Mastering is what you need when your mix sounds good on its own, or on a certain set of speakers,
but it needs that extra oomph to make it come alive–across all listening devices and compared
to your favorite recordings.
Before:
After:
Before clip raised in volume for more accurate comparison. Hear more from Ben Talmi on his Bandcamp page.
When you get your music mastered by us,
the overall loudness, brightness, low end, and width of your
mixes will stack up against your favorite recordings. If you send us an album or EP, it will
sound consistent from song to song. We can also add energy,
excitement, and immediacy to your recordings. (Yes, there's a knob for that.)
In other words: listeners will be able to simply enjoy your music. They won't
be distracted by having to adjust their volume, treble, or bass controls after putting your music on
after one of their other favorite artists. And this will be true regardless of where they're
listening–in a car stereo, on an iPod, at the club, on the radio, etc.
Our Mastering Promises
• If we don't think we can improve your mixes, we won't accept your money. Period.
• If you want feedback on your mixes before we begin, we're happy to offer it. Just ask.
• If we think your mastering goals are unrealistic, we'll tell you. And we'll do all we can
to help you improve your recordings or suggest other alternatives.
• No secrets. If you want to know what we did and why we did it, we'll tell you.
More Details About Our Mastering Service
• What you'll send us: one WAV or AIF for each song
• $40/song
• Hear a proof online before you pay
• Tell us your favorite records and we'll use them as references, or leave it open ended and we'll do what we think best suits your music.
• Fancy-schmancy audio techniques that can be involved: limiting, EQ, compression, stereo width adjustment, de-essing, mid-side processing, multi-band processing.
