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Mastering
$30.00 USD
Mastering Services Overview
Mastering is the final step in the music production process, and it has a significant impact on the overall sound and quality of a song. When your song is mastered, it is equalized, balanced, and polished to make it sound as professional and polished as possible. Enhance your music with our professional mastering services. Here are some benefits of mastering:
- Improved sound quality: Mastering can enhance the overall sound of a song by balancing the levels of the different instruments, improving the clarity and definition of the vocals, and increasing the overall volume and fullness of the track.
- Enhanced dynamic range: Mastering helps to improve the dynamic range of a song, making it sound more dynamic and lively. This can be especially important for songs that are meant to be played on loudspeakers or in a live setting.
- Increased loudness: One of the most common reasons for mastering a song is to increase its overall loudness. By carefully adjusting the levels of the different elements in a song, I will make the track sound louder and more impactful without sacrificing quality or introducing distortion.
- Improved consistency: If you have multiple songs that you want to release as an album or EP, mastering will ensure that they all have a consistent sound and level of loudness. This can be especially important if you want your tracks to sound cohesive when played back to back.
What I need
- Export a high-quality format: WAV or AIFF.
- Export at the highest bit depth and sample rate. A bit depth of 24 bits and a sample rate of at least 44.1 kHz are generally recommended.
- Leave some headroom in your mix by bringing down the overall volume of the track before exporting. This will give me some room to work with and avoid clipping or oversaturation.
- Label the file correctly: It's important to label your exported file correctly, including the song title, artist name, and version number. This will help me keep track of the different versions of the mix.
Are you ready to release your music on streaming platforms like Spotify, Apple Music, and Tidal? I understand the technical requirements of popular streaming platforms and will make sure your tracks meet the necessary standards for loudness and dynamic range. I will also ensure that your tracks sound great on a wide range of devices and playback systems.
Whether you're releasing an album or a single, mastering will help you achieve a consistent, high-quality sound that will stand out on streaming platforms.
Mastering for Streaming Delivery
- Target -14 LUFS
- Adjust the overall volume and dynamic range of the track
- Enhance the clarity and definition of the mix
- Adjust the stereo field and stereo imaging
- Adjust the tonal balance and EQ of the track
- Add slight reverb, if needed
- Ensure that the track meets industry standards for loudness and level
- Ensure that the track is properly formatted for distribution
- Add metadata such as track titles and artist information
- Provide high-resolution audio files for digital distribution
- Run audio through analog gear to add warmth
- Personalized Mastering to your genre and song
- Never use automated software or presets. All mastering is done by me.
My digital mastering service includes a range of techniques to ensure that your music is perfectly balanced and ready for traditional mediums such as CD and radio broadcast. I use EQ and compression to enhance the sonic balance and create a natural flow from one song to the next. I also use stereo imaging to ensure that the music is spatially balanced, creating a sense of depth and clarity in the sound.
Digital Mastering Delivery
- Adjust the overall volume and dynamic range of the track
- Enhance the clarity and definition of the mix
- Adjust the stereo field and stereo imaging
- Adjust the tonal balance and EQ of the track
- Add slight reverb, if needed
- Ensure that the track meets industry standards for loudness and level
- Ensure that the track is properly formatted for distribution
- Add metadata such as track titles and artist information
- Provide high-resolution audio files for digital distribution
- Personalized Mastering to your genre and song
- Never use automated software or presets. All mastering is done by me.
Analog mastering is a type of mastering technique that involves using analog equipment to process and refine the sound of a recording. Analog equipment includes items like compressors, equalizers, and other processing gear that use physical components to manipulate the sound.
Analog mastering can add warmth, character, and a sense of depth to a recording. It's common for mastering engineers to go the analog mastering route as it can produces a more natural sound that is pleasing to the ear.
Analog Mastering Delivery
- Adjust the overall volume and dynamic range of the track
- Enhance the clarity and definition of the mix
- Adjust the stereo field and stereo imaging
- Adjust the tonal balance and EQ of the track
- Add slight reverb, if needed
- Ensure that the track meets industry standards for loudness and level
- Ensure that the track is properly formatted for distribution
- Add metadata such as track titles and artist information
- Provide high-resolution audio files for digital distribution
- Run audio through analog gear to add warmth
- Personalized Mastering to your genre and song
- Never use automated software or presets. All mastering is done by me.
Vinyl mastering is the process of preparing a recording for release on vinyl records. This involves a number of steps, including equalization, compression, and limiting, all of which are designed to optimize the audio for the unique characteristics of the vinyl format.
One of the primary goals of vinyl mastering is to ensure that the audio is loud and punchy enough to cut through the noise and distortion inherent in the vinyl medium. This is achieved through a combination of equalization, compression, and limiting, which work together to boost the overall level of the audio and provide a more cohesive and consistent sound.
Vinyl Mastering Delivery
- Adjust the overall volume and dynamic range of the track
- Enhance the clarity and definition of the mix
- Adjust the stereo field and stereo imaging
- Adjust the tonal balance and EQ of the track
- Add slight reverb, if needed
- Ensure that the track meets industry standards for loudness and level
- Ensure that the track is properly formatted for distribution
- Add metadata such as track titles and artist information
- Provide high-resolution audio files for digital distribution
- Personalized Mastering to your genre and song
- Never use automated software or presets. All mastering is done by me.
Stem mastering is a type of audio mastering service that involves processing a track by dividing it into its component parts or "stems." These stems might include the vocals, drums, bass, guitars, and other individual elements of the track. Each stem is then processed separately to achieve a more refined sound, and then the stems are combined to create the final master.
Stem mastering allows for greater control and flexibility over the final sound of a track. By processing each individual stem, I am able to adjust the levels, EQ, and other effects to create a more polished and cohesive sound. Stem mastering can be particularly useful for complex tracks with multiple layers of instrumentation, as it allows for more targeted processing.
When you commission a stem mastering project, you would provide me with the individual stems of your track. This might include the vocal stem, drum stem, bass stem, and so on. I will then process each stem separately to achieve the desired sound.
- Once the individual stems have been processed, I will combine them to create the final master. The finished product will be a high-quality, polished track that sounds cohesive and balanced.
Stem Mastering Delivery - High-quality, polished final master of your track
- Individual stems that have been processed and refined
- A cohesive and balanced sound across all stems and the final master
- Increased clarity and depth in the sound of the track
- Adjusted levels and EQ for each stem, as needed
- Any additional processing or effects applied to specific stems, as requested
- Metadata and formatting for traditional release mediums, if applicable (such as CD or vinyl)
- Any notes or feedback from me about the mastering process and the final master