Ericson Allibang on SoundBetter

Song Mastering, Mixing, Editing Featured as SoundGym Hero of Nov 2023 + Golden Ears Award Mentored by award-winning audio engineers of 9-week program TREF

I'll transform your sound from zero to hero in no time!

Over these years, I have worked with a variety of clients, from individual musicians to large production companies, a wide range of projects with international quality standards. My expertise includes doing these magical works:

• mastering mixes and stem mastering
• mixing multi-track music (EQ, compression, saturation, reverb, etc.)
• tracking, time alignment, quantization, vocal tuning
• podcast editing (filler words, breaths, mouth clicks, word gaps)
• background noise removal
• video editing with captions for social media clips

Keeping my clients updated throughout the process ensures their satisfaction with working with me. I take pride in delivering projects with polished details, on time, and within budget.

🎵 Featured in SoundGym as November 2023 Hero + Golden Ears Award for consistent improvement on ear training (https://www.soundgym.co/blog/item?id=ericson-allibang)
🎵 One of the very few top-rated professional audio engineers in the Philippines in Upwork
🎵 Finished the 9-week audio engineering course named "The Reverse Engineer Foundations" by Mastering.com
🎵 Total of 300+ produced, edited, and released music pieces and podcast episodes
🎵 15 years of combined education and experience in international standards of audio and music

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Interview with Ericson Allibang

Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?
A: I created the motion graphics (and everything else in the production) of this podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@propellolearn The client placed their entire trust on my creative juices, and the freedom that they provided me is paid by quality work. Clients applauded me on this one.
Q: What are you working on at the moment?
A: Podcasts of my clients and my online presence.
Q: Is there anyone on SoundBetter you know and would recommend to your clients?
A: I might! I haven't explored it yet.
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: I like the nuances of analog, but it's already achievable with the digital.
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: I make sure that my work meets or exceeds the industry standard unless they tell me to make it bad.
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: The approvals and the invoices.
Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?
A: 1. What is my process? I answer it in details in the discovery call. 2. What is my price range? When I charge by the hour, I do $25 hourly. 3. What is my turnaround time? I'm usually doing 1-day turnaround and another day for a revision. 4. What do I do outside music? Playing with my kid and traveling with my wife. 5. Where to find me? Email, social media, and online platforms like this.
Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?
A: I feel that they think I'm only here for the money. But it's not only money; it's also the experience!
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: 1. Why do this project? 2. What are your references? 3. Can I have an estimated timeframe? 4. What is your budget? 5. How do you plan on sustaining your finances? 6. What are your expectations from me?
Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A: Don't cheap out your network - it's their job to do the $$$ work for you with cheap gear
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: 1. My computer, powered by a working solar power harvester with AC inverter 2. My Zoom GCE-3 with noiseless cables 3. My SM58 mic 4. My M20x headphone 5. A 10-string multiscale electric guitar
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: I want to share my music to my fellow musicians but working with fellow musicians keeps me grounded. I'm into music since I'm a toddler. I discovered the love when I decided I'll write 300 songs.
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: punchy
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: The voice actors of the My Singing Monsters
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: I'm generous so here's three: 1. If the first 3 seconds of the melody sounds good, keep it. (Max Martin) 2. Keep the vocal mic 6 inches away or more from the mouth and point it to the side of the mouth. (Podcastage) 3. Always train your ears. (Mastering.com)
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: Rock and acoustic
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: Coming up with a melody that would accompany a memory
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: Punch and storytelling. I'd rather delete the bad parts; leave the mess to nerds like me.
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: Song process: 1. Songwriting and arrangement 2. Sound design 3. Programming and recording 4. Editing, comping, quantizing, volume automation 5. Mixing 6. Mastering 7. Release Podcasts: 1. Branding assets 2. Raw assets 3. Editing 4. Clip selection 5. Branding 6. Sound enhancements 7. Render and release
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: I do almost everything ITB except recording. Computer: Mac Mini M2 Pro 32GB Memory 512GB SSD DAW: Reaper, FL Studio, Garageband Plugins: Waves Creative Access Subscription, Tukan, Stock plugins Headphone: Calibrated Audio-Technica M20x (Sonarworks SoundID) Mics: SM58 and BM800 Instruments: Kawai ES110, Samick Fairlane, Samick Royale, Modded Stratocaster Clone Guitar Pedals: Joyo British, Cuvave Cube Baby, Ammoon Pockverb, Stereo DI Box
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: - The rock bands who worked with Andy Wallace - Andy Wallace - Chris Lord-Alge - My mentors at Mastering.com (Dane Holmes, Jake Kodweis, Caleb Loveless)
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: - Mastering - Rock music mixing - Track editing - Podcast editing