Big Name mastering houses for dubstep?

jkhuri44 · Post by **jkhuri44** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 9:30 am

Gday Guys,

Just wondering where the big names, Rusko, Caspa, Joker...etc are getting their stuff mastered??

or rather what are the best options?? doesnt matter where they are, UK, USA, etc.

Just curious...

__________ · Post by **__________** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 9:31 am

TRANSITION
http://www.dub-plates.org/

serox · Post by **serox** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 10:04 am

£10 Bag wrote:TRANSITION
http://www.dub-plates.org/

#1

powerpill · Post by **powerpill** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 10:15 am

http://www.masterpiece.net/

seem to be doing some recent Tempa stuff

jkhuri44 · Post by **jkhuri44** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 10:35 am

hey, thanks guys, keep them coming

im in Australia...i send work to mastering houses around here, but im recently been getting more into electronic work...and would like to know what my options are, the more the merrier!

J.

max · Post by **max** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 1:54 pm

Massive Masters in Brighton are really good.

__________ · Post by **__________** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 1:58 pm

Heathmans
http://www.heathmans.co.uk/
Macc @ Subvert
http://mastering.subvertbeats.com/

FSTZ1 · Post by **FSTZ1** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 4:22 pm

bassism uses precision

I like what they did with my tunes

http://www.precisionmastering.com/

£10 Bag wrote:Macc @ Subvert
http://mastering.subvertbeats.com/

^^^this is the production forum "go-to" guy

super knowledgeable and has a very impressive kit list

Pallms · Post by **Pallms** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 4:37 pm

Serox wrote:
£10 Bag wrote:TRANSITION
http://www.dub-plates.org/
#1

This.

misk · Post by **misk** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 7:17 pm

turnstyle is great too:

http://www.turnstylerecords.com/

scooterjack · Post by **scooterjack** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 7:20 pm

£10 Bag wrote: Macc @ Subvert
http://mastering.subvertbeats.com/

+1 for Macc@SC

quality + communication + price = win

fatasfunk · Post by **fatasfunk** » Wed Feb 18, 2009 2:31 am

We may as well stand up & say hello - Fat As Funk Mastering

Loz@fatasfunk.com

paradigm_x · Post by **paradigm_x** » Wed Feb 18, 2009 8:10 am

Ive used macc before as well - great prices and superb service.

thinking · Post by **thinking** » Wed Feb 18, 2009 2:28 pm

£10 Bag wrote:Heathmans
http://www.heathmans.co.uk/
Macc @ Subvert
http://mastering.subvertbeats.com/

Heathmans went into administration last year. Beau left there ages ago, and now works at Masterpiece (cuts most of Tempa's stuff these days as someone mentioned). Shane from Heathmans has now set up the business under a diff name which escapes me at the moment....

In the UK your options are Transition, Masterpiece, The Exchange, Optimum, Liquid (cheap!), and the new Heathmans, amongst a handful of others...

wil blaze · Post by **wil blaze** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 4:12 am

ThinKing wrote:
£10 Bag wrote:Heathmans
http://www.heathmans.co.uk/
Macc @ Subvert
http://mastering.subvertbeats.com/
Heathmans went into administration last year. Beau left there ages ago, and now works at Masterpiece (cuts most of Tempa's stuff these days as someone mentioned). Shane from Heathmans has now set up the business under a diff name which escapes me at the moment....

In the UK your options are Transition, Masterpiece, The Exchange, Optimum, Liquid (cheap!), and the new Heathmans, amongst a handful of others...

just to add... the new Heathmans is called, Finyl Tweak, and Shane the cutter is still there...

Shane and Beau (@ masterpiece) get my vote as the best cutting engineers in the country for dance music

talbz beatz · Post by **talbz beatz** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 11:48 pm

I'm assuming you have to send them the original rns file?

how do you make sure they master it right though...? cos you can master music for clubs, radio, vinyl, etc, and then theres different ways of mastering for different genres.

i havn't clicked on any of these websyts listed above yet. maybe i should have done that first and i might have found the answers to my questions. but thought i would ask here before i forgot.

nice 1

wil blaze · Post by **wil blaze** » Sun Feb 22, 2009 6:06 am

Talbz Beatz wrote:I'm assuming you have to send them the original rns file?

how do you make sure they master it right though...? cos you can master music for clubs, radio, vinyl, etc, and then theres different ways of mastering for different genres.

i havn't clicked on any of these websyts listed above yet. maybe i should have done that first and i might have found the answers to my questions. but thought i would ask here before i forgot.

nice 1

normally you would send them a wav/aiff file of your tune, as rendered from sofware or whatever you're using, with nothing much on the master bus and some headroom (3db ish).

if you ask them to master your tune for vinyl, they will do exactly that, if you want it mastered for digital, then they will do that... you only have to ask

Mad_EP · Post by **Mad_EP** » Sun Feb 22, 2009 1:32 pm

Talbz Beatz wrote:I'm assuming you have to send them the original rns file?

how do you make sure they master it right though...? cos you can master music for clubs, radio, vinyl, etc, and then theres different ways of mastering for different genres.

i havn't clicked on any of these websyts listed above yet. maybe i should have done that first and i might have found the answers to my questions. but thought i would ask here before i forgot.

nice 1

It's all about communication..

I've used 4 or so different mastering engineers for various projects, and with each one (even the ones I have worked with a few times) I first send an introductory email that gives an overview of the project, the music and what I am hoping to accomplish. Then, when I send the audio I usually attach specific notes for each track. This saves a lot of guesswork for the mastering engineer and ultimately makes for a more efficient process.

fatasfunk · Post by **fatasfunk** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 2:26 am

Absolutely! If you have any specific needs for your project you shouldn't hold back from consulting with your ME during any stage of the process. On the flipside if you want your track optimised but aren't sure of what's involved, you shouldn't feel you HAVE to ask specifics and you can leave it to the ME's discretion. I expect most ME's welcome as much info on a job as you feel you need to give!

full clip audio · Post by **full clip audio** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 10:01 pm

http://www.TektonicAudio.com

Tech Itch, Skynet and myself. Check out the site for more info. There is also a thread on here about it.

http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=77616

You wont find more experience with electronic music (including Dubstep specifically) coupled with a killer, purpose built room outfitted with killer gear (some custom made for us to our specs).

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