Mastering Services – marco a. ramirez

I perform analog mastering services at very fair price without sacrificing the quality in the process or the equipment, the result is a great sounding master full of life with sweet top, round bottom and very warm mids, the volume is your choice, I personally prefer just loud enough volume to let your project breathe comfortably but I can give you “Loud as hell” if you want…

Let me know about your format needs before the mastering process since it may change depending on the format or formats you need, you may need masters for digital stores or perhaps you want to be the loudest kid in the block, maybe you’ll also need masters for vinyl album, those are very important decisions you have to take before the mastering begins.

E-mail me your material through DropBox, Wetransfer, Yousendit, etc. and I will send you back the mastered reference for you to listen to my work, either you find that you need some change on my part or some change to the mix on your side, after that, the process may repeat, when ready, I will create the required master formats and will send you a link with the masters.

I don’t necessarily require payment until the masters are ready, I’ll be sending “unsigned” aac files for references but if you want to hear hi-fi references then you have to pay in advance, yes, there’s a slight difference in sound between aac and wave files.

If you don’t have ways to send large files through the internet, ask me and I will give you a personalized DropBox link for you to upload your files.

This plan cost is $ 100.00 per song and includes:

All the necessary recalls or changes (on your side or mine).
Wav 16 bit 44100 Hz master per song.
Wav 16 bit 44100 Hz master ready for media stores per song.
Wav 24 bit 44100 Hz master for Apple’s iTunes plus (Mfit) per song.
Wav 24 bit 96000 Hz master per song.
DSD64 1 Bit 2.8 MHz super master for HiFi Digital stores per song.
MP3 320 kbps variable rate per song.
AAC 256 kbps VBR master per song.
AAC-LC 48kHz for Youtube per song.

The price is per material under 6 minutes, if the song is 6 minutes or longer will add $ 10.00 per each extra minute.

The price for this option is $ 100.00 per song.

This option is specially crafted for vinyl record production, is a different mastering process than the one for digital media where the analog vibe is essential and with all those technical specialties that make vinyl pre-mastering unique and hard to achieve. I will deliver wave 24 bit 44.1 kHz files ready to be sent to the record factory.

The price is per material under 6 minutes, if the song is 6 minutes or longer will add $ 10.00 per each extra minute.

This option can be also used for Cassette production (do you remember those?).

The price for this option is $ 100.00 per album.

This option is an extra to the INDI or VIP plans, it is a special master used by the Audio CD replication factories and includes:

A zip file with the suffix _DDP, this master is to be sent to the replication factory, send it as a zip file just as I sent it to you, this is important.
A zip file with the suffix _DDP Player, this is a customized player app for you to listen and “burn” CDRs in your computer (Mac or PC), unzip this file, inside the unzipped folder you will find more detailed indications on how to use this app.
Encoding of the metadata for the CD-Text (ISRC codes, etc)

If you just need the DDP option without the mastering services you have to send me your own audio masters at 16 bit 44.1 kHz and the metadata information.

Note: you have to provide your own ISRC codes.

(wav 24bit 96kHz HiFi): These can be used for HiFi Virtual Stores, etc.
(wav 24bit 96kHz MfiT): I’m an official Apple’s Mastered for iTunes provider (Mfit), if you going to send your masters directly to Apple iTunes plus for publication, you will have to provide Britannia Road Studio as the mastering studio’s name and marco@elpapadelcrio.com as email identification, also, you’ll need to provide these files.
(wav 24bit 48kHz Video): This format can be used for video purposes, etc.
(wav 16bit 44100Hz): This format can be used as a regular wav, they are are not created specifically for digital stores but you can upload them if you decide to.
(wav 16bit 44100Hz for Digital Stores): If you going to publish your project through Tunecore, CD Baby, etc. use this format, they are created specifically to achieve the best possible sound in the modern digital world.
(MP3 320kbps VR): These files are mp3 encoded, they can be used for emails, radio play, streaming etc., they not include metadata, but I can offer you the encoding metadata service.
(AAC 256 kbps VBR) The files are iTunes plus encoded, they can be used for emails, radio play, streaming etc., they not include metadata, but I can offer you the encoding metadata service.
(DSD68) Super HiFi 1 Bit 2.8 MHz master per song for HiFi Digital stores.

Equipment list:

Fairchild 670 stereo custom mastering grade compressor (my own build)
Dual LA2a stereo custom mastering grade compressor (my own build)
Manley MU stereo mastering compressor with T-Bar mod, mid/side mod and custom Hi Pass filter
Maselec MLA-3 stereo mastering grade multiband compressor
Neve 1084 stereo custom mastering grade Eq (my own build)
Manley Massive Passive stereo mastering Eq
Weiss EQ1-MK2 Digital stereo mastering Eq with the linear phase mode (EQ1-LP) and the dynamic Eq mode (EQ1-DYN)
ATR 100 1/2″ 2-track tape machine
Linx Hilo A/D D/A converter
Mytek Studio clock 192CX
Antelope Audio Isochrone Trinity 384 kHz HD Master Clock
TC Electronics Mastering 6000
Dorrough Model 40-A Loudness monitor
B&W 800 D Series speakers
The mastering Lab 10 Golden speakers
Etc.

The INDI Plan

The VIP plan

Mastering for vinyl record

DDP master for Audio CD replication

Audio formats