“I much prefer my room’s monitoring to most other places,” Ramazanoglu admits. For instance, when working on Noel Gallagher’s album Who Built The Moon?, the initial tracking was started in London’s spacious The Pool studios.
That usability extends to using Reference’s room calibration software to bring that slice of home with him to even the most luxurious spaces. “It really removes fear of the unknown in these situations,” he says, and referring to the vast array of more than 250 supported headphone models, he says “No matter what pair of headphones I happen to be using, the calibration profiles make them all level and usable.” Reference’s calibrated headphone profiles have allowed him to mix with confidence no matter which of these spaces he finds himself in.
“It gives me a neutral portable listening environment that is incredibly practical and can be used anywhere.”įor Ramazanoglu, ‘anywhere’ can take on many forms, he’s found himself working on planes, trains, buses, and even hotel rooms. “It was amazing from the first time I plugged it in,” he says. Needing a mobile solution that could be trusted in any of these spaces, Ramazanoglu added Reference to his workflow and immediately noticed the difference. “When you record in a room with a lot of problem areas and then take it somewhere else to mix it, there can be issues that weren’t audible at the time.” “Each studio space sounds completely different,” Ramazanoglu explains. Despite doing much of his work here however, he has increasingly found himself tracking and mixing on-the-go and having to deal with the mix translation issues that sometimes come with switching studios.
When mixing and composing at his studio in Hoxa HQ in West Hampstead London, Ramazanoglu has a regular setup that has been carefully set up to his preferences, a Pro Tools HDX rig with an 8x8x8, UAD Apollo 8P Interface and PMC 228 monitors as well as a large selection of outboard, analog reverbs and effects pedals. Ramazanoglu has recently come to trust Sonarworks’ Reference 4 studio calibration software as an essential ingredient to his mobile lifestyle, as so much of his work involves critical listening in various studios around the world. Tuesday, NovemLondon, United Kingdom – Hitmaking producer/engineer/instrumentalist Emre Ramazanoglu has made his career on the ability to keep moving - from his early days as a drummer/programmer in the electronic and dance music scenes to his engineering work with high profile artists like Noel Gallagher, Lily Allen, and Richard Ashcroft, his flexibility and versatility have kept his work in high demand for more than twenty years. Goin’ Mobile: Producer/Engineer Emre Ramazanoglu Trusts Sonarworks’ Reference 4 To Keep Him Moving London-Based Producer Explains How Sonarworks Has ‘Set Him Free’