Services

Audio Mastering

Mastering is that stage of the process between mixing in the recording studio and press (duplication) of the sound material.
At this stage many elements can still be changed by adjusting parameters such as dynamics and equalization, for example in order to make the sound of tracks recorded over a long period of time consistent with one another.
Mastering requires high levels of understanding and determination, which develops into practical experience.
Building on the considerable expertise gained over the years, Creative Mastering is able to provide top-level pre-mastering service for Super Audio CD (SACD), DVD, Blu-ray Disc, CD and vinyl.
Specialized equipment for mastering on new high resolution audio formats is constantly updated.

Audio Editing

As it often happens, one may want to have several versions of the same album or single track for various purposes: radio distribution, compilation album or different releases in different countries; Creative Mastering gives you this possibility, allowing to re-arrange a track or to mix the instrumental version with the voice in different languages.
It is also possible to work on live recordings which require editing or may just need to be re-assembled and mixed with the original atmosphere of the recording, in order to make a marketable project out of it.

Audio Restoring

It is possible to restore sound material from different audio formats such as stereo magnetic tapes and analog multichannel tapes (1/4", 1/2", 2") and digital cassettes (DAT, ADAT), vinyl or shellac records, videotapes VHS/S-VHS, MiniDiscs and CDs.
Restoring is carried out by loading the sound material into digital workstation at the best possible quality using PCM format up to 24bit/192KHz or DSD format at 2.8224MHz. This allows to create a top-resolution acoustic “photograph” of the sound material.
Once the sound has been loaded into the workstation it is possible to make a backup copy of the high resolution audio files for archive storing.
The audio material is now ready for processing: noise will be removed by performing denoise algorithms on digital workstation.
Cleaned audio files will then be revitalized in order to restore what was lost during denoise.
This procedure is therefore divided into three separate stages: digital transfer, in order to stop the damaging effects of time on the old recording; noise removal and revitalization, in order to restore signal.

Online Mastering

Online Mastering is the mastering service supplied via Internet through a secure FTP server, which allows transfer of audio files using any FTP client that supports SSL or TLS secure protocol (FTPS), as - for example - Filezilla (available for both Mac and PC).

How the service works
After being assigned a dedicated user code and password, the customer accesses his private folders both to deposit the material to be processed and to collect it when it is ready.
Once loaded, the files are controlled and processed with normal processing procedures. Any problem which may occur will be communicated to the customer, who will intervene to correct it or change the requests. Subgroup mastering (stem mastering) is often used, that is a technique where some separate elements of the mix can be corrected directly by the person making the mastering.
A copy of each single file will then be sent to the customer for approval and, after that, the master will be realized and made available on the FTP server in the form of a disk image or DDP, or sent directly to the customer or duplication facility by courier. Otherwise, we can send a file containing the entire project, which can be read and printed on any CD by means of an appropriate custom program for Macs and PCs.
According to the customer’s preference, the files can also be transferred by means of Web services such as, for example, YouSendIt. On our site, on 'Informations' page, you will find a link to our YouSendIt "Dropbox", where the customer can send his files (maximum size of 2GB each). Once the processing is done, the customer will receive by e-mail a link to download the processed files.

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