Prepare 'em for the real world.
Those tracks sound great in your studio? Now it's time for the next step and prepare your efforts for the real world - iPods, Car Stereos, Boom Boxes, Radio, Cell Phones - and get them mastered. Music needs mastering they say - if you care, it deserves to be mastered at Sunshine Mastering.
Mastering bridges the gap between musical production and procuction of the finished product (physical or digital). A great Engineer therefore has his heart with the music, his ears with the sound ('How will it sound on the Radio?' or 'Will a Boom Box be able to handle this much Bass?') and his mind with the technical aspects of replication (Codes, Standards).
Mastering is about hearing and feeling what needs to be done in a technical way to let your music shine - the way YOU want it to shine. Therefore the best Mastering Studios always feature experienced Engineers, outstanding accoustics and gear and encourage clients to communication their needs.
We offer:
Experienced Engineers
The Mastering Engineer shapes the sound of the finished product. Think of mastering as an art. As with any art it's the artist that matters the most - tools come in second... We offer mastering since 1996, our Engineers have been working in the Studio for 20+ years. Hit approved, Award winning!
High End Acoustics
The room is an instrument - and anything between a Stradivari and a Toy. John-Storyk designed our Instruments which we wouldn't trade for a Stradivari. No compromise Accoustics by
WSDG, built to the highest standards - on the edge of technical feasability.
High End Monitoring
The ability to judge what you hear is the most important requirement for a great master - which is only possible if you can trust what you hear: For Monitoring, B&W's N801 and Amps by Classé define the term 'reference'...
High End Gear
Our gear is hand picked & custom modified - the best of what is available analog or digital: Crane Song, Maselec, Manley, Prism, Lavry, Vertigo, Z-Sys, Studer, Waves...
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Fixed Rates
We try to avoid mastering 'on clock' as often as we can and therefore offer fixed prices for both eMastering and attended sessions. For eMastering, please use this
calculator, for an attended session feel free to
contact us any time to get a quote. Revisions and touch-up's to the Master are usually free of charge UNLESS a new Mix is supplied, which is billed as a seperate (new) Track.
Free Trial
We have faith in the quality of our work and therefore offer you to check us out - for free! Every new client gets a 2 minute preview of a regular mastered track free of charge. If you like it - either pay for this one track by credit card and download the full lenght version or make it part of a larger project.
Communication
There is always more than one possibility of how the final product could sound. To ensure that we take the right direction you need to communicate with us, let us know what you like or what you don't like. Give us examples! Aspects like - do you want us compete for loudness or do you want us to go for dynamics are better adressed in advance. Your vision is our mission, but you have to let us know your vision in advance if you want us to help you make it come true. Communication is an essential part of any mastering session - attended or eMastering...
