ANALOG MASTERING: 50 EUR PER TRACK 75USD/45GBP 400 EUR PER ALBUM 595USD/360GBP
Tremendous sound with great analog eq's + compressors, best ad/da conv.and skillful engineering
Phat tube & accurate solid-state technology to gain warmth + depth and to remove digital artefacts
Multi-stage saturation and compression for loudest, yet un-smashed results
Up to 96khz samplerate + 64bit processing, samplerate-conversion
Professional spectral audio-restoration (removing clicks, noises, dropouts etc.)
The album flatrate is supposed to be for up to 10 tracks - but we do make deals on bigger projects aswell !
REDBOOK COMPLIANT MASTER CD: inclusive!
CDDA pre-master (red book), ready for replication, combining all mastered tracks
Editing of id's, fades, transitions, pauses, pq-codes, ISRC codes, UPC/EAN codes, CD-TEXT
Track loudness calibration, transparent limiting, audiophile dithering + noise-shaping
Highest qualitiy cd-master burning on Plexwriter Premium2 and quality control with Plextools pro
Error-checking & documentaion, incl. 1 MASTER CD or 1 DDP on CD/DVD-ROM + LISTENING COPY!
TRACK MIXING / ENGINEERING: 200 EUR 290USD/180GBP
Hybrid mixing technology - digital stem delivery, analog mix
Routing: Nuendo + 3x UAD-1 > FF800 >> ONYX > EQP200B > NSEQ-2 > PHOENIX > ADC1
Outboard FX: Dynacord reverb, Roland space delay, Roland space chorus, Neve 5042, Neve 5043
Complete input cabling by Monster [Studio pro 1000 series], complete output cabling by Vovox
Monitoring: Benchmark DAC1 > Genelec 1031a / Yamaha NS-10m
*Be prepared for a serious sonic boost!*
OTHER STUDIO SERVICES / RECORDING / RESTORATION / EDITING: 35 EUR/h 50USD/30GBP
HD SESSION BACKUP : FREE !
ONLINE TRANSFER : FREE!
Als Kleinunternehmer nach §19 UStG sind wir momentan von der Mehrwertsteuer befreit. Alle Preise sind ENDPREISE !
Due to german tax law §19 UStG no additional VAT / sales taxes will be added - prices are end-prices !
prices effective from: / gültig ab: 11.2009
WHY IS MASTERING AT MAINFRAME MIXMASTERS SO INEXPENSIVE ?
Well, the biggest constant cost-factor in running a studio is probably the rent. Up until 2004 i was renting a suite at a big studio complex and of course that cost went into the calculations. Then i decided to move the studio to my home. Since i was producing, mixing and mastering music professionally i build several places for that purpose myself, history says that this is my 8th studio ! Over the last couple of years i perfectly improved the acoustics in the mastering room with highly effective absorbers, diffusers and construction. After having build an audiophile mastering chain to meet my sophistication I am now passing this savings on to you with this great set of flatrates !
MAINFRAME MASTERING
audiophile analog mastering & production
Frankfurt /Main - Germany
email: mainframe.mastering@gmail.com
web1: mainframe.vox.com
web2: www.myspace.com/originalmainframe
phone: +49 - [0]69 - 95 95 69 90
IMPORTANT: YOUR DELIVERY
Best send original unprocessed, uncompressed + unlimited recordings
all samplerates, bit-depths + file-types supported, the more bits and cycles the better!
Burn/record on iso-compatible CD-rom, DVD-rom, CD-audio, or DAT. Burn CD-audio at half the max. supported speed of your burner.
Include all necessary information, like: labelcopy, cat.no, ISRC-codes, UPC/EAN barcode if available as well as delivery address
ONLINE MASTERING
If you like to send & receive your files online, simply use an online service like www.sendspace.com or www.sprend.com and send the download-link to mainframe.mastering@gmail.com ! First-time costumers will be charged in advance. We will first provide quality mp3s for your approval and then ready mastered soundfiles in the desired format when agreed.
HOTEL
For attented mastering sessions you may want to book a nice and affordable room in a hotel space nearby. Please check http://www.hotel-alleenhof.de/ for booking a the closest hotel-room possible to our place - it's just over the street - and that has become a welcome place to stay for all our musician friends and business partners!
why is a flatrate better than per hour charging ? >>> labels and artists usually have budgets for things that must be done and we like you to be comfortable with something that can you can calcualte, e.g. fixed prices. our fair flatrates are a "no price surprise" and "sonic satisfaction" guaranty for all.
send music on cd-audio or cd-rom ? >>> it's best to send your recordings on a quality cd-rom or dvd-r for error free results since cd-rom offers an extra level of error-correction. further advantage of rom over cd-audio is that cd-audio can only be read in frames what makes it inaccurate for reading starts + ends by a few ms offset and audio can be chopped off.
what about samplerate, bit-depth, dither ? >>> to give you a good and short advice on this: send the original unaltered recording with the samplerate it was recorded with when mixing digital and export/bounce/record at a high bit-depth (24bit/32bit). if you're recording from an analog console capture the audio with the highest samplerate and bit-depth that works for you. for audiophile projects a good analog like recording samplerate is 96khz and at 24bit. the mastering process itself is taking place at 96khz/32bitfloat, dithering is applied there as the very last step after downsampling. please don't apply dithering/noise-shaping before mastering.
your word on using peak limiters and compressors on the mix ? >>> if you're using a peak-limiter on the mixbus please take care that peaks are never or only very ocassionally. using a nice compressor on the mix can be a wonderfull thing for the overall tone you're looking for but don't hit it hard, i would suggest only 1-2db of compression but most of the time less will do. we're taking care of bringing you the glue, tone + loudness you want and what is advisable.
what is a upc/ean code and do i need it ? >>> also called the barcode, it's usually provided by your distributor or label if you're not registered for yourself. the code identifies the producer/manufacturer of a product, in our case the whole cd album, and is required for importing products to USA, or for diverse registration systems. as a rule of thumb: if you got one then communicate it to us to be coded on the cd master. (13 digits)
what is a ISRC code and do i need it ? >>> this is of interest for lables as this code identifies each single audio track as well as the label, year and number. you must be registered to use and it is advised to give every released track it's unique isrc code. the code is written into the pq coding system of a cd and is important for radio-play/ broadcasters for accounting and collecting license fees. (12 digits+letters)
how long does it take to get our stuff mastered ? >>> that depends on the size of the project, but for a regular complete cd mastering it usually takes a week. i'm known for being able to work on even the thightest schedule but since labels often miscalculate the time mastering takes (is it ready tomorrow then...?) it's just cool for everybody, the label, the artist, the me and the music to have some time buffer and be relaxed
file transfer via internet - online mastering ? >>> the most common method at the moment is uploading your files (or packed file archives) with filehosters (e.g. www.sendspace.com, www.yousendit.com etc.) or to any other secure ftp-server. then simply send the download-link to mainframe.mastering@gmail.com ! never send whole files via email unless it's just a mp3 ! if you're concerned about safety reg. web-transfer of your files then i'd suggest to use this method: pack your files as a .rar archive and set the archives attributes to "encrypted" and set a password. voila! smaller filesize, checksum, safety! [e.g. winrar/pc, stuffit/mac]
now on the battlefield for about a year both units designed by rupert neve are definitely here to stay. the NEVE PORTICO 5043 is a great mixbus/2bus compressor and therefore qualifies for being a great, slightly coloured mastering compressor as well. and colour is what we want, esp. in the war against digital harschness ! it has a that nice neveish fat + round transformer tone it gives the sound just the right glue and density, when used right in the classic feedback mode; the feedforward mode gives you a fast ssl alike snap but is'nt used much here. the NEVE PORTICO 5042 stayed on the main mastering chain for some time but is now dedicated for my vocal mixbus. i found it especially usefull for vocals as it gives a certain body to them that cannot be created with anything else i know (but tape...). on this extra bus i just succesfully used it parallel to the main mastering chain where it gave the material a nice grab without affecting the overall sound too much (many say it's a subtle effect but i find it quiet dramatic! rupert neve designs
HARDWARE
THERMIONIC CULTURE PHOENIX tube compressor - mastering version
MILLENNIA NSEQ-2 class a discrete/vacuum tube eq
SUMMIT AUDIO EQP-200B [modified] passive tube eq
DAN LAVRY DA10 "LavryBlack" 24bit 96khz stereo digital-analog converter
BENCHMARK DAC1 24bit 192khz stereo reference digital-analog converter
BENCHMARK ADC1 24bit 192khz stereo reference analog-digital converter
NEVE 5043 stereo compressor/limiter
NEVE 5042 tape saturator/line amp
KENT AUDIO RTA-1 realtime spectrum analyser
REVOX A77 tape recorder
3x UAD-1 UNIVERSAL AUDIO dsp pci cards
DELL DIMENSION 8300 digital audio workstation
PLEXTOR PLEXWRITER PREMIUM2 with PLEXTOOLS PRO XL the last professional cd-burner
SOFTWARE (licensed)
STEINBERG NUENDO digital audio workstation
STEINBERG WAVELAB 6 audio editor
GEAR PRO MASTERING DDP converter
ABLETON LIVE producer platform
REFINEDAUDIOMETRICS PLPAREQ10 HI-END LINEAR PHASE EQUALIZER
UNIVERSAL AUDIO POWERED PLUGINS PRECISION MASTERING SERIES LIMITER / SONTEC EQ / MULTIBAND, PULTEC EQP-1A + MEQ5, TELETRONIX LA2A, LA3A, UREI 1176LN, FAIRCHILD 670, CAMBRIDGE EQ, NEVE 33609, NEVE 1073 EQ, NEVE 1081 EQ, NEVE 88RS, HELIOS 69 EQ, PRECISION MAXIMIZER, PRECISION DEESSER + more
URS PLUGINS CLASSIC CONSOLE BUNDLE : A SERIES EQ, N SERIES EQ, BLT EQ, FULLTEC EQ
VOXENGO R8BRAINPRO SR-CONVERTER, MID/SIDE ENCODER/DECODER, SPAN REALTIME SPECTRUM ANALYSER
CHANDLER LIMITED EQ MASTERING PACK + EMI TG 12413 LIMITER
IZOTOPE RX spectral audio restauration suite
CRANESONG ANALOG DITHER
PERIPHERY
GENELEC 1031A active studio monitors
YAMAHA NS-10M studio nearfield monitors
SONY PCM-R500 dat tape recorder
AKG K271 studio headphones
OYAIDE BLACKMAMBA power-cables
VOVOX TEXTURA power-cables
VOVOX solid core power cables
VOVOX direct s ultimate sound conductors [complete rack-cabling]
VOVOX link protect AD 75ohm digital cables with BULLET spdif plugs
VOVOX link protect AD 75ohm digital cables with NEUTRIC BNC plugs
MONSTERCABLES pro 1000 studio reference cabling [mixer-cabling]
MONSTERCABLES datalink IDL 100 digital spdif cable
FURMAN PL8E power conditioner (2x)
REV SUPRAGUARD power filter + peak-protector
ENACOM end audio compensator, filter
ROCKPLATE customised broadband acoustic panels
STUDIOSONIC mid/hi absorber plates, basstraps
ULTIMATE studio monitor stands, filled, resonance de-coupled
PRODUCTION HARDWARE
MACKIE ONYX 1620 premium analog mixer
RME FIREFACE 800 multiple channel audio interface
CLAVIA NORDLEAD III performance synthesizer
ROLAND JD-800 programmable synthesizer
RHODE K2 condenser valve microphone
DYNACORD VRS23 vertical reverberation system/delay
ROLAND SDE-330 dimensional space delay
ROLAND SDX-330 dimensional expander
ELECTRO HARMONIX SMALL STONE sovtek phaser
[office:]
Frank Marheineke
Nibelungenallee 10
60318 Frankfurt am Main
line: +49.(0)69.95956990 // mail: mainframe.mastering[at]gmail[dot]com // web: mainframe.vox.com
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