Mastering       Mixing       Restoration

 

You want to achieve the optimal sound for your CD production or for individual tracks? We offer you with our High-Quality Mastering a sound improvement that will inspire you. We look forward to your visit to the studio. You are also welcome to send us the files online online.

 

Sound examples before - after:

My Secret Playground - The Encounter

 

Julia Deryabina - Man from a Dream (Stem)

 

Nadja Offinger and Nicolette Landgraf - Fougères - Traou Ar Ru

 

Request | Free test master             Upload - Online mastering

 

 

Our services

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- Stereo & Stem Mastering
- Online mastering
- Mixing & Edit
- Vinyl - Mastering
- Audio restoration
- Mastering for streaming
- DDP & Premaster
- Enhanced CD & CD-Text
- LP and cassette transfers etc.

 

The Artis Mastering recording studio of Robert Eder in Vienna, his workplace from an oblique perspective with mixing console, B&W boxes, computer, illuminated violet-blue

 

Procedure of a mastering session

- Sound analysis
- Noise removal
- Correction of frequencies with various filters.
- Dynamic processing with compressors, tape simulation, limiters etc.
- Creation of timbres with various filters and tools
- Adjusting the volume and tracks to each other
- Inserting pauses between tracks, fades etc.
- Entry of ISRC, EAN codes and CD text: ISRC and EAN codes as well as CD text
- Creation of the DDP image (premaster)

 

 

Details of the individual services

Stem mastering uses separate stereo tracks. These are already created during the mix and then each individual group is exported with all its effects for itself.

In any case, stem mastering is recommended if it becomes apparent during mixing that mastering challenges are to be expected. For example, a bass separated from the bass drum grants a much easier and more accurate correction of the low frequencies.

 

We are also happy to take on the mixing and editing and provide you with intensive advice. Of course, we only work under the best monitoring conditions when mixing.

We can also help you convert your project files from one system to another.

For streaming services such as YouTube etc., we offer a special mastering service that allows us to greatly improve the sound for MP3, AAC and other compressed formats.

Please bring uncompressed files such as wav files, if available. Below you will find our tips for preparation.

 

Audio restoration for old sound carriers such as records, cassettes and tapes etc. includes:
- reduction of tape hiss and background noise
- removal of humming and individual background noises
- removal of crackling
- correction - film original sound
- reduction of distortion caused by overmodulation

Before - After:


Shellac

 

Original film sound

 

We also dub cassettes and much more.

 

You can also send us your files online.
Simply write us your request in the file upload and let us know your preferred date. We will then do our best to send you the master on time.
A revision is always included with us.
! Important: If available, please send us uncompressed files, e.g. in Wav format.


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We create the DDP master for your CD production and, in the case of an enhanced CD (CD Extra), a premaster CD of the highest quality.
Of course, we only use the best media, burners and test programs.

 

The Enhanced CD (CD Extra) is a CD with an additional CD Rom data section for video clips, text documents or images.
The data section can then be found on the computer, but is not visible in the audio CD player!


CD-Text

If required, we can add CD text to your CD free of charge, for example listing the artist and title in more detail.
Please note: Not all CD players can read CD text; I-Tunes and Windows Media Player, for example, cannot.
We recommend avoiding umlauts and special characters, as many CD players only show the English character set on the display.

 

 

Tips for the mastering session

Optimal input format is 24 bit files in Wav or AIFF format. If possible, the mixes should not be compressed or, if not otherwise available, only slightly compressed. If not otherwise possible, we also do the sound enhancements directly on the compressed files (MP3, MP4, AAC (Youtube) and others) or we offer our own mastering for streaming (see above).

We ask you to bring the ISRC code, EAN code, CD text and in any case the order of the titles, if available.