Mastering

Release your music with confidence.

Backward Clock Sound is a certified provider of Apple Digital Masters

Feel the support of an objective ear and a fresh perspective.

(not just a technician).

What is Mastering?

Mastering is the crucial final stage in music production where the audio is polished and prepared for distribution by combining subtle sonic enhancements with potential corrective treatment. This isn't just about "making it loud". It's about understanding your intentions to best harness the narrative of your music and emphasize your desired emotional impact.

Taking place at the end of the creation period but before public release, it's the last moment for creative quality control. Find relief in a caring experience focused on the full potential of your music.
 

It does get pretty nerdy though. Industry standards for loudness and tone vary from style to style and platform to platform. I combine technical application with creative sensibility when mastering different genres for various platforms and playback systems. All of this occurs in open and direct communication with you.

Help your music stand out.

  • Free test master for first timers

  • An active member of your creative team

  • World-class high end professional mastering

  • Mastering for streaming, vinyl, CD, cassette

  • Competitive levels based on genre

  • Objective ear and quality control

  • Extensive knowledge of genre

  • Stem or stereo mastering

  • Leading analog and digital tools

  • Informative communication

Give your music the attention it deserves.

Backward Clock Sound boasts a calibrated mastering environment equipped with the world's finest analog equipment and precision listening tools; in the name of art. 

Gear List:

Monitoring:

  • Neumann MA1 Calibration

  • Neumann KH310

  • Neumann KH750 Sub

  • Custom  "Auraclone" Reference Cubes

Conversion:

  • Antelope Audio Orion Studio SC

  • Dangerous Music Convert AD+

EQ:

  • WesAudio ngTubeEQ

  • High Voltage Audio HVA-NEQ

  • KSJ Audio Black Magic MST

  • Rupert Neve Designs Master Bus Transformer

Dynamics:

  • Rupert Neve Designs Master Buss Processor

  • Rupert Neve Designs Master Bus Transformer

  • WesAudio ngBusComp

  • Empirical Labs Fatso

Ok, this is super nerdy and technical... But how does it sound?

Hear your sound the way you always intended.

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