Hi, My name is Saga Legin i'm an audio engineer based out of New York. I've been in the business for over 15 years. I do high end digital and analog mixing/mastering. Let me take your song to the next level.
I offer a hybrid approach to mixing. I incorporate digital daw processing with anlaog and digital equipment.
Our mastering service strickly uses outboard equipment and weiss encoding software for lossless
encoding.
Send me an email through 'Contact' button above and I'll get back to you asap.
Interview with Next Millennium Ent.
Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?
A: I just mastered the Amina Buddafly Album My Music. It was different from most RNB albums i've heard
Q: What are you working on at the moment?
A: Mixing sessions for an old client
Q: Is there anyone on SoundBetter you know and would recommend to your clients?
A: I'm new to this so i need to explore more first
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: That's a loaded question. I like both. When crisp digital is fused with warm round analog it's a match made in heaven
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: They will be treated professionally and will be more than satisfied with the work i do for them
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: Interacting with different artists, taking on different projects
Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?
A: What is mastering and is it needed? Mastering is the final processing step before your music hits stores or radio. Yes it is needed it can mean the difference from your music sounding like a demo or a professional recording
Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?
A: It's easy and anybody can do it
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: Have you ever worked with a professional engineer before. If so what was your experience like
Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A: Ask for sample mixes. Request a snippet of the song that is sent to mix or master to see if they like the quality and direction i'm going in
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: Spiral groove studio one speakers, sl superanalouge pre, manley massive passive, parasound a21 amp, UA 1176
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: Started out djing ended up engineering. I've been engineering for over 15 years
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: Laid back Professional
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: An artist not afraid to stray away from commercial norms. An artist willing to make their own standard of commercial
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: Listeners tend to only be able to pay attention to 2-3 things going on at the same time in a song. Les is more
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: Hip Hop, RNB, Reggae, Pop
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: My attention to detail
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: Fresh ears and professional sound quality
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: Listen to the raw tracks to get an idea of what direction im going to go with them
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: It's a hybrid setup. Combining protools hd with analog and digital outboard gear
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: Artists that go towards originality in their work
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: High end digital and analog mixing and mastering
I was the Mixing/Mastering Engineer in this production
- Mixing EngineerAverage price - $250 per song
- Mastering EngineerAverage price - $70 per song
I give three revisions with every song. Any more and its an additional 15 for other revisions. The turnaround time is typically 2-3 business days per song
- Protools HD Accel
- Weiss eq
- Weiss Comp
- Manley Massive Passive
- 500 Series rack filled with Api
- Chandler
- Harrison gear
