Swift Mastering is officially certified by Apple as an authorised provider of MFiT masters. What does “Mastered For iTunes” means? This means that when you commission the delivery of MFiT masters from us, you can be rest assured that they will meet the strict Apple guidelines and that they won’t be rejected by iTunes. What
A P+Q audio CD, more commonly referred to as PMCD (Production Master CD), is a Red Book standard CD that is used by pressing plants for CD duplication/replication. Due to the highly delicate nature of this procedure, a normal audio CD burnt with a standard CD writer is normally not good enough. Unless specialised hardware/software
Mastering, in a few words, is the QC process that makes sure your music will sound as good as possible, on as many sound reproduction systems as possible.
We have heard both!Here at Swift Mastering we like to think we have priced our services in the fairest way possible. Sure there are other studios out there who have cheaper prices than us, but we pride ourselves on delivering a high quality of service. Let us give you some examples: 1. We do not
At Swift we are firm believers that the better your mix is the better the master is going to sound. It is therefore in our interests to make sure that your mix is sounding as good as it can be. You are very welcome to get in touch with us if you have any doubts
There are no hidden charges. Every quote you receive from us is inclusive of all the charges. If any extra work is required, from what was originally requested or planned, it will be charged as an extra but only after you have agreed to this. Let’s suppose for example you decide to re-mix your track
By alternate mix we mean any variation from the original main mix. A classic example would be submitting for mastering both the full and the instrumental/PA mix. This is very common for artists who might have to perform live using a backing track and want to make sure the outcome of their performance won’t be
All materials including CD-R’s, Audio CD’s, P+Q Masters, DVD’s and P&P will always be included in the original quote we send you. However, you do also have the option to use your own CD’s (except for the production of P+Q Masters) if you wish. Please bear in mind that the studio will not take any
Yes. Although we are a UK based studio, you can communicate with us in Italian by writing or talking directly to Alex, our senior engineer. Better still, you can visit our italian site www.onlineaudiomastering.it
One question we are asked from time to time is if it is possible to have a new mix submitted for mastering instead of the old one. This normally happens when it has become clear that the original mix had some mixing issues which cannot be addressed in full at the mastering stage. Sometimes clients