STEM MASTERING

THIS SERVICE ENTAILS:

1. LEVEL BALANCING.

2. SPECTRAL PROCESSING (EQUALISATION).

3. DYNAMIC PROCESSING (COMPRESSION, GATING, EXPANSION, DE-ESSING ETC).

4. SPATIAL PROCESSING (AUX SENDS / FX).

5. FX AUTOMATION.

6. ANALOG STEM TREATMENT

7. ANALOG MIX BUS PROCESSING.

8. PRODUCING A SERIES OF INTERLEAVED TRACK STEMS.

9. WE ALSO OFFERING MASTERING SERVICES.

PLEASE SEE “AUDIO EDITING / RESTORATION / MIXING” IF YOU REQUIRE SERVICES PRIOR TO THE STEM-MASTERING STAGE.

WE RECOMMEND THAT YOUR AUDIO STEMS BE SUBMITTED TO THESE SPECIFICATIONS:

1. DBTP (DECIBEL TRUE PEAK) - BETWEEN -6.0/-3.0 (MAXIMUM)

2. LUFS (LOUDNESS UNIT FULL SCALE) - BETWEEN -30/-20 LUFS.

3. UNLESS YOU REDUCE THE BIT DEPTH, PLEASE DO NOT DITHER YOUR BOUNCE.

4. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES APPLY NORMALISATION.

5. IF ANY OF THIS SOUNDS CONFUSING, WE STRONGLY RECOMMEND BOOKING A CLASS TO GO OVER READYING YOUR PROJECT.