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limiters, equalizers, and a digital audio workstation to edit and set up
masters with.
A mastering engineer may or may not have big ears but he or she must
be very tuned in to listening for distortion, overall tonal balance, and
dynamics. This is a skill that comes from years of mastering everyday.
They also must have a good idea of how each genre of music should
sound in order for it to stand up against other music in the same genre.
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Budget in this very important last step to make sure your music will
shine and dazzle the listener. If your music is worth listening to, then
it is worth having professionally
mastered.
1. Be sure that you are happy with your mixes. If you are mostly
satisfied but have some minor issues, make notes to send along
to the mastering house. Sometimes certain issues like “the bass
is too loud” or “the vocals are a touch too sibilant’ can be ad-
dressed.
4. Also, don’t send an MP3 or AAC. The best digital file formats
are WAV, SDII, and AIFF.
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HOW TO GET STARTED
HIGH-QUALITY, PROFESSIONAL MASTERING
FROM TUNECORE and JP MASTERS
TuneCore has partnered with Dave Locke at JP Masters to provide you with
affordable and high quality mastering. You can take advantage of this offer
from anywhere in the world.
If needed, for an additional $40 plus the cost of shipping, a physical master
for CD manufacturing can be sent directly to you or TuneCore’s manufactur-
ing plant.
To get started, click on the Add To Cart button and then enter the number
of songs you want mastered for your total. Once payment is received, Dave
will contact you directly via email to arrange a time to speak about your goals
and needs and provide the way to deliver your songs to be mastered. If you
have any additional questions, write mastering@tunecore.com.
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on a wide variety of musical genres, from Punk to Rap and from Pop to Classical.
Dave founded JP Masters in 1999 and has become one of the most trusted
mastering engineers in the business.
testimonials
“Dave Locke is about the only guy I trust mastering my client’s work. He is my
first choice for clients to consider. In all these years, never a miss step, he’s my
Big Brother of Sonics who knows how to make our work impress the masses. He’s
Fast, Reasonable, Musical and never a hint of EGO in the final product.”
– David Minehan, Producer, Woolly Mammoth Sound (The Neighborhoods)
“Dave Locke is by far the most trustworthy and talented mastering engineer in
the business today.”
– Jim Seigel, Producer, The Outpost (The Ducky Boys, Since The Flood, Dropkick
Murphys)
“I have relied on Dave’s great ears for over a decade. I trust him as a professional
and as a friend.”
– Gunther Schuller, Composer, Producer, GM Recordings (Pulitzer Prize Winner
1994)
equipment list
• Sonic Solutions 5.4 24-bit digital audio workstation with full NoNoise”!,
full EQ, and sample rate conversion
• Sonic Studio PreMaster CD 2.02
• Millennia Media NSEQ-2 analog mastering EQ
• Weiss DS1 MkII digital stereo compressor
• APi 2500 analog stereo compressor
• Apogee and Troisi AD/DA converters
• Waves L2 48 Bit digital limiter
• Lacie and Plextor CD/DVD Drives
• Rorke Data hard drives, DDP/exabyte drive
• Apogee UV-22 super CD encoding
• Ampex ATR102 1/2 inch analog mastering deck
• Panasonic SV3800 & SV3700 DAT decks
• Z Systems digital detangler
• Aardvark Aardsync II master word clock generator
• Aardvark Sync DAword clock distributor
• Dorrough model 40-A loudness meters
• PMC FB1 loudspeakers
• Bryston BP20 stereo preamplifier
• Bryston 4BST stereo amplifierBio
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