Mastering.
MASTERING SERVICES FROM THE BEECHFIELDS RESORT
If you are interested in having your record mastered, we do
that too. We use the profits from mastering to offset costs to
keep the record label running. We offer a budget mastering service
for independent musicians interested in getting a professional-quality
product without having to pay a large amount of money.
We charge a $65-$75 *flat-fee* depending on the size and
requirements of the project. There are no hourly charges, so you'll know
up front what you'll be paying. Plus we throw in the CD master free. We
use up to date software/hardware and can handle just about any kind of
music. Michael Nestor has been featured in articles in both The Baltimore Sun and The Chicago Tribune that discuss the art of mastering records and the "loudness wars" that are currently occuring in music.
If you are interested, email us your requirements and time frame
at info [at] thebeechfields.com.
WHAT IS MASTERING?
Mastering is the final step in the process of preparing a recording for
duplication. After your songs are mixed, you bring them to us and we use
EQ, compression, and other tools to make final improvements to the sound,
raise the overall level of the recordings, and create a consistent flow
from song to song. The final result is the "CD master", the
source from which your album will be reproduced. This process is essential
for a professional-sounding recording, and we're happy to make it accessible
to musicians with a limited budget! (You do not have to be involved with
the label in any way to take advantage of our mastering services.) You can read about how mastering affects the sound of a record here.
 Artists we have worked with (as of Jan, 2008): Tim Kaye // Standish
Arms // A Throwaway Society // Private Eleanor // Pupa's Window
// The Seldon Plan // The Aidenn Trilogy // The Chris and Joylene
Show // Isinglass // indieGOkid // Brother John // A Cat Called Cricket // The Stalking Horses // Neil Cotterill // Andrew Grimm // Swim Shower // The Up Set // Shane Donnelly // The Red Vines
(Photo credit: Barbara Haddock Taylor, The Baltimore Sun) |
