A prominent indie artist needed a mix created but there was nothing left of the recording session. A temporary drive that had stored all the session files was damaged, and all McCloskey had to work with was the MP3 mix. Not only would McCloskey have to work with a low resolution audio file, but there were no stems for him to work with.While this was far from ideal, McCloskey has become an expert at salvaging 2-track and beat file deliveries and turning them into compelling mixes. He turned to AudioShake.

Although AudioShake works best with high resolution audio like WAV and AIFF, McCloskey ran the MP3 through our platform, separating the song into six stems. “The AudioShake vocals and instrumental were pristine," he says. Applying EQ and compression, he was able to create a mix that the client was thrilled with. Now, McCloskey is turning to AudioShake to help create stems for spatial mixing, bringing that new listening experience to indie artists as well as major label customers.