Mastering Sessions

  • » Transfer finished mixes to mastering workstation
    » Equalize and dynamically enhance music
    » Edit and sequence (in/out fades, cross-fades, assemble song order)
    » Bit/sample rate files (if required)
    » Dither/noise shape
    » Encode ISRC, UPC/EAN, and CD Text information (if applicable)
    » Deliver reference disc/tracks for client approval
    » Deliver one red book-compatible audio CD-R (or DDP) with corresponding PQ log and CD quality verification

 

Vinyl

Many musicians today are making short runs of vinyl to supplement their online downloads. We are happy to create high-resolution masters for delivery to vinyl pressing plants. If you're interested in going the route, just let us know.

Mixing and Mastering

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CD Text & CDDB

We encode CD Text on all our client's red book master discs. However, this is different from CDDB information that online music services use to identify songs when a disc is placed in a computer with Internet access.

For a quick explanation of the difference between CD Text and Gracenote's CDDB technology, read this article.

It is the artist's responsibility to register CDDB information with Gracenote.

It is also the artist/label's responsibility to obtain and supply UPC/EAN and ISRC codes if they would like ZenMastering to encode that informat in their album.

Feel free to contact ZenMastering with any technical questions you have about mastering your project.