYC, he’s worked on releases for Kelly Clarkson, Jason Derulo, Sia, Charli XCX, Ava Max, Alex Warren, and many others. A proud Recording Academy member, and active participant in the Producers & Engineers Wing, Zach is equally dedicated to audio education and product strategy.
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From obnoxious car horns interrupting your tranquil yoga session to the loud coworkers distracting you from meeting that important deadline at work, it’s certainly a noisy world out there. Enter…
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Creating music doesn’t have to be tied down to a large studio, or even a humble desk setup at home. While those settings are excellent choices for coming up with new ideas, you must be prepared when creativity strikes, regardless of where you are. Whether you are in band practice with your friends or trying to make hard-hitting beats on your laptop, you should have everything you need to capture…
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With the ever-increasing mobility of music-production equipment, the subject of mixing and mastering on headphones becomes increasingly relevant. While there is no real substitute for mixing and mastering on tuned near- or mid-field monitors in an acoustically treated room, headphones certainly have a role to play in production. Whether for convenience, portability, noise considerations, or other…