MASTERING

WHY IT IS IMPORTANT

Mastering is often seen as an esoteric practice, but it’s very simple. It makes your music sound good! In all circumstances, in all the devices and in all the possible the sound systems. Not only, this can fix problems at the mix levels, often impossible to detect from a non professional engineer working in a not professional environment. Moreover our STEM mastering makes possible to correct every possible song imperfection, making your music shine in front of you audiences and Konnektions.

STEREO vs STEMS

Common mastering is achieved working on a classic stereo file, called Premaster or Mixdown.

This is usual good enough if you are an experienced musicians and mixing engineer, otherwise it’s very difficult for the final mastering engineer to make your music sound professional et every level. Even tough nowadays we have the techniques to fix common mistakes even with stereo files is with stems that you can have the best results in every situation.

STEMS mastering works in fact with groups, usually 5 but it can vary on specific styles of music. This gives the engineer at the mastering stage the chance to fix all possible imperfections, and also to process all the stems with very expensive and professional analog gear to give them an unique touch. This type of mastering is often chosen even from very experienced producer for all the reasons above. From now on you can relax and we will make sure your music perform perfectly in every context!

NOTE: The new Traktor control from NATIVE INSTRUMENTS just created a new standard for STEM MIXING, so working with stems will provide you the different groups already mastered and ready to be released under this new format.