home studio control room recorders microphones outboard guitar amps keyboards lounge / kitchen studio history session photos remote recording mastering   Please contact us to discuss your mastering project. 732-842-3853 email Retromedia Sound Studios Red Bank, New Jersey Established 1984

Mastering Mastering is the final step in the recording chain, giving your album a consistant and polished professional sound. Some tracks may need some touchup EQ to add sparkle or correct problematic frequency buildup. Compression and limiting is typically employed to increase overall level and provide consistancy in volume among all the tracks. We have a referal list of professional mastering engineers who specialize in the final polishing process that will help give your recording that final touch. However, many of our clients lack the budget for these specialized services. We master many or the projects recorded here as well as projects recorded in other facilities or home studios. We can master from almost any stereo mixdown format : • WAV, AIFF or SDII audio data files on CD-R • regular audio CD • 1/4" analog tape • 1/2" analog tape • DAT tape Depending on the source material, we can utilize either an analog or digital signal path. We can even print your digital mixes onto analog tape to add warmth and natural tape compression. If you're recording at another facility or home studio, it's a good idea to contact us prior to mixing. This way we can advise you on the proper way to approach your mix so that we can work from the best source material, thereby achieving optimum results.

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