Stem Mastering
We can now offer full stem mastering to our clients as a way of giving us more control over the whole mastering process, which in turn will result in an even better product.
What Is Stem Mastering?
If you want us to master from stems you will need to send us multiple stereo tracks that have consolidated instruments. For eg an artist might submit 4 stereo wav files ( One containing all guitars, one with lead vocals, one with drums, and one with background vocals, etc.. ). We will then work with each stem to set frequencies, adjust levels, and correct any imperfections. When we have finished, the stems are combined and the final song is then mastered in the same way as above. Since we have access to separated groups of instruments there are more options for us to make fine adjustments and correct problems and for you to have a punchier stronger sounding track.
How to prepare a mix for stem mastering?
You will need to group your instruments into individual stems. (We accept up to 8 stems per song) and as a general rule you want to group similar instruments together. An eg set of stems would be:
Percussion, lead vocals, backup vocals, rhythm guitars, lead guitar, and bass.
The stems you submit can be separated any way that will give us the best options to work with for your project. As with all mastering projects you should leave -3db to -6db of headroom and remove any master bus processing from each stem. Stems should all be the exact same length and start and stop at the same time (this is crucial so the tracks line up when they are mixed together.) Any questions on how to prepare for a stem master session, or anything else, please get in contact via the email or phone.
Prices for stem mastering:
£40 per track
For track batches over 5 we can offer a bulk discount
For more information please email Trev:
[email protected]
Or call 07549 952060
What Is Stem Mastering?
If you want us to master from stems you will need to send us multiple stereo tracks that have consolidated instruments. For eg an artist might submit 4 stereo wav files ( One containing all guitars, one with lead vocals, one with drums, and one with background vocals, etc.. ). We will then work with each stem to set frequencies, adjust levels, and correct any imperfections. When we have finished, the stems are combined and the final song is then mastered in the same way as above. Since we have access to separated groups of instruments there are more options for us to make fine adjustments and correct problems and for you to have a punchier stronger sounding track.
How to prepare a mix for stem mastering?
You will need to group your instruments into individual stems. (We accept up to 8 stems per song) and as a general rule you want to group similar instruments together. An eg set of stems would be:
Percussion, lead vocals, backup vocals, rhythm guitars, lead guitar, and bass.
The stems you submit can be separated any way that will give us the best options to work with for your project. As with all mastering projects you should leave -3db to -6db of headroom and remove any master bus processing from each stem. Stems should all be the exact same length and start and stop at the same time (this is crucial so the tracks line up when they are mixed together.) Any questions on how to prepare for a stem master session, or anything else, please get in contact via the email or phone.
Prices for stem mastering:
£40 per track
For track batches over 5 we can offer a bulk discount
For more information please email Trev:
[email protected]
Or call 07549 952060
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