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Is CD mastering different than for vinyl?

Is CD mastering different than for vinyl? The short answer is yes. A needle needs more room with the louder the program is an interesting point, something that we don’t need to worry about with mastering for a CD. Hard sibilance, loud ride cymbals, wide bass, a resonant frequency around 1kHz – these factors can all cause the needle to jump out of its groove. Avoiding that is true craft. It’s an art.

Thinking About DIY Audio Mastering?

Respect your music and your fans by having an expert help you with your mastering.

Unlimited Mastering

Unlimited Mastering has arrived!

Audio Mastering Answers

Hey everyone; we hope your summer is off to a great start!  We’d like to mention something quickly…
Artists and producers generally ask us the same questions all the time, so we’ve included a FAQ page on our main studio website.  We just want to remind our readers that if you have any questions about audio mastering [...]

A Tragedy In Progress

Here at SoundOps we like to support our friends. Steve Taylor and the guys at ATIP have been our friends for almost 10 years, maybe more. And they have just produced some new music. Even if the style isnt what your used to, you should check it out. You may know them as Across Five Aprils; you [...]

MIXING CONTEST: TOP 10 MIXES

We never expected the mixing competition to be so popular.  After some serious listening, we’ve narrowed it down to our favorite 10 songs.  We don’t want to be the only ones to vote though, so we’re working on a way for our readers to vote for the best mix as well.
In the next few weeks [...]

Free Mastering Mix-Off!

Here at SoundOps Mastering, we aren’t ready for the summer to end.  So we’re heating things up with a mixing competition – a battle of the engineers!
The rules are simple.  If your band is working on a new song, or if you already have one recorded, send your mix to us ( studio@soundops.com [...]

Welcome To The New Music Economy

HOW I TOTALLY FAILED…(AND THE SYSTEM THAT WAS MISSING):
I remember what it was like to be a struggling musician.  In fact, I remember the day I quit.
I never tell this story because I help run a studio business, and it’s bad for business to tell people how you failed in music.  But for the sake [...]

Sell Better Band Merch…Even Better: SoundOps Interviews Steve @ Storenvy.com

Hey guys and girls!  Some of you who follow us on social sites know we’ve been on a merch kick recently.  Of course, as mastering studio engineers, we don’t claim to be experts in apparel, but, we do know a few people who are
And, because your merchandise has the potential to make [...]

Scott Haskin: In Movies, Books, And In The Studio

The following studio story comes from our friend, Scott Haskin.  We worked together for the first time this year, and have thoroughly enjoyed his music and his attitude.
-The Studio Team

My experience with SoundOps was amazing!  I was impressed with the professionalism, the quick turn around time and the quality of the mastering of my music.  [...]