Mastering is one of the most important links in the chain of music production. Yet, it is probably the least understood. And it is rapidly becoming the most abused. You can be assured that no music is released by a major label or competitive indi label that has not been mastered.

What can result if a project is not mastered.

An album that has not been mastered may exhibit one or all of the following telltale signs:

1. 1. The CD is low in volume compared to others. Or, if on cassette, it is noisy and distant sounding. 

2. 2. The songs are uneven in volume. Some are too loud, some too soft. 
3. 3. The songs do not have a consistent sound. Some have more bass than others, some are brighter and thin sounding etc. 
4. 4. The album doesn't seem to flow properly. 
 
5. 5. There is noise between the songs. 

6. 6. There is no spaciousness to the sound. It sounds confined between the two speakers. 
 
7. 7. It sounds O.K. on big systems, but it doesn't sound good in the car or on boom boxes. 

8. 8. It can't be played at a loud volume without the stereo system distorting. 

9. 9. It doesn't sound like other albums. The EQ has to be adjusted for it to play back correctly.

In mastering, the ultimate goal is to apply changes to music that maximize its sound -- punchier drums, clearer bass, or whatever is desired -- without imparting any coloration from the process itself, while at the same time maintaining the highest resolution. In short, the perfect solution would probably contain the best elements of both analog and digital.

In our studio, we do just that. Take the best elements of both analog and digital and apply into your project. Lavery Gold - Converter, Tube Tech Multi-Compressor, Waves, Oram Mastering EQ, and many addition elements that will make your mastering irresistible. Don't fall for only computer mastering with cheap normalization, because your mix will sound worse then before mastering. 

Let us help you get the best out of your projects, so you can see the difference yourself. We also have the ability to make mastering in 44.1K - 96K .

For more information on Mastering, please visit "What is better, Analog or Digital Mastering?"