Audio Mastering

Mastering is the process of turning a stereo mix into a finished product; a cohesive audio master version suitable for authoring to CD. Utilising a controlled monitoring environment and high quality analogue & digital processing, mixes are carefully treated to create final versions of commercial standard.

The process of preparing stereo mixes for final mastering involves the following stages:

• overall dynamics processing (compression and limiting)
• overall equalization adjustment
• editing of track lead-ins & lead-outs (fade-in/fade-out curves)
• compiling of CD track list
• burning of a Red Book-compatible CD Audio master
• auditioning and C1,C2,CU error-checking of CD Audio master

All CD Audio masters are written to premium Taiyo Yuden media, using Plextor drives and certified free from C2/CU errors, making them suitable for duplication.