whats the best audio mastering sites out there?

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everyone ive gone to has been garbage... i feel like i put so much time in my mixes recordings and lyrics that i only want the best..

im sure a lot of artist feel me on that


please link me to some good sites
 
If you want to get in depth and also learn alot of things that will help you with recording and mixing as well as how digital audio really works. I would suggest you get this book.

http://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Audio-Science-Bob-Katz/dp/0240805453

Forgot to mention you will learn about mastering too. The book will provide good context surrounding mastering as well as some philosophy.


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Farview said:
www.massivemastering.com 'nuff said.
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Or Tom, he's a nice guy too.

Still the OP worries me. Everyone he's gone to has been garbage? You pay good money for garbage? This seems like a communication problem. Did you tell the ME what you wanted? If you didn't get it, did you go back to them with specifics on what you needed fixed?

Don't get me wrong, it's possible they were incompetent. But you should be able to figure out whether or not they were going to fit your style with a demo track, which I think John (Massive) does, Tom (masteringhouse) I think, but I forget . . .
 
First thing I'd suggest is to stop looking for mastering "sites", 99% of which are kids with cracked copies of Waves who really have no idea of what they're doing, and look for actual mastering engineers with real mastering facilities.

The two guys here who meet that description and who have earned your business have already been mentioned as John Scrip from Massive Masteing and Tom Volpicelli (sp?) from Mastering House. John's Internet address has already been given. Tom's is www.masteringhouse.com.

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mshilarious said:
Or Tom, he's a nice guy too.

Still the OP worries me. Everyone he's gone to has been garbage? You pay good money for garbage? This seems like a communication problem. Did you tell the ME what you wanted? If you didn't get it, did you go back to them with specifics on what you needed fixed?

Don't get me wrong, it's possible they were incompetent. But you should be able to figure out whether or not they were going to fit your style with a demo track, which I think John (Massive) does, Tom (masteringhouse) I think, but I forget . . .
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A couple of my old recordings from way back sound fine even good on thier own but, in no way will hold up to mastering. To high of a noise floor, distortion that becomes prominent upon mastering, instruments taking up too much frequency range.

There's alot of things in a recording that can cause you problems in mastering.
I have studio work I paid for that will no hold up to mastering well;)

Although a mastering engineer should come out and say it. We are not going to be able to pump this up as much as normal because ????????? or if we try and make this like a commercial cd you will have this problem.

F.S.
 
As it has been mentioned before, looking for mastering "sites" is gonna get you nowhere plus a lot of wasted money (take it from someone who's done it enough times). I've only sent one project to John Scrip (Massive) and he did a good job despite a generally crappy mix.

If you're willing to spend a little more money, I would suggest Sterling Sound's After Hours. You get the assistant and junior engineers, which seems scary, but these guys are actually good. Sterling won't let anything out that would cripple their reputation as one of the top facilities in the country. If you're up to spending $125.00 per mix (which is good for the job they do), I'd recommend those guys - particularly Will Quinell, my go-to guy. He works under Chris Gheringer who has a hell of a reputation...
 
Freudian Slip said:
Although a mastering engineer should come out and say it. We are not going to be able to pump this up as much as normal because ????????? or if we try and make this like a commercial cd you will have this problem.
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On the other hand if you tell them upfront that it's an old mix that is a salvage job and to go nuts with rescue techniques no matter how extreme, you might be surprised.

I have an old recording done on a boombox in a dorm room. It sounds like doggy doo, but the performance was so good--inspired even--that every few years as I get nicer toys, I try to salvage it . . . someday it will sound like it does in my mind :o
 
Thanks for the recommendations gentlemen!

I do provide an inital sample with all projects that I take on. Mainly to get feedback from the client and to let them hear what their mix is capable of from my end.

You may have to be patient for evaluations however, I'm often backed-up by a week or so.

Best,
Tom
 
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