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johno27
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Registered: Jul 2007
Location: jhb
Best Commercial Mastering

Hey all,

Just wondering if anyone has some good references for mastering houses - specifically for trance?

Preferably internet based for ftp upload / download etc.

I usually master my own stuff but I'm curious to try a few tracks out with a big-name mastering studio (used by any of the big name guys).

Any suggestions welcome!

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celestial thug
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Registered: Mar 2008
Location: Copenhagen

absolutely. Contact these guys:

http://www.dreamvisionmedia.net/releases.html

They are the heads behind Andromeda, Chromosome, Soul Surfer etc...and they are quality! best of all, they are very nice and easy going guys.

these are the prices

Full Length Cd album: 300 Euros incl Vat.
Single Cd: 180 Euros incl Vat.
Vinyl Album: 300 Euros incl Vat.
Vinyl 12": 160 Euros incl Vat.


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Magnus
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Registered: Mar 2001
Location: Seattle, WA

Also check out Sonic Vista Mastering studios in Ibiza. Just look at the guy's client list.

http://www.sonicvistastudios.com/


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celestial thug
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Registered: Mar 2008
Location: Copenhagen

quote:
Originally posted by Magnus
Also check out Sonic Vista Mastering studios in Ibiza. Just look at the guy's client list.

http://www.sonicvistastudios.com/


niceness! thanks for this heads up


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Zombie0729
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Registered: Oct 2003
Location: .

this guy needs no introduction :P tell him i sent you, he'll hook it up


http://www.jackthebear.com.au/

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Kid_presentable
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Registered: May 2005
Location: Sydney,Australia

quote:
Originally posted by Zombie0729

http://www.jackthebear.com.au/


Aussie aussie aussie!

hes around $240au a track.

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derail
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Registered: Feb 2007
Location: Canberra, Australia

Yes, Tony (or Jack) mastered a couple of my tracks a few years ago. My mixing skills weren't as good back then (so he was never going to be able to turn my tracks into masterpieces), but I wasn't that enthusiastic about the results. He had a certain vision of what the tracks required, took them in a certain direction, which wasn't really what I was after. I sat with him during the process (as well as his next session, a dj mix CD). He works at incredibly loud levels just about the whole time. So in terms of making sure the bass region is solid, hits you properly, all that, he has that well covered. But I like my high end definition, and his mastering made my mixes much duller (even though the low end was improved).

So make sure you know what you're after - I asked him beforehand if I should bring reference CDs, he discouraged that. It seems he has a vision of what things should sound like - hopefully it's the same as your vision! (If so, then yes - he's very capable, he has great gear and he'll do a great job)

As always, take full responsibility for your mixes. Make them as good as you possibly can, try to get them to a stage where a mastering engineer will do nothing to them, or possibly replicate what you've done to your mix (in terms of master eq/ compression/ limiting/ whatever), using expensive/ quality tools. But know this - spending massive amounts on mastering isn't going to make a so-so mix sound great.

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Registered: Apr 2005
Location: a universal nation

'masterpiece' in london

'optimum mastering' in bristol.


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No Left Turn
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Registered: Sep 2003
Location: San Francisco

http://www.purefocus.ca

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Getafix
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Registered: Sep 2006
Location: Pakistan

Out of all these listed above i would only trust Jack the Bear's mastering skills.

The guy who posted the dreamvisionmedia studio, are you kidding me? Did you check out his gear list. What's the point in sending stuff over to someone who's using m-audio gear!

Personally i would only send my stuff to a studio that had a much better monitoring setup then mine which includes better acoustic treatment as well as high-end hardware.


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derail
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Registered: Feb 2007
Location: Canberra, Australia

quote:
Originally posted by Getafix
What's the point in sending stuff over to someone who's using m-audio gear!


It's a balance. Ideally, you'd get someone who has the absolute best gear and also does the best job on your tracks. That's not always the case. I've been to a number of absolutely beautiful mastering studios, with crazily expensive gear, but my current mastering engineer uses mainly Waves processors. I'll keep looking around now and then, but currently he's the engineer who does the best job, to my ears.

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Freak
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Registered: Jul 2003
Location: On a plane probably...

Porkys on shaftesbury ave in london
The exchange in London
Masterpiece

Also try Tape to Tape and the Town house or ask them to recommend someone...

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