STUDIO C · Ocean Wave Mastering Lab
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STUDIO C · Ocean Wave Mastering
Studio C is was previously owned and managed independently by the late Jeff Newton (1963-2006) of Ocean Wave Mastering. This page is dedicated to my friend Jeff, who passed away unexpectedly on June 26, 2006. He was only 43, but he lived an amazing life.
Since Jeff and I worked together on most mastering projects, I am sure that he would want me to continue on with Ocean Wave Mastering. So now, OCW Mastering is integrated into PB Music Studio as part of the many services we offer. Thank you Jeff for all those good times - the world is a better place because you walked in it.
Here's a mastering explanation from Jeff:
"You've spent every spare moment for the last two months polishing your mixes to perfection. You've put all your songs on one tape, and your ready for the moment of truth: your first listen to the material all the way through.
You press "play," and the first song sounds pretty good. But at the very end of the fadeout, the sound seems to drop off abruptly, and you think, "I never noticed that before." Just then, the second song comes slamming in; quite a bit louder than the first. You turn down your monitors, but by now you've also noticed that this song, which was mixed a few months ago, sounds a bit duller than the first, which you mixed the other day.
And so it goes, with each successive song seemingly crying out for its own little adjustments. Is it time for despair, time to chuck these mixes and start from scratch? NO! It's time for Mastering, a critical step that every professional project goes through.
WHAT IS MASTERING?
Mastering serves as a link between production (recording and mixing) and product manufacturing (CD Replication, Cassette Duplication, etc.) The goal of this process is to compile the individual mixes into a smoothly flowing album, so that the listener, having adjusted the volume and tone on the first few bars of the first song, can listen to the entire program without having to readjust those playback settings.
Mastering is a three step process. In a Professional Facility, a DAT copy of the final mixes is presented to the Mastering Engineer, who first edits the tracks into the desired sequence and adjusts the spacing between songs. Once this is done, the engineer then processes the audio, coaxing the best possible sound out of each mix, unifying the sonic characteristics of the individual selections, and creating a consistent listening level. Finally, the material is transferred onto a "Production Master," which is presented to the Mastering Facility in an appropriate format. For CD Replication, this master embodies the record exactly as it will be heard by the consumer.
While practically anyone can sequence their mixes and transfer material to the proper format, the skills needed to perform the sonic unification of an album are very specialized. Even those artists who are fortunate enough to work with the industry's best mix engineers, rely on Professional Mastering Engineers to put their final on their work.
And that final Blessing comes to you in the form of Ocean Wave Mastering Lab. We are a Professional, Modern, State-Of-The Art Mastering Facility catering to the needs of the Recording Industry. To us, our goal is to maximize the musicality of every tape that we receive.
The key element in achieving this is to have the ability to hear raw tape, imagine how it could sound, and the know what knobs to turn to make it sound that way!
Ocean Wave Mastering Lab offers complete Pre-Mastering to CD-R utilizing the finest equipment, both Digital and Analog, Accurate High-resolution Monitoring, Outstanding Acoustical Listening Environment, Friendly, courteous helpful staff in a safe, warm productive environment. We are Committed to make it sound Your Best.
Credits include:
Jeff Newton (1963-2006) was a Veteran Professional Recording/Mastering Engineer with over 15 plus years of Recording Industry Experience. He worked on projects as diverse as Ronnie Montrose, Dire Straits, Barbara Streisand, to local Artists, Civic Performances and Jazz Festivals. We will always miss you, my friend.
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Professional CD Duplication Services
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Professional CD & DVD Duplication Services
We use PRO TOOLS and Magix Sampitude 2496 for CD Mastering, Editing and CD Creation. These programs are available on Mac (Pro Tools) and Pentium (SEKD) and are rated consistently as the top programs in the business. We use the best! Why dont you?
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