FAQS
WHAT IS MASTERING?
THE GOAL OF MASTERING IS TO REFINE GOOD AUDIO PRODUCTIONS DOWN TO THE SMALLEST DETAIL. PLAYBACK COMPATIBILITY ALSO PLAYS A SIGNIFICANT ROLE. DURING THE REVIEW AND PROCESSING OF THE AUDIO MATERIAL, ATTENTION IS PAID TO OPTIMAL FREQUENCY RESPONSE, A BALANCED STEREO IMAGE, AND A STABLE MONO CENTER. THIS ENSURES THAT THE AUDIO MATERIAL CAN BE PLAYED BACK ON AS MANY TECHNICAL DEVICES AND MEDIA AS POSSIBLE WITH MINIMAL LOSS OF QUALITY.
VARIOUS TOOLS SUCH AS FILTERS, EQS, COMPRESSORS, LIMITERS, OR PSYCHOACOUSTIC EFFECTS ARE USED FOR THESE PROCESSES. ANOTHER PART OF MASTERING INVOLVES REMOVING NOISE ELEMENTS, ADJUSTING THE LEVELS OF DIFFERENT TRACKS, OR CREATING TRANSITIONS.
AFTER THE ACTUAL AUDIO PROCESSING, THE SO-CALLED PREMASTERING IS PERFORMED. TYPICALLY, NO SOUND PROCESSING IS DONE DURING PREMASTERING. THE TASK IN PREMASTERING IS TO DETERMINE TRACK SEQUENCES, SET PAUSES AND TRACK INDICES, AND ADD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SUCH AS ISRC AND EAN CODES.
AFTER THIS FINAL STEP, A MASTER IS CREATED, WHICH ADHERES TO NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS.
HOW DOES THE MASTERING PROCESS WORK?
CHOOSE A PAYMENT METHOD AND COMPLETE THE TRANSACTION.
UPLOAD YOUR DATA.
WE WILL PROMPTLY GET IN TOUCH WITH YOU TO DISCUSS ALL THE DETAILS OF YOUR PROJECT.
AFTER OUR MASTERING PROCESS, YOUR MASTER WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD.
IN WHAT BIT DEPTH, SAMPLE RATE, FORMAT, AND WITH WHAT LABELING SHOULD I DELIVER MY DATA?
YOU CAN FIND A DETAILED TABLE OF DATA DELIVERY REQUIREMENTS HERE.
WHAT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DO YOU NEED FROM ME?
IF YOU HAVE SPECIFIC IDEAS ABOUT PAUSES, EDITS, OR CROSSFADES, PLEASE SEND THIS INFORMATION USING A DEMO FILE OR TEXT FILE (TXT, WORDDATEI). FOR CERTAIN SOUND PREFERENCES, YOU CAN ALSO SEND US A REFERENCE TRACK.
HOW DO I SUBMIT MY DATA?
PLEASE UPLOAD YOUR DATA HERE.
HOW DO I RECEIVE MY MASTERED SONGS?
AFTER WE HAVE MASTERED YOUR SONGS, YOU WILL RECEIVE A DOWNLOAD LINK VIA EMAIL OR A CD MASTER BY MAIL.
DO YOU OFFER STEM MASTERING?
YES, IN THIS CASE, MAKE SURE THAT YOUR DELIVERED TRACKS HAVE THE SAME STARTING POINT. PLEASE ENSURE THAT ALL STEMS, WHEN MIXED TOGETHER AT THE SAME VOLUME, PRECISELY RECREATE THE MIX. ALSO, MAKE SURE THAT THERE ARE NO EFFECTS ON THE SUBGROUPS.
WHAT IS CD-TEXT?
CD-TEXT IS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, SUCH AS ARTIST, TITLE, ALBUM, THAT CAN BE DISPLAYED BY COMPATIBLE PLAYBACK DEVICES.
WHY DOESN'T MY PC DISPLAY CD-TEXT?
PLAYBACK PROGRAMS ON A COMPUTER DO NOT READ CD-TEXT; INSTEAD, THEY RETRIEVE INFORMATION FROM A SPECIFIC DATABASE.
WHAT PAYMENT METHODS DO YOU ACCEPT?
WE ACCEPT BANK TRANSFERS AND PAYMENT THROUGH PAYPAL.
HOW SHOULD I CREDIT THE MASTERING?
MASTERING CREDITS CAN BE GIVEN AS FOLLOWS:
MASTERED BY MICHAEL SCHUMACHER @ MICHAEL SCHUMACHER - MASTERING, DÜREN
MICHAEL SCHUMACHER - MASTERING
Binsfelder Straße 77, 52351 Düren
GERMANY
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