Getting Started With Mastering
We start our collaboration with you from the get go. During each and every step we will be communicating with you through to completion.
We start our collaboration with you from the get go. During each and every step we will be communicating with you through to completionm.
A free mix appraisal is offered to all our clients as part of our comprehensive mastering service. This provides an opportunity for us to error check the mixes and to offer you helpful feedback on preparing your mixes prior to the mastering session commencing.
Being “on the same page” with you from the outset is critical to achieving the best possible outcome.
Once you have approved the final audio we can create the Production Masters for your nominated release format/s.
Whether you are planning a digital distribution release, streaming, CD or getting vinyl pressed, we will guide you through the process and ensure your music sounds as good as it can be, EVERYWHERE
Once you have approved the final audio we can create the Production Masters for your nominated release format/s.
Whether you are planning a digital distribution release, streaming, CD or getting vinyl pressed, we will guide you through the process and ensure your music sounds as good as it can be, EVERYWHERE
“Kathy Naunton from dB Mastering is not only an exquisite person, but has the best mastering ears in Sydney. Having worked with us on our last 3 releases, Kathy has brought new life to already great-sounding recordings, and mastered for us the highest selling Australian jazz release of 2012, the ‘Best Jazz Album’ Aria-nominated album from 2011, and the ‘Best Jazz Album’ ARIA winner from 2013. The beautiful warmth and intricate nuance she brings to her work is matched only by her great depth of innate understanding of what any given recording needs from her expert sonic ‘polishing’. Not to mention how incredibly easy she is to work with. As long as Kathy’s still mastering, we won’t be going anywhere else in a hurry.”
“No matter how well you play, what great mikes you use, or who records your work – the result will always depend very heavily on how it’s mastered. That’s why I trust my music to dB Mastering, Kathy treats the sound with the same care and attention to detail as the musicians themselves.”
“Kathy Naunton is always my first port of call when it comes to mastering my releases. Not only does she have an amazing ear with sound, but what I dig about Kathy is that she genuinely loves what she does for a living. That love and attention to detail that she provides is so very important in producing a quality end product. It’s always a pleasure hanging out and working on a project with Kathy.”
“Mastering is a mysterious process, and not one I pretend to understand well, but as a producer who is often entrusted with the precious goods at the end of hundreds of hours of work, it is very reassuring to be in the safe hands of an expert with very good ears and a room full of good equipment. I have had the pleasure of working with Kathy many times on different projects for more than ten years now, and I’ve always been overwhelmed with the quality of the masters she delivers. She has a great way of dealing with people, and a great touch for sweetening your records before they are handed over to the audience.”
“I trust Kathy Naunton’s ear more than anyone else in the industry,
I always get the exact sound that I want plus more, I wouldn’t go anywhere else for mastering. And I love you!”
“I never go past the shine and wonderful master-after touches that Kathy puts into all my music deliveries…… whether it be music for production music libraries, scores to television series or features. I always book into dB Mastering for all my final tweaking — and it makes such a difference. And best of all, Kathy is a pleasure to work with, and I have a solid 15 year history with them to prove it !”
“Having worked with dB Mastering since it’s inception with the Volition label, I find a high level of skill and expertise that I can rely on – I return and always get the goods.
What I look for and get from Kathy at dB Mastering, is a quality finish for a quality album and over 15 years of consistency counts for a lot in my books.
On a personal level, it also pleases me greatly that the idea of establishing a superior mastering facility in Australia with her late great dB partner, Robert Racic, when the first Volition releases were coming through, is a reality that lives on. Respect!”
“While we have swapped and changed studios and producers, Kathy has been our single constant pillar in the recording process. We have used dB Mastering since the inception of our band and intend to continue doing so. Kathy’s quality of work and professionalism are second to none. The translation of the song from studio to mastered version is always night & day. She enables us to clearly hear everything that is going on in the mix, ultimately giving a warm, fully rounded, radio quality song.”