Online Mastering Services?

nicka · Post by **nicka** » Tue May 01, 2007 10:01 pm

Hey

IM wanting to get some of my tracks mastered to vbring the best of in them so that i can hand out a few promo cd's and i was just wondering if anyone knows of or has any experiences or any good companys at all? My style is house music

thnaks

dpel · Post by **dpel** » Tue May 01, 2007 10:14 pm

check your PM

leedsquietman · Post by **leedsquietman** » Tue May 01, 2007 10:16 pm

http://www.sonymusicsim.com/

lunabass · Post by **lunabass** » Wed May 02, 2007 12:55 am

leedsquietman wrote:http://www.sonymusicsim.com/

I noticed in another thread you mentioned that people you know use them and have been happy. Were these one particular style of music or many.

I also am looking into getting a House track professionally mastered just to test it against what i already do myself.

fluffage · Post by **fluffage** » Wed May 02, 2007 3:19 am

I run an online mastering service specialising in (but not limited to) dance music. You can check out my website at:

http://www.purefocus.ca

Lots of before/after sample clips, a useful FAQ page, and extremely reasonable rates. Give me a shout if interested

-Robin

leedsquietman · Post by **leedsquietman** » Wed May 02, 2007 5:35 am

I know people who make house/trance/hip hop/alternative rock and heavier grungy stuff who used the service and were happy.

If you believe the hype, it is done by the same mastering studios where Sony master all their major label artists and they have several different mastering engineers who specialize in different genres.

http://www.sonymusicstudios.com/newstudio/

and click on mastering for a list of their mastering engineers.

lunabass · Post by **lunabass** » Wed May 02, 2007 5:52 am

Sonys basic mastering cost per track is $99

Syntheme · Post by **Syntheme** » Wed May 02, 2007 6:47 am

get a masteringBuddy™

He/she masters your tracks and you master his/hers

you get a fresh ear and if you have chosen well, a good master

You can learn together about the mastering process and both come out as winners

donnydonny · Post by **donnydonny** » Thu May 03, 2007 2:04 am

I've had a bunch of tunes mastered at PureFocus and am always amazed by the results I get back. If it rhymed with "-ack", I'd totally use the "... you never go back" joke, but it doesn't so I can't, and it sucks because I'd be completely serious about it at the same time.

marky · Post by **marky** » Thu May 03, 2007 2:12 am

I'd recommend Shawn Hatfield at audible oddities. Did a great job on some deep tech-house tracks of mine a while back.

blank · Post by **blank** » Thu May 03, 2007 11:18 am

there was a superb Sound on Sound issue on this in the last month ( automn)

try browsing their online archive

Syntheme · Post by **Syntheme** » Thu May 03, 2007 11:26 am

how about a test of peoples mastering skillz on this board? we could choose someone's dry mix and each produce our own mastered version ( every one should master the track to a similar RMS loudness to make it easier to compare) we could find our mastering buddies that way.

it'd be a great way to learn new techniques!!!

sweetjesus · Post by **sweetjesus** » Thu May 03, 2007 1:56 pm

Syntheme wrote:how about a test of peoples mastering skillz on this board? we could choose someone's dry mix and each produce our own mastered version ( every one should master the track to a similar RMS loudness to make it easier to compare) we could find our mastering buddies that way.

it'd be a great way to learn new techniques!!!

i see what you did there.

i'm up for it!

nebulae · Post by **nebulae** » Thu May 03, 2007 2:24 pm

I'm in as well.

minimal · Post by **minimal** » Thu May 03, 2007 2:45 pm

I'm in too, we should get the panel as eterogeneus as possible
and some real mastering engineer should be in the panel for the sake of professional feedback I think

who could be part of that panel?