Frequently Asked Questions 1. How much does mastering cost? How long does it take? 2. What can I expect from you? What are you going to do to my album exactly? 3. What do I need to provide to you (file format, etc.) to facilitate mastering? 4. How do we work together if I am not attending my session? How do I deliver files online or use FTP? 5. What are ISRC codes, and how do I get them on my release? 6. How do I make my song titles appear in iTunes or other computer software? 7. Can you help me make vinyl instead of / as well as CD's? 8. What extra services do you offer? What is analog summing and tape layback? 9. Will you make my CD louder than a hydrogen bomb if I ask nicely? 10. What's the deal with the studio? Who works there? 2. What can I expect from you? What are you going to do to my album exactly? Mastering is your final opportunity to examine your project holistically and fine-tune it for your intended listener. It helps your album sound balanced from start to finish, and to translate evenly and predictably into any listening environment. Mastering can help address any shortcomings in your mixes, augment their strengths, as well as allow for edits, sequencing, crossfades, add density and definition, set your overall volume levels to play well along side other commercially produced recordings, and make full use of the sonic resolution available on your final medium, be it CD, vinyl, mp3, DVD, etc. Mastering provides the "glue" and vision that turns a collection of songs into an album; a balanced listening experience that feels right from beginning to end. Your tracks will be processed through a combination of our analog and digital outboard tools, and then sequenced and finalized using Magix Sequoia. Your final result (CDA or DDPi) guaranteed redbook-standard and can be used as a press-ready master by any reproduction facility.