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welcome
Providing the very best in professional online mixing and mastering for record labels, producers, and independent artists. Creating top quality, itunes ready, radio ready mixes. Transforming your guide music tracks, ideas, into that final master, which have all the sonics and touch you'd hoped for. With costs that are very fair and affordable.
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services
Processes
...Music MIXING: 8 hours work
* Listen to the clients reference mix.
* Set up audio tracks in DAW.
-Arrange them in groups, label and colour code.
* Listen to all individual tracks.
* Adjust track levels for a rough balance.
* Setup fx returns.
* Address individual tracks.
- With 'in the box' and 'analog out board' processing.
* This can be:
- Eq-ing(filtering),
- Compression,
- Standard compression,
- Parallel compression,
- Sidechain compression,
- Multiband compression,
- Adding ambience (reverb/delay),
- Panning,
- De-essing,
- Gating,
- Special fx,
- Vocal tuning,
- DAW automation,
* Setup sub-groups/busses, (Ie, all vocals may be sub-grouped).
* Buss and master buss processing....Audio MASTERING: 1 hour work
* Listen to the clients mix.
* Set up audio track in DAW.
* Address mix.
- With 'in the box' and 'analog out board' processing.
* This can be:
- Eq-ing(filtering),
- Eq-ing ,
- Eq-ing M/S (mid/side) ,
- Level adjust M/S (mid/side) ,
- Compression,
- Standard compression,
- Parallel compression,
- Multiband compression,
- Adjusting the stereo image,
- Special fx,
- DAW automation,
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Testimonials
... Working with Clive on various projects over the last two years has always been a pleasure. Every time he delivers that professional sound you hear on the radio...
Producers - Muddyloop
London, UK... Always look forward to hearing what Clive has done with my dance and house productions ...
Derek Gibbons
London, UK... Clive has produced, mixed and mastered on numerous tracks out of our label Starboyrecords. Great ear and technical chops...
Montez Purnell CEO
Pearl City, HawaiiShowreel checkout the Mixing examples
1.Love After
2.Love Before3. Magic After
4. Magic Before5. Young again After
6. Young again Before
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7. Lady Melody After
8. Lady Melody Before9. Road After
10. Road Before11. Light After
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Testimonials
... Working with Clive on various projects over the last two years has always been a pleasure. Every time he delivers that professional sound you hear on the radio...
Producers - Muddyloop
London, UK... Always look forward to hearing what Clive has done with my dance and house productions ...
Derek Gibbons
London, UK... Clive has produced, mixed and mastered on numerous tracks out of our label Starboyrecords. Great ear and technical chops...
Montez Purnell CEO
Pearl City, HawaiiShowreel checkout the Mastering examples
1. Touch After:
2. Touch Before:3. Reflex After:
4. Reflex Before:5. Act right After:
6. Act right Before:
7. Shift After:
8. Shift Before:9. Stay After:
10. Stay Before:11. Find love After:
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Music production info
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Music production is another passion of mine. I offer original work
or I can remix your existing track. Send me your vocal, key and tempo and the genre required.
Prices vary please contact me.
If you're a new artist trying to break into the industry and feel you have the talent for singing and writing. Then I would like to hear from you.Showreel - My latest productions
1. Streets of gold:
Dance, House, Funky, Pop.
2. Somebody loves you:
Pop, Dance.
3. Trouble:
R&B, Soul.
4. I made it:
Pop, Soul, R&B.
5. Girls just wanna:
Pop.
6. Kids:
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Brief video introduction!
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Brief overview about what I offer and what services I provide. Yes I'm a real audio
engineer in my own audio mixing and mastering facility.
Be cautious of certain sites offering similar services. Showing pictures of huge SSL desks with racks of gear. Often with no information about themselves as engineers. Are they actually mixing there? You might be wasting your time.Intro video
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Online Mixing service
Mixing is so crucial, a good mix engineer will bring out the personality of the song. Getting all the elements in the track balanced correctly. Being able to hear all the instruments clearly. Making sure the track has depth and width. Getting the vocals on point. Clever mixing will give your track the edge over others. Mastering included.
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Online mastering
100% happy with your final mixdown? If yes you're ready for mastering. Mastering is the final part in the record making process. I can address any imbalances in eq or compression you might of not heard. Eq sweetening, a number of special tricks, plus I will match the final volume of your track with relevant commercial releases!
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Online stem mastering
A halfway house between mixing and mastering is stem mastering. Instead of mixing down to a stereo track, bounce down the main elements into STEMS. For instance the vox group stem, drum group stem, bass group stem, guitars group stem and maybe the keyboards stem. I now have separate stems to help create a better final master.
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API 500 series modules
AML 54f50 compressor, Anamod 660 compressor, Retro instruments doublewide compressor
Amazing analog outboard compressors. Always used when mixing on key elements in the mix if needed. Bass, kick drums and vocals.
stereo Eq
API 5500 stereo analog eq
Can be used as separate mono eq's in the mix or as a stereo mastering eq. Classic API punch and high end smoothness.
Volume control
SPL Volume 2
Super smooth volume control. Perfect stereo image from very low volume right through to LOUD.
Summing mixer and D/A and A/D converters
Neve 8816 and SSL XL logic alpha link madi ax
All tracks are mixed and summed through the neve 8816 summing mixer. Perfect digital to analog and analog to digital conversion by the SSL.
Stereo Bus compression
SSL G-Bus stereo compressor
Legendary stereo bus compression on countless hits over the years. Tightens and glues the whole mix perfectly.
Software DAW
ProTools 9 cptk2 and Cubase 7
In my opinion the best two pieces of software for production, mixing and mastering. The CPTK 2 also always for full VCA bus mixing which can be very handy.
Software plugins
UAD-2, Brainworx, Softube
Uad plugins work brilliantly in most situations I can't stress enough how good these are. Some of my favourites are 1176 comp, Fairchild comp, Pultec eq, Studer A800 tape sim and the ATR 102 Ampex tape sim.
Monitors and acoustics
Focal CMS65 and Acoustic trapping
Room design, monitor placement, bass traps x 8, broadband traps x3, for the best acoustics. I'm hearing a very flat spectrum. Therefore no dips or peaks in full sound range. A must for mixing and mastering processing.
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Contact information
Mixing-online.co.uk
Regents park,
Southampton,
UNITED KINGDOMPhone Studio:
Landline - 02380 777446
Mobile - 07876 352645
info@mixing-online.co.uk
Skype:
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My audio Blog
May 2013
Here's a brief intro video I put together. Hope this mixing and mastering overveiw helps, cheers Clive Knightley.
April 2013
A great talk/info from Rihanna's mixing engineer Phil Tan. Get your note pad ready top tips!
Mar 2013
Here's a remix I produced for another Indabamusic.com contest. Artist José James - Track is called Trouble. Enjoy!
Feb 2013
Indabamusic.com is a great community for musicians and engineers. Get to remix or mix some superb tracks. Enter your work in various competitions. Here's my submission for the latest mixing competition. Please vote for me thanks!
Jan 2013
Loved working and mixing on this album. Great songs and musicianship. Check out this mix I did, amazing strings on this release !!
Dec 2012
My website was in desperate need of an update. Did you notice the change? So here it is!, let me know what you think! Exciting month, UAD releasing 64bit support for most plugins using Windows 7. Cubase 7 will be released on the 5th December. Check out the videos on Steinbergs website for what's new. Have a great Christmas !
Nov 2012
On a different note, lets talk about volume controllers. Usually placed between your final computers stereo outputs and your monitors. Ok not so interesting but over the years I have been buying the cheaper passive versions as the TC electronic level pilot. Unfortunately these don't last very long. Over a fairly short period of time you start to get crackles and at low volumes and the stereo image falls apart. Introducing the spl Volume 2 which I brought about a year ago. Can't fault it, superb stereo image and super smooth volume control, Highly recommended !!!
Oct 2012
Recently mixed and mastered Jahaziel new track 'Theft of my innocence' The audio in this video changes between the guide/rough mix and the final mix/mastered version for demonstration. Hopefully you can hear the improvements I brought to the track! Enjoy! Please share !! PS MojoMastering.com is a sister site !
Jul 2012
Crazy busy at the moment! Will be updating my online mastering and mixing examples as soon as! Look out for a snippet of a song called 'Love on the line'. Probably one of my favourite songs I've worked on! Superb vocal too!
I posted a video below which I engineered on. Band Freenz have notched up nearly 70,000 views in a few months with their latest single 'Queen of the night'. Have a listen!
Jun 2012
Been working with these guys recently mixed and mastered a couple of their tracks. The band is called Freenz. They are from Canada, quality production and vocals !! Enjoy !
Feb 2012
Very busy at the moment! Working on projects for clients from all over the world! America, Japan, Switzerland, India, and the UK.
Upgraded my DAW! I'm a PC guy. Went with the new Intel i7 3930K 6 core processor. Asus P9x79 pro motherboard. 16 gig of ram. The K series loved to be clocked for extra processing power. With the asus software its a matter of a few clicks for automatic clocking. Be sure to get a quality cpu cooling unit tho! My system is running @ 4.5 ghz and seems rock solid !!
Jan 2012
A bit late but happy new year everybody, good luck all for 2012 . I only just got the retro doublewide compressor. I also purchased a AML 54F50 compressor for my api lunchbox. Have not yet tested these properly but seem super smooth on vocals. Working with production team Muddyloop from London - Top notch urban/pop productions.
dec 2011
Api 500 series has been around for few years now. I've recently jumped on the band wagon and purchased a Api lunchbox 6b. Which allows upto 6 modules. Now! What modules to get ?? There are many out there ! Eq's, Compressors and Mic pre's ! But this one caught my eye. Retro Instruments, Doublewide compressor. Should be killer on vocals, guitars and bass !! I'll let you know once I receive it.
oct 2011
Busy times thankfully ! One of producers I have been working with is a chap called Steve Jones. Very talented indeed. He's been writing for an artist called Junior Guevarra. They are getting together his four track showreel because of interest from Sony publishing. I 've been mixing and mastering their songs !! Website - Stevie-jones.com
sep 2011
Jon Allegro was one of my first customers when I started mixing professionally back in 2009. He's currently No.1 and No.3 in the Stompy.com top 100 charts. Well done Jon!, your hard work is paying off! I'm not sure how big Stompy.com is but I think it's fairly big amongst the dance producers. Check out his track 'Honey Honey'.
jul 2011
One of the Mix-off's hosted on gearslutz.com was by Ken Lewis. Not only is he a top US mix engineer (Kayne West, Usher, Mary J. Blige) he also produces aswell.
He provided the audio files for the mix-off and also critique'd the 50 entries. Giving all participants valuable feeback. My mix got a great review and was listed as one of the top 3. My hard work is paying off !! Thanks Ken. Link to thread discussion.
May 2011
Budding engineers, there are a couple of mixoff's on gearsluts.com. The tracks sound great. So get the raw audio and practice your music mixing skills. I'll enter both. Links go here : Mix-off
Apr 2011
Starboy Records are back with there 2nd album from Yung Tunez! Album to be released 11.11.11. Mixed a cut called 'Do em'. Very nice clean sounding hiphop joint !! Hopefully it will make the ablum, fingers crossed. Brought the Uad studer A800 tape sim plugin. Cant really explain how this sounds but it adds a really nice shine to a vocal. Tried it on the mix bus for rap mix. Worked well too. Very impressed with UAD as usual. Still haven't decided on a new PC yet !!
mar 2011
Finished another two tracks on Wayneroy's album. He's getting some great feedback. Album to be released on the 14th April. Good luck !! What an great voice !! Doing some mixing for a London DJ / Producer by the name of DJ Posh. Very cool souding house tunes !! Need to upgrade my PC. Looking at the new sandy Bridge motherboards with the intel i7 2600k processor !! Insane speeds !! I'll let you now what I get soon !!!
FEB 2011
Got my head around Pro tools 9. Love the ease of editing, setup of inputs outputs, bus and aux sends !! Which is better Cubase or Pro tools ?. Neither, both are brilliant programs !!! I also upgraded PT9 with the complete production toolkit 2. This basically upgrades Pro tools to have the same features as Pro Tools HD. I've been mixing rock, pop, dance, R and B and Hiphop so a busy start to the year !! Check out the first track on my player !! Love that track !!!
jan 2011
Firstly, Happy New Year ! Sorry haven't had time to do an update lately. Great end to the year. Thankfully busy and just seen the full video to a track I produced/mixed. Check it out on my new blog here ! Couple of studio upgrades. I'm now running Pro tools 9 software which is superb. Installed my new UAD-2 card, gonna be testing out the studer tape plugin soon.
oct 2010
Just updated my music player with some recent mixes i've done! Producers 'Team BPM' with the track 'Robot' featuring vocalist 'NAI VERONIQUE'. Paul Petersen with the song Lady Melody. And finally the track by group 'Born of Grace' song 'On the road'. Some of my favourites !!! Enjoy !!
sep 2010
Recently brought a new video camera. As you can see on my home page there is a short video I made about my online mixing service. I wanted show clients, who the person is behind my mixing website, and give a brief intro !! Lately there has been a lot of online mixig sites appearing. Showing off very nice SSL desks. Are these pictures there studio ? Are they actually mixing your tracks there ?? With very little information about themselves, who is the mix engineer ?????
aug 2010
Producing this month for a artist called Yung Tunez. I have been only mixing his stuff but I sent him some ideas I produced. The track were working on is called 'Here I am' the video has been shot and is being edited. Link up soon !!. If you need beats at a high standard holla !
jun 2010
Working with UK Hiphop artist 'ICE' and her producers. I've been mixing her 4 track EP. Also been putting my new analog toys to the test. The SSL converters and NEVE 8816 mixer sounds absolutely amazing. ICE was very happy with her mixes and is currenly in the States promoting herself ! I'll shall be putting up the sound examples very soon - watch the music player for a update !
may 2010
Studio upgrade - All mixes now run through a NEVE 8816 summing mixer. Converters upgraded to the SSL Alpha link madi AX. Now get that sweet saturation and warm analog sound with your mixes. Remember to try my service for a free preview mix, just upload your files via my dropbox.
mar 2010
The dance/house mixes on music player was produced by Derek Gibbons. If you want to find more about him and his music go here!. Softube released another excellent plugin. This time a EQ. The Trident A-Range eq sounds super sweet, very natural and musical. Had to buy it. Are you a Michael Jackson fan, are you into the production of his music and how it was recorded. Check this thread at my favourite forum - Gearslutz.com. People posting about there time working on the Dangerous album. Great read !!!!
feb 2010
Are you a budding new mix engineer in need of practice? At the Gearslutz.com audio forum, a member has setup a monthly Mix-off. Join in and download the session files and enter your mix. You have one week to mix the track. Members then discuss there techniques and give you feedback about your mix. A good learning experience !! Mix-off link and info here!
jan 2010
What a great year !!. Very surprised how many tracks I have mixed over the last six months. For a new business I couldn't of wished for anything better. Looking forward to 2010. Mixing the album for artist 'Yung Tunez' from the States. Watch this space! he's good !!!
dec 2009
My son was born on the 7th November 2009. Busy looking after mum and Baby Guy !! Still been mixing as much as possible. Sorry if I couldn't mix your tracks. Things are settling down so send me your new tracks !! Brought a new software compressor - Check out the Softube Tube-Tech CL-1B its amazing !!
oct 2009
Got some wicked tunes to mix from producers 'Hooks and chain'. Check out the first two tracks on my player. Rama one of the producers also performs the vocals. Great stuff !
sep 2009
Last month I started working with songwriting team Ambray. There music works really well with there vocalist, Hannah. I mixed 4 of there tunes, which sound great. Check out www.myspace.com/ambraymusic
aug 2009
NEW news and updates page, will be updating as much as I can....
Having a great time at the moment, lots of new clients finding me. And there coming back for more mixes and mastering which is great news, very encouraging . I'll have a clients links setup soon. So anyone can visit there home pages if there interested. Thanks Clive !
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Faq's
Online Mixing faq's
Do I need mastering or mixing?
Don't make the same mistake like me. I used to think mastering was the final and most important part of the record making process. Yes mastering is important but not nearly as important as the initial idea for the song. Production. Tracking (if recording a live band). Then mixing. Out of all these things mastering comes last. Clever writing, recording, production and mixing are the key! Ask yourself are you 100% happy with your mixdown. If not, you're not ready for mastering.
What's the difference between mixing and mastering?
Mixing is where you have access to the recorded parts (The full production) in a song. Usually ranging from 30 to over 200 tracks occasionally. For instance, lead vocal, backing vocals, ad-libs, harmonies, kick drum, snare, toms, hi hats, overheads, bass, synths, keyboards, piano, strings, guitars etc. It's the mix engineer's job to balance all the elements. Using Eq, compression, panning, reverb, delays, special fx plus many other skills and techniques to provide that master final stereo mixdown. Mastering is where you only have access to process the final stereo mixdown.
Can you contact me via the telephone !?
No problem at all. If you wish to speak to me regarding any project please call. TEL: Studio 02380 777446 Mobile 07876 352645
What are the turn around times for online mixing?
Usually 3 - 4 days.
How to send files for mixing ?
Simply upload your audio files zipped up to my personal yousendit.com account. Or upload your files to any other file transfer system and email me your link. Use winzip or winrar to zip up files.
Online Mastering faq's
Master channel - Do I leave the limiter on ?
Turn the limiter off. This will give me headroom to work with. You also might have other plugins on like Eq, compression or stereo enhancement. Only leave these on if your 100% happy with what they're doing. For instance to much low end eq may make the track sound muddy. You might be killing punch with incorrect settings with a compressor! Extremely important!
Free test mixing or mastering - How does this work ?
I want you to try my mastering service without any obligation. I will provide new clients with a free test mix or master. Listen to what I have done at your own leisure. Just send over your track stating 'free test mixing or mastering'.
What are the turn around times for online mastering?
Usually 1 - 2 days.
How to send files for mastering ?
Simply upload your final mix to my personal yousendit.com account. Or email your track to me. Or upload your track to any other file transfer system and email me your link. If you're sending various files zip up all the tracks into one folder and send me that.
ISRC codes / DDP image ?
If you are releasing a physical CD you will want me to burn a physical CD (Red book master). You might want me to include your isrc codes. These codes identify each track on your CD and allow for any royalty reporting. You can apply for your own codes or companies like cdbaby.com can provide them for you. If you're pressing many cd's, your cd manufacturing plant may require a DDP image. No problem just request it!
Any other queries please email - info@mixing-online.co.uk
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Clive's quick mixing tips
1. Give yourself plenty of headroom in your DAW, if you're mixing in the box. A good way to start your mix is with the kick drum. Lock it in between -6db/-10db's. Then mix your other sounds around the kick. Hopefully your mix will then sit below 0 db with no digital clipping!
2. Try to buy the best A/D-D/A converters you can afford. You might be thinking "But I am not recording anything, I am working all in the box!". The point is you'll be able to make much better choices/decisions when mixing. You will be listening through quality converters.
3. Your mixing room. Try to treat your room acoustics the best you can. If you have a lot of reflective surfaces it will effect the listening. In smaller rooms bass traps help a lot. But don't go over board making your room too dead !!
4. Try to buy a pair of decent near field monitors. Near fields will give a flat freq response. Again you'll be able to make much better choices/decisions when mixing !
5. I love this guys angle on mixing, check out the post here at FutureProducers.com.
6. Experience is the key. Just keep mixing, mixing, and more mixing. Every time you mix a different track you'll come up with different problems. The bass is not right, the vocals are not sitting right, no stereo spread, no punch, lack of clarity etc etc. Each time you're going to fix these issues by trying things out and experimenting. Try out what you have learnt in the classroom and what you have read online and in books !
Any other queries please email - info@mixing-online.co.uk
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What we offer in terms of service
For each and every audio track in a mix or a stereo mixdown for mastering The utmost attention to detail and effort is spent trying to get the best possible sound In the right context for the song.
Much experience, an acoustically treated mix room, high-end analog equipment and the very best industry standard software money can buy, will help me produce that killer sound for your music ,songs or album. Listen to the audio examples to get an idea how a professional mix engineer will make your music sound the best it can. Get a polished mix with clarity, depth and width. Your vocals will sit correctly in the mix and shine. Don't spoil an excellent production with a poor mix.
Simply send your audio files securely. I'll engineer your track first, once you're happy with the mix/master preview please make payment via Paypal or bank transfer. With no obligation try my mixing or mastering service. Get a free preview mix master today. Watch intro video!Production and tuition
I produce as well so can do additional music production, i.e., drum programming, bass lines, keyboards etc. I'm happy to discuss any project you're working on.
Using the new Steinberg VST Connect SE feature within Cubase 7 or Skype I shall be shortly offering one on one tuition. You decide what you want me to teach, just send me a message detailing your request.
Steinberg VST Connect SE allows musicians to connect directly to Cubase 7 users globally. Giving me the freedom to collaborate and produce with you where ever you are. Something to think about !
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Mixing - Preparing your audio files and how to send!
Export/Bounce each audio track as a WAV or AIFF file. (i.e., Lead vocal 1, Backing vocal 1, Kick, Snare, Hi hats, Piano, Bass etc). These can either be mono or stereo. They can be 24bit or 16bit at 44.1khz, or 48khz, or 96khz.
No effects on any of the individual tracks, i.e., no compression/reverb/eq/delay etc. Only keep on plugins that are crucial to sound shaping or a special effect. And no audio clipping ! You may need to turn off any effects on your master stereo bus too.
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Also, which is really important, make sure you export/bounce each audio track from the same start point in your audio sequencer, i.e., 1. So they all line up and are all in time in my mixing environment in the studio. If you're using Pro Tools, Cubase or Nuendo, you can send the whole project file. Therefore you will not need to export the individual tracks. Zip the audio files/project files into one zipped folder. Send the files securely using my personal yousendit.com account.Cost - How to pay
I accept paypal or direct bank transfer for payment, thankyou.
Mixing/Mastering costs - £125.00 UK pounds
Receive your mix & mastered track 16 bit
Receive your instrumental 16 bit
Receive your accapella 24 bit
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Mastering - Preparing your audio files and how to send
For mastering you need to send your final stereo mixdown in Wav or aiff format. 24bit at 44.1khz, or 48khz, or 96khz.
Make sure the mixdown is not clipping. Try to give me a little headroom to work with. Remove any master bus plugins if you're working in the box. Take off any limiters, compressors, eq's, and stereo width processor plugins.
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I also provide full album mastering. Here I make sure the album is harmonious in level and sound as the album plays throughout. If you need a DDP image or physical red book master for your CD pressing plant please just let me know. I can also include your ISRC codes if you have them.Cost - How to pay
I accept paypal or direct bank transfer for payment, thankyou.
Mastering 1 track - £24.50 UK pounds
Album mastering x 10 tracks - £210.00
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Stem Mastering - Preparing your audio files and how to send
Export/Bounce each stem track as a WAV or AIFF file. (i.e., vox stem, drums stem, bass stem, keybaords stem, guiatrs stem etc). Stereo 24bit at 44.1khz, or 48khz, or 96khz.
Make sure the stems are not clipping. Try to give me a little headroom to work with. You might need to take of any plugins on your stereo bus as these might affect your stems when bouncing! Please check!
send files Here
I also provide full album mastering. Here I make sure the album is harmonious in level and sound as the album plays throughout. If you need a DDP image or physical red book master for your CD pressing plant please just let me know. I can also include your ISRC codes if you have them.Cost - How to pay
I accept paypal or direct bank transfer for payment, thankyou.
Stem Mastering costs x1 - £64.50
Album Stem Mastering costs x10 - £550
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Mixing and mastering engineer Clive Knightley
Like you I have a passion for music. I love the whole process of writing/producing, recording, to mixing and mastering. Luckily enough I have been able to work with many talented producers and songwriters since I started this online service back in 2009.
I am currently signed to P-Vine records of Japan. I have fifteen years plus experience and have worked with artists all over the world. Music genre's I specialize in are - pop, rnb, hip hop, dance, house, reggae, pop rock, electro and dubstep.
Struggling with a flat mix, poor separation, or lack of clarity. These issues usually come from mixing entirely in the box, poor room acoustics, or low mixing time experience ! Don't get frustrated it took many years for most to become a competent engineer. Watch intro video!
