As the final step in the creative process, Mastering is every bit as important in making a consistently great-sounding album. During mastering we make sure that songs’ levels are uniform and consistent with a pleasing sound. It is here that we take care of problem areas like shrill highs, undefined mid-range, muddy bass and make smooth, clear and punchy tracks that sound good on any sound system.

Some of the things we do during the mastering process are:

• Remove tape hiss, noise, clicks and crackles if needed.
• Check left and right balance and correct any phase issues.
• EQ where necessary and smooth out or correct any problem areas.
• Apply compression, limiting and spatial enhancements.
• Editing, track sequencing and timing.
• Add fade-ins or fade-outs if needed.
• Match all track loudness levels.
• Enter in CD text.
• Create a DDP Master for CD replication.

SUBMITTING YOUR MIXES FOR MASTERING: You can send us your mixes on a flash drive, DVD, CDR, or you can email them to us through our FTP service. When submitting your project for mastering, please include the following information:

CONTACT INFORMATION

• Name and mailing address
• Email address
• Phone Number

PROJECT INFORMATION

• Artist Name
• Album Title
• Track Titles

ACCEPTED DATA FILE FORMATS

• WAV
• AIFF
• 44.1k, 48k, 88.2k, 96k sample rates
• 16, 24, 32 bit depth