I have invested substantial time, money and effort researching the most accurate monitoring system, Larry adds. While many commercial recording facilities offer mastering as part of their services, it is hard to objectively hear the end result of your production after spending weeks or even months listening in the same environment. That is where Silvertone comes in. While working with the artist and producer, DeVivo lends his objectivity and is able to create the perfect finished sound by fine tuning the project. When asked why this service is necessary, Larry points out level adjustment, multi-band limiting, tonal balance and equalization.
Equalization adjusts the harmonic content and timber.
These areas are often times misunderstood and consequently overlooked by many people in the audio industry, unfortunately leaving too many quality projects unfinished. Larry has a long list of credentials including work with Atlantic Records, MCA Records, AMB Records, New Millennium Records, International Corporate Video and San Jose Video. A musician dating back to 1975, DeVivo also credits himself with working in a wide, diverse field of music styles-rap, pop, classical, baroque, country and rock, to name a few. By nature DeVivo considers himself an audiophile having spent most of his life developing critical listening techniques to fine tune his hearing. Mastering is truly the last step, absolutely necessary for any audio work to compete on a professional level, says DeVivo, this includes radio spots, commercials, spoken word, audio for video, as well as musical creations.