Fotios Koulakos, Author at Musical U

Fotios Koulakos

Fotios Koulakos is a mastering engineer based in Canton, Ohio, U.S.A. He owns and runs 1st Call Mastering, a mastering studio. Fotios began as a self-taught musician and audiophile and has been pursuing the vision of music, audio, and electronics for most of his life. His musical education took him from playing, to composing, to recording and producing and led to the building of a studio in 1995 and the starting of 1st Call Mastering in 2006.

Posts by Fotios Koulakos

Frequency Band Characteristics (Part 1)

by Fotios Koulakos | Apr 20, 2010 | Audio Frequencies | 1 comment

Get audio ear training hints and tips for recognising the characteristic sounds of frequency bands 1-5 (20Hz-640Hz) and download practice MP3s for these bands.

Percussion Frequencies Part 2 – Cymbals

by Fotios Koulakos | Apr 8, 2010 | Audio Frequencies | 0 comments

Learn to recognise audio frequencies by ear using these hi-hat, ride and crash cymbal sounds as your training material. Great for EQ and production ear training.

Percussion Frequencies Part 1 – Drums

by Fotios Koulakos | Mar 23, 2010 | Audio Frequencies | 2 comments

Learn to recognise audio frequencies by ear using these kick, snare and tom drum sounds as your training material. Great for EQ and production ear training.

Introduction To Frequency Training

by Fotios Koulakos | Feb 23, 2010 | Audio Frequencies | 8 comments

Frequency ear training is essential for all audio professionals and recording musicians. Learn the fundamentals and get started with this introductory series.

What’s ‘frequency training’ all about?

by Fotios Koulakos | Feb 5, 2010 | Audio Frequencies | 0 comments

Frequency ear training is essential for all audio pros and recording musicians. Learn here what exactly it’s all about and how you can get started today.

Introducing: Fotios Koulakos

by Fotios Koulakos | Feb 4, 2010 | News | 1 comment

Hello to all of you, my name is Fotios Koulakos. I am a mastering engineer currently residing and working in Canton, Ohio, U.S.A. If you permit me a moment of your time, I will share a little bit about my background. As a young boy, I had an interest in electronics...