Noam Levinberg is a mastering engineer and the owner of the brand-new plugin company, Safari Pedals! He's based out of Tel Aviv, Israel. In our conversation Noam and I go deep on the following: Lessons from building the audio department at a sync company You don’t have to smash the dynamics for sync music Headroom and dynamics Things are getting quieter How he built his new plugin company, Safari Pedals What’s under the hood of his plugins Why he says no to mixing and only masters music now Hybrid mastering approaches When to say yes to everything (and when not to) Listening to more music helps Moving studios Enjoying the journey from point A to point B Don’t be afraid to reach out to peopleAnd so much more! You can learn more about Noam at https://www.noamlevinberg.com/ You can follow Noam on Social Media IG - https://www.instagram.com/noamlevinberg/ ***Thanks to our sponsors!*** Carl Bahner's resources for studio professionals - https://www.carlbahner.com/resources Progressions with Travis Ference - https://www.progressionspodcast.com/listen ***Join the Secret Sonics Discord community here(!) - discord.gg/UP97b72W6t ***BRAND NEW!*** SECRET SONICS PATREON - patreon.com/benwallickmusic References: Safari Pedals (Promo Code secretsonics20 at checkout) - https://safaripedals.com/collections/all Noam's first episode - https://www.benwallick.com/podcast-episodes/2020/11/1/secret-sonics-070-noam-levinberg Artlist - https://artlist.io/ Crookwood mastering console - https://crookwood.com/audio-mastering/m1-mastering-console/ Sontec EQ - https://gearspace.com/board/high-end/1223319-sontec-432c-eq-holy-grail-mixing.html Consider rating and reviewing our show on Apple Podcasts and sharing this or any of your favorite episodes with a friend or two. Thank you to Zvi Rodan, Mendy Portnoy, and Yakir Hyman for contributing to the podcast theme music! Thanks to Gavi Kutliroff for editing this episode! You can find out more about Secret Sonics and subscribe on your favorite podcast app by visiting www.secretsonics.co Have a great week, stay safe, and dig in! -Ben