Gabriel Guirao on SoundBetter

Audio Engineer, Musician, Musicologist. Personal and passionate with my craft, delighted to work with independent artists to achieve the sound you're looking for.

I started my music endeavours in 1999. Graduated in Musicology 2017. Currently perfecting my craft in Music Production learning from the best at SAE Institute Barcelona. Awarded Best Audio Project 2022 at SAE Creative Media Awards. I have many years of experience mixing and mastering for myself and clients.

My experience from being a musician, musicologist and audio engineer converges the best of each world and paints me a full picture in the process of creating music. I have been in your position as an artist pouring limitless hours, effort and passion into a song and wanting to achieve the best sound possible. You can count on me treating your music as it was my own.

Today I operate in my own home studio and have at your disposal a variety of analog and digital tools to push your music and help reach the sound you want. I work with Cubase and Pro Tools (110 certificated).

Tell me about your project and how I can help, through the 'Contact' button above.

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by Ziv Shalev
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Wonderful musician whom I had a blast collaborating with. Really nice guy. Can't wait to hear more! A+++

Interview with Gabriel Guirao

Q: What are you working on at the moment?
A: Besides from working for artists I'm currently producing my second album, being in charge from writing and recording to mixing and mastering.
Q: Is there anyone on SoundBetter you know and would recommend to your clients?
A: Silke for vocals, Zhiv Shalev for guitars!
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: As a child born in the digital world, I'd be disingenuous if I said my approach to audio is mainly analog. A good work ethic should be a blend of both worlds. While working with digital tools I often use recreations of analog legends.
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: We are not done until we both are proud of the results.
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: Beyond the harshness of the industry... It's just super fun. I love hearing new stuff everyday and meeting creative and awesome people.
Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?
A: This is a multistep work. We will be dancing between revisions, and that's for the better. The more information and feedback you give me, the better I will achieve your idea.
Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A: Feel free to give me a lot of information and references, the more the better. Send me a reference song that you want to sound like, that is key.
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: Warm. I try to make your ears and brain feel comfortable.
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: I would love to work and have a minute peak of a Röyksopp project.
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: Watch that bass. Don't overpush your levels during mixing. The process of mastering will show you how many things you did wrong in the mix :).
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: I love working with pop and electronic, but genre is not an issue!
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: I hear and analyze your music from different fields and perspectives. I consider myself a great problem detector and solver.
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: After you send me your ideas, reference track and audio stems I start (if there's no editing needed) with a rough mix, that being volume levels and panning. After that I attack frequency and dynamic issues. Then the magic and fun begins... I usually send a fake master upon finishing the mix, so you have a better idea of what could be the a final product. As with mixing, for mastering each song is a world. Some approaches: I start with small EQs, multiband compression, more EQ... More compression... Parallel compression, saturation... Working the stereo image, pushing the RMS and peaks... Did I mention more EQ?
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: I tend to mix in the box: Cubase / Pro Tools with Presonus Faderport 16 as a controller. A great collection of plugins that I managed to amass along the years (particularly enjoying SSL's and UA's official remakes of their analog hardware). Yamaha HS 7 studio monitors. I also gathered an interesting collection of analog and digital synthesizers.
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: Fab Dupont, Sylvia Massy, Joe Barresi, Tchad Blake...
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: Mixing and Mastering. I also edit audio, tipically vocals (time and pitch adjustments with Melodyne) and percussion. If the projects needs it I also contribute as a composer and producer.