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Catalog
BCA-PG-HOME
Products
08
Prices
$29 – $149
Services
04 · mixing & mastering
Formats
Ableton · Logic · Waves · Ozone · PA
Delivery
Instant · lifetime access
Services · engineered by hand
Mixing &
mastering
When the record matters, it needs an engineer, not another plugin. Real ears on your track, mix feedback before anything gets touched, and revisions until it translates everywhere.
- 4–5 business day turnaround
- Unlimited revisions by email
- Five-star client reviews on SoundBetter
Stereo Mastering
Pro masters from your final mixdown. 4–5 day turnaround. Unlimited revisions.
Stem Mastering
Mastered with stem-level control. Tighter, louder, more transparent than stereo mastering.
Full Mix + Master
From raw stems to release-ready. The full studio service — mixed and mastered by Charlie.
Vocal Mix + Master
Pro vocal production and mastering. Tuning, comp, FX, master — the whole record, finished.
BCA-PH-01 · THE LAB
From the mind of
Charlie
Crown
Independent artist and engineer. Every chain, template, and service in this store was built for his own catalog first. He runs this gear on every record he ships. That is the whole pitch: not a guru selling theory, a working artist selling his actual tools.
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Sony · Universal · Ultra · Dim Mak
Work-for-hire releases for majors
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From the Lab
The independent
artist playbook.
9 min read
The Best Chorus Plugins in 2026 (Free, Stock, and Paid, Plus a Settings Chart for Synths, Guitars, Bass and Vocals)
The best chorus plugins in 2026: TAL-Chorus-LX, Kilohearts Chorus, Blue Cat's Chorus and Acon Digital Multiply free; the stock choruses in Ableton, Logic, FL Studio and Pro Tools; and Arturia Chorus JUN-6, Arturia Chorus DIMENSION-D, UA Studio D Chorus, Eventide TriceraChorus and D16 Syntorus 2 paid. Chorus vs flanger vs ensemble vs doubler, the classic Juno and Dimension D sounds, a settings chart by source, and the mistakes that make chorus sound cheap or vanish in mono.
9 min read
R&B Vocal Chain: The Order and Settings Behind Smooth, Intimate R&B Vocals (Tuning, Breaths, Warmth, Space, Harmonies)
An R&B vocal chain in order, with settings for every stage: clip gain, rides and breath control, tuning that leaves runs and vibrato alone, a lower high-pass that keeps the chest, two smooth compressors, warmth, air and careful de-essing, then a plate or dark hall, a filtered delay and throws on sends. How R&B differs from pop and rap, how to stack harmonies so they sound like one choir behind the lead, and the mistakes that make R&B vocals thin or harsh.
8 min read
Valhalla Freq Echo: What Every Knob Does, Stereo vs Mono Mode, and a Settings Chart From Subtle Chorus to Dub Chaos
Valhalla Freq Echo is the free frequency shifter and analog-style echo from Valhalla DSP. What a frequency shifter actually does (and why it isn't a pitch shifter), what Mix, Delay, Shift, Feedback, Low Cut, High Cut, Sync and the stereo/mono switch do, a settings chart from subtle chorus and barberpole phasing to rising dub echoes and self-oscillation, send setup steps, and the mistakes that make it sound out of tune.