Professional Stereo Mastering

The final step between mixing and release

Professional Stereo Mastering puts the finishing touches on a completed mix and prepares it for digital distribution. This process works on the entire stereo file to enhance balance, solidity, definition, and translation across various playback systems, while preserving the track's identity and useful dynamics.

What is included

• technical inspection of the premaster and reporting of any critical blocking issues;
• correction of the overall tonal balance;
• management of dynamics, transients, and perceived density;
• potential harmonic saturation and refinement of the stereo image;
• low frequency control, mono compatibility, and phase check;
• loudness optimization according to genre and material;
• verification of peaks, true peaks, clipping, and headroom;
• one revision cycle;
• delivery of the high-resolution WAV master and, upon request, a listening version.

How to prepare the premaster

Send a WAV file at the project's native resolution, preferably 24 or 32 bit, without destructive limiters on the master and without clipping. There is no need to normalize or artificially lower the volume: just leave clean headroom. Attach a reference track and specify the genre, destination, and desired result.

Timeline

Estimated delivery within 2–3 business days dalla verifica del file. Se il mix presenta problemi che il mastering non può correggere senza compromessi, verrà richiesto un nuovo premaster.

Cosa non comprende

Non comprende missaggio, correzione di singole tracce, intonazione, editing, rimozione di strumenti o ricostruzione del mix. Il mastering migliora e finalizza ciò che è presente nel file stereo, ma non sostituisce un mix corretto.