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What is mastering? In one sentence, mastering is the final step in the song making process that is "supposed to" bring your song up to its highest quality level possible. I say "supposed to" because the finished product of each mastering engineer is going to be different. Some are more talented than others and spend more time on (actually care about) your project, which will yield much better results. I say highest quality level "possible" because if you upload a song that is distorted and poorly mixed, the finished product after mastering will sound "better," but it cannot sound "great." Getting into more detail on mastering, each genre/style of music has a basic "commercial radio" sound that everyone is used to hearing. Hip hop has a certain level of bass and punch the listener is looking for; and rock music has its own characteristics that greatly differ from hip hop. The biggest reason for you to use Big Label Sound Studio for your mixing and mastering needs is because we know how each genre is supposed to sound, AND WE GET IT THERE! I worked with an engineer for a few years, who did nothing but major label work. The mixes he got in were pristine! They already paid $5,000 plus to mix each song, so they were already PERFECT. All he did was make them a little clearer and louder, and he was done. I swear he finish the entire 14 song CD in 60 minutes! And charged $2,000! Here at Big Label Sound Studio, we get in a lot of great stuff every week, but a lot of it is highly flawed. We rarely get in perfect mixes and have a ton of experience making average to poor songs sound good. Highly flawed songs require a lot of knowledge, experience and a lot of work. We do what it takes to make all the songs we get in sound the best they can. At Big Label Sound Studio, when we master your songs our goal is to make them sound GREAT, not just "louder." We'll work with you to make your songs sound the best they can. And if mastering doesn't achieve exactly what you're looking for, we'll tell you what changes need to be made in your mix. Then just upload the new mix and we'll swap it out with the old one. We hope to work with you on your next CD project.
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