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Big Name mastering houses for dubstep?
Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 9:30 am
by jkhuri44
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...
Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 9:31 am
by __________
Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 10:04 am
by serox
Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 10:15 am
by powerpill
http://www.masterpiece.net/
seem to be doing some recent Tempa stuff
Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 10:35 am
by jkhuri44
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.
Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 1:54 pm
by max
Massive Masters in Brighton are really good.
Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 1:58 pm
by __________
Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 4:22 pm
by FSTZ1
bassism uses precision
I like what they did with my tunes
http://www.precisionmastering.com/
^^^this is the production forum "go-to" guy
super knowledgeable and has a very impressive kit list
Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 4:37 pm
by Pallms
Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 7:17 pm
by misk
Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 7:20 pm
by scooterjack
+1 for Macc@SC
quality + communication + price = win
Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2009 2:31 am
by fatasfunk
We may as well stand up & say hello - Fat As Funk Mastering
Loz@fatasfunk.com
Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2009 8:10 am
by paradigm_x
Ive used macc before as well - great prices and superb service.
Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2009 2:28 pm
by thinking
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...
Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 4:12 am
by wil blaze
ThinKing wrote:
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
Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2009 11:48 pm
by talbz beatz
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
Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2009 6:06 am
by wil blaze
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
Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2009 1:32 pm
by Mad_EP
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.
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 2:26 am
by fatasfunk
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!
Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 10:01 pm
by full clip audio
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).