Sunday, September 05, 2010

Audio Mastering/Album Cover Design

 

 

Audio Mastering


Let our first class mastering engineers put their finishing touches on your music.  We use combination of analogue and digital gear, our mastering technicians apply EQ, multiband compression, stereo imaging to make your mix shine. Our mastering service will give your song the finished professional sound quality recording for record label scouting and radio airplay. Our engineers will take the source material and process it using equalization, compression,limiting,noise reduction and other processes.

Afterwards,it is rendered to a medium such as CD or DVD. This mastered source material is also put in the proper order at this stage. This is commonly called the assembly or track sequencing. More tasks such as editing, pre-gapping, leveling, fading in and out, noise reduction and other signal restoration and enhancement processes can be applied as part of the mastering stage. The specific medium varies, depending on the intended release format of the final product. For digital audio releases, there is more than one possible master medium, chosen based on replication factory requirements or record label security concerns.

Our mastering engineers may be required to take other steps, such as the creation of a PMCD (Pre-Mastered Compact Disc), where this cohesive material needs to be transferred to a master disc for mass replication. A good architecture of the PMCD is crucial for a successful transfer to a glass master that will generate stampers for reproduction. The process of audio mastering varies depending on the specific needs of the audio to be processed. Steps of the process typically include but are not limited to the following:

  1. Transferring the recorded audio tracks into the Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) (optional).
  2. Sequence the separate songs or tracks (the spaces in between) as they will appear on the final product (for example, an audio CD).
  3. Process or "sweeten" audio to maximize the sound quality for its particular medium.
  4. Transfer the audio to the final master format (i.e., Red Book-compatible audio CD or a CD-ROM data etc.).

Some of the actions we take during mastering are:

  1. Edit minor flaws.
  2. Apply noise reduction to eliminate hum and hiss.
  3. Adjust stereo width.
  4. Add ambience.
  5. Equalize audio between tracks.
  6. Adjust volumes.
  7. Dynamic expansion.
  8. Dynamic compression
  9.  Peak limit the tracks.

The actions above are a basic description of the mastering process and not necessarily applicable in all given situation. Our mastering engineers will give you a first class mastering experience while yielding great results. Use our qualified mastering engineers to take your music to the next level. Let our trained ears give you that high quality uncompromised sound, do not leave it to chance.

 

Audio Mastering Products

Globally distributed EMI Gospel Inspiration Jam Series and Holy Hip Hop Volume 7

Services provided

  • Provided A & R Services for Inspiration Jam Volume 1, Inspiration Jam Volume 2 and Holy Hip Hop Volume 7
  • Designed the Album Covers
  • Music production and audio mastering for Inspiration Jam Volume 1, Inspiration Jam Volume 2 and Holy Hip Hop Volume 7