Has anyone used these guys before? Any good? Style heavy bass electro. Thanks

www.swiftmastering.co.uk

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good pricing structure for what they offer..... but it's quite basic. Not sure about their monitoring - not really mastering speakers in my books but at that price I have no issue with it. Try them out !!! for that money it's gotta be worth a punt.....

online mastering studios in most cases offer free sample,
It's a good idea to check out how it really works and how your music could be improved

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Has anyone used these guys before? Any good? Style heavy bass electro. Thanks

www.swiftmastering.co.uk

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What an annoying website though! Thoroughly over-designed, with the stuff you WANT to read in tiny text in a small window requiring fiddly scrolling.

They seem not to actually list their prices which makes it a little awkward
to gauge against budget. EDIT: sorry it is there afterall.

Well go on preview results, best way, unless you have had specific recommendation.

cheers

SafeandSound Mastering

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Honestly I feel like I could do a $45/track mastering job myself. That's not to say the studio isn't good, but you never really know what you're getting when you work with an unfamiliar party over the Internet. Now while it's true that you're average Joe with a home studio will certainly not have the skills or resources to be a professional mastering engineer, I find that my limited skills work well enough for my releases. In other words, how much better will their job be over yours for the money?

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There is but one way to find out. remember 45 is a merely a number it does not necessarily reflect on the result. I like to think I provide mastering at a quality point above what I charge.

But your advice is right Peter, be aware of who you deal with online, check for the equipment, engineer experience, engineer name, are acoustic controls in place? - recent client lists, some mastering examples on site at least show the engineer is confident in what he does. Apply common sense and of course get a free mastering preview which almost everyone in the <= £30.00/track bracket is doing. It will often be a relationship you are building with someone as well and not only tonal work that is being performed, there are certainly elements of quality control to be considered and also service.

When assessing the previews, match perceived volumes with the original track and listen on a wide range of systems as it is not beyond the realms of possibility that some aspects of mastering (i.e. control and balance of very deep low frequencies) can be missed on some smaller reproduction systems. And just because the engineer is operating online why not phone and have a quick chat about your project? See if the engineer gives you a good first impression and knows his/her stuff. You will soon sort wheat from chaff.

SafeandSound Mastering
http://www.masteringmastering.co.uk/

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There is but one way to find out. remember 45 is a merely a number it does not necessarily reflect on the result. I like to think I provide mastering at a quality point above what I charge.

But your advice is right Peter, be aware of who you deal with online, check for the equipment, engineer experience, engineer name, are acoustic controls in place? - recent client lists, some mastering examples on site at least show the engineer is confident in what he does. Apply common sense and of course get a free mastering preview which almost everyone in the <= £30.00/track bracket is doing. It will often be a relationship you are building with someone as well and not only tonal work that is being performed, there are certainly elements of quality control to be considered and also service.

When assessing the previews, match perceived volumes with the original track and listen on a wide range of systems as it is not beyond the realms of possibility that some aspects of mastering (i.e. control and balance of very deep low frequencies) can be missed on some smaller reproduction systems. And just because the engineer is operating online why not phone and have a quick chat about your project? See if the engineer gives you a good first impression and knows his/her stuff. You will soon sort wheat from chaff.

SafeandSound Mastering
http://www.masteringmastering.co.uk/

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I second that opinion,
very true words Barry

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well, I thought my question was clear enough... never mind

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well, I thought my question was clear enough... never mind

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How to NOT win friends when first joining a forum !!

Well to be honest the chances of someone on here having had a bass heavy electro track mastered by that exact company was pretty slim. You have been provided with a lot of good information.

Good lucking seeking a service that suits you.

SafeandSound Mastering
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Well to be honest the chances of someone on here having had a bass heavy electro track mastered by that exact company was pretty slim. You have been provided with a lot of good information.

Good lucking seeking a service that suits you.

SafeandSound Mastering
Audio mastering

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I've sent them all the files, we can close this thread...Barry, (at least I believe this is your name) you might be a nice guy, but gosh you are a patronising creature! Good luck to you too

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I don't expect Barry will get an apology for that last ill-judged remark, but he can rest assured that anyone reading the thread will see that he has provided cogent advice to the OP at no expense, and that it is not his attitude that should be questioned.

Thanks for the wish of luck, we all need that from time to time. However in professional pursuits I find skill and accuracy of monitoring is of greatest importance. I appreciate your kind words Andy.

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