Mastering For Vinyl Services

Vinyl mastering facilities rely on de essers that are built for this particular problem.

Mastering for vinyl services. Apple digital masters adm mastering. Mastering is the final stage of post production. Mastering for vinyl what is mastering. In the simplest terms mastering is the process of taking the final mixes whether it s for a full length album or a single and adjusting levels eq and dynamic range to create the final master for the intended medium vinyl cd digital download streaming cassette etc.

A file with 16bit 44 100khz will work as well but is not as good. Even to the untrained ear mastering leaves an unmistakable mark. Services townsend mastering is a full service mastering studio with a focus on vinyl excellence. Vinyl mastering is the process between the final mixdown of your audio material and the vinyl cutting and pressing stage.

He works directly with many talented producers engineers like don was blake mills and rich costey. Chicago mastering service is a full service analog and digital audio mastering studio. We offer mastering services for vinyl digital distribution streaming cd and cassette as well as dub plate cutting. Cd quality digital masters 44 1khz 16bit video quality digital masters 48k 24bit apple digital masters adm 24 bit vinyl digital masters 24 bit hi res mp3 digital masters 320kbps.

But many vinyl cutters have been benefitting from the constant development and growing versatility of the plug in world. Several known outboard de essers through the years include the maselec mds 2 and the orban 536 a. Ian sefchick was grammy nominated in 2017 for the digital mastering of gregg allmans southern blood. We can create a vinyl master for audiophiles or for dj s which is suitable for cutting and replication.

We offer an in house mastering service or you can send us your production on cd or in wav aiff or flac format. Our 1 400 square foot facility is located on chicago s near west side. A mastering engineer combines aesthetics with a knowledge of deliverable formats such as cd streaming services and vinyl for example. Ian is a lathe technician and vinyl mastering engineer with hundreds of vinyl titles including 50 of the most recent blue note jazz titles.

You can turn your final mix into a master for cd vinyl itunes etc. Every single track released by a major record label on vinyl has been treated this process. Stereo 5 1 surround sound mastering. All recordings should be done ideally in 24bit 96khz dynamic with a light limiter or without.

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