Techno and house mastering that translates on a club system.
A club master is not a loud master. It is a master where the kick still hits at 3 a.m. on a rig with real sub, where the bass sits under it instead of fighting it, and where the top end stays listenable for six hours. I master techno, house, tech house, minimal and Afro house on a hybrid analog chain in Frankfurt, and I check the low end in mono and on the sub before anything leaves the room.
- Club + stream versions
- Mono sub check
- Techno · House · Afro
The low end decides everything.
Most dance tracks that fall apart on a big system fall apart below 120 Hz. If the kick and the bass are locked, the whole record gets louder without being pushed. If they are not, loudness only makes it worse.
When kick and bass need separating, send stems instead - or start with standard online mastering.
- ✓Kick and bass relationship checked in mono, on the sub and on headphones
- ✓Club version with headroom left for the house system
- ✓Streaming version tuned for Spotify, Apple Music and Beatport
- ✓Hi-hat and clap top end shaped so long sets don't get harsh
- ✓Groove kept intact - no over-compression flattening the swing
- ✓Optional DJ-friendly intro/outro level check across an EP
- Genres
- Techno, house, tech house, minimal, Afro house, melodic
- Club version
- Higher headroom, wider dynamics, sub intact for a big rig
- Streaming version
- −9 to −14 LUFS, true-peak safe for Spotify and Apple Music
- Low end
- Kick and bass relationship checked in mono and on the sub
- Turnaround
- 48 to 72 hours standard
- First master
- Free 60-second test master, no card
Also in this room: Analog mastering · Vinyl mastering · The studio · Pricing