Music House
Mastering...
Located in New York since 1989
Does Your Music Sound Weak Compared to Your
Favorite Commercial Recording?
Does it lack
Punch, Clarity and Detail?
Is it not as
loud or as "In your face" sounding?
Is it less than you expected?
If so, CD
MASTERING WILL HELP...WE GUARANTEE IT!!!
CD Mastering
is probably the most misunderstood process that your music will
go through. It is also one of the most important phases if you
want it to sound "Big Label".
ALL COMMERCIAL RECORDINGS ARE MASTERED!!!
Your music might have been recorded at one studio and mixed at
another; or possibly recorded and mixed at home. Either way, it
needs to be optimized to play it's best on a multitude of
playback systems.
It needs to be adjusted so that it sounds good on the best home
stereo as well as a not so good car stereo or boom box. The
right amount of E.Q. is applied to make the whole mix sonically
acceptable. After this, the proper amount of Multi-Band
Compression, and / or Limiting needs to be added to bring up
the overall dynamics so your songs sound Loud and Punchy,
without being distorted, giving you that "Big Label" sound.
Your music will be Clearer, Punchier and more refined!
Like everything else, it requires a great deal of skill to give
you the results you want. It also requires specialty gear,
which we have invested a great deal of money in obtaining. We
use only the best pre-amps, compressors and E.Q.'s during audio
mastering. All editing is done in the digital domain until
processing, when we then use analog gear to give "Warmth" and
"Air" to the sound. After this, your song is converted back to
digital using only the best 24/96 converters, so that a CD
master can be made to industry standard Red Book
specifications, ready for pressing.
$75.00
Per Song
or
$475.00 Complete Album
CD
Mastering Includes:
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Media transfer
to 24 bit /96 kHz workstation.
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Class-A
Equalization of all Frequency Bands using Pultec, Avalon and
Focusrite E.Q.'s
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Class-A Analog
and Digital Multi-Band Compression by Urei and Avalon
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SSL Stereo Buss Compression.
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Waves L2 Limiters.
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Stereo Field
Optimization using the latest Stereo Imagers.
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Bass
Management and Optimization.
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Apogee UV22 Dithering.
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Nondestructive
Editing (in/out fades, cross-fades, pauses, etc.)
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Two Red-Book
Specification Gold Masters, ready for Duplication
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ISRC Codes
embedded (if required)
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Artist Name
and Song Titles added for CD Players that display data.
We accept most formats
for Music Mastering.
Click here for list of accepted formats and instructions on
sending.
Click here for CD
Mastering Order Form
Typical
turnaround time for a complete album is 10-14 days. Please call
if you need it sooner and we will always try to accommodate.
Very Important:
For best results, DO NOT add any compression, E.Q. or
Limiting to the final mix. Individual tracks can be processed,
but the Mix should not!!!
We
Also Offer Audio Restoration...
We can remove almost all background noise, clicks, pops, etc.
from old recordings or poorly recorded tracks. Clean up those
old recordings. Remove Hiss from old cassette tapes or reel to
reels.
We charge
$10.00 per minute of material...
ex. a 6 minute song would cost $60.00, a 48 minute CD would
cost $480.00 (well worth the cost of preserving your memories)