Mastering

If you want a great sounding recording, you need professional mastering performed by an experienced specialist...and that's exactly what we offer. Mastering sessions include:

  • » Transfer finished mixes to mastering workstation
    » Equalize and dynamically enhance music
    » Edit and sequence (in/out fades, cross-fades, assemble song order)
    » Bit/sample rate files (if required)
    » Dither/noise shape
    » Encode ISRC, UPC/EAN, and CD Text information (if applicable)
    » Deliver reference disc/tracks for client approval
    » Deliver one red book-compatible audio CD-R (or DDP) with corresponding PQ log and CD quality verification

Mixing and Mastering

Iconic Audio logoNeed professional mixing and mastering for your recording? Paul has teamed up with expert mix engineer Kyle Thompson to form Iconic Audio, offering world-class sound for a fraction of the cost of professional recording studios. The perfect solution for artists with home or project studios who want professional sound. Visit the Iconic Audio site for details.

Tape Texture for Drum Stems

Even if you decide to go elsewhere for mastering, we can still help make your recording sound better. With our unique "tape formulation" signal chain we'll process your 2-channel drum mixdown for maximum impact and realism. All you need to do is use it in place of your original drum mix.

This may be the fastest and easiest way to get analog warmth and impact on your recording! Contact us for pricing and details.

CD Text & CDDB

We encode CD Text on all our client's red book master discs. However, this is different from CDDB information that online music services use to identify songs when a disc is placed in a computer with Internet access.

For a quick explanation of the difference between CD Text and Gracenote's CDDB technology, read this article.

It is the artist's responsibility to register CDDB information with Gracenote.

It is also the artist/label's responsibility to obtain and supply UPC/EAN and ISRC codes if they would like ZenMastering to encode that informat in their album.

Feel free to contact us with any technical questions you have about mastering your project.