This mastering version is an upgraded version of the mastering service I am offering. I decided to provide a new version of my service that will allow me the time and work to go deeper in offering your song the best possible version of itself. What does Premium Mastering offer more? A complete analysis of your song before I start working on it. I will provide an analysis either by mail or video. I'll recommend what you need to change to improve the mix. Depending of your needs, we will decide if we use digital or analog treatment. I can offer a preview of one or the other for you to pick from. This service offers two revisions (regular mastering includes 1). You get priority in my queue for mastering the day's bookings. Regarding Mastering: Mastering is often confused with many different things. It means "creating a master file ready for duplication." We must understand here that your song might not be ready to be sold in stores because it doesn't meet the requirements, nor does it compete with similar songs on the market. Mastering means I take your song and make it ready for distribution (Online stores, streaming services, vinyl cut, CD, etc), but if you aim to share it with DJs to play in a club, it will deliver proper power to sound solid. In this process, I also ensure your song will sound best on most sound systems (e.g. home, car, headphones, mobile, etc.). If you have an album, I will also make sure all songs are coherent. This includes fixing issues, balancing, adjusting tone, adding power, width, etc. Sometimes, I can add colour. Analog: Analog mastering means I will use outboard to process your digital file. It is not better than digital mastering, as it gives a unique colour. We often feel it has a hifi/lofi hiss, described best as "a gentle warm blanket." Analog mastering is not better than digital. It is simply a different aesthetic. Digital: Digital mastering is very precise and clean. It is the best option for transparent results. It allows me to use more tools to fix issues. Coloured vs transparent mastering: If you feel your song is lacking life and energy and have the impression it sounds far from your references, it might need colour. That option opens up a free pass for me to take any tool to push the results as far as necessary. In this option, your song will be altered (lightly or heavily). Transparent mastering is for people who are attached to how their song sounds as is and want minimal intervention. It usually involves fixing issues and loudness matching. Please send me a reference for a song in WAV or MP3 format you like so I can try to match it. What I need from you/ How to prepare: - Stereo file, wav or AIFF, 16bits min, 44.1khz (or higher). - Book 1 master per song. This is for a song of 10 min or less. Longer songs will involve extra fees. - No compression on the master when rendering; ensure there's at least 3 dB of headroom (-3dBfs).
