Do I need professional mastering?
Mastering fine-tunes the balance and enhances the audio of your music, providing the final step before distribution. In a competitive industry, a well-mastered track can be the key to getting your music noticed.
What is the process of mastering?
Mastering is the final stage of audio post-production, ensuring balanced sound and consistent playback across all systems and tracks.
How to prepare my track for mastering?
You can check our pre-master specifications here.
Why should I use an engineer instead of AI or Instant Mastering?
A major limitation of AI mastering is that it fails to account for the unique elements of each track, relying solely on waveform data without the benefit of human insight. In contrast, our production experience allows us to offer insightful feedback, helping clients enhance and refine their productions.
What is the difference between mixing and mastering?
Mixing is the first step of post-production, where an engineer balances individual tracks to create a unified sound. Using tools like EQ and compression, they eliminate clashes and emphasize key elements. Mastering, on the other hand, applies subtle adjustments to the entire song, refining it for optimal playback across all systems before distribution.
I want to upload a song to Spotify / Apple Music / Soundcloud, what file type do I need?
Unless you’re signed to a label, you have to work with an artist aggregator or distributor to get your music placed on these various services (with the exception of Soundcloud). In order to upload your music properly distribution sites will accept audio of 16 bit (sample size), 44.1 kHz (sample rate), 1411 kbps (bit rate) stereo WAV files. Apple transcodes the lossless file given to them to AAC (advanced audio codec) at 256kbps. They then stream this file through Apple Music. Soundcloud allows you to upload .MP3's or Uncompressed / HD WAVs, but Uncompressed or HD .WAVs will sound better on Soundcloud than .MP3's will.
I already have a mastering chain on my song, do I need to remove before submitting?
We have the most effective mastering effect on your music if you do not have a chain on your file.
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