Recently, he produced this track at the studio and Matt Blair made the engineering (equalization and Mastering).

Those were two steps, which were inaccessible for Alexandre without the studio and make the quality of the track sounds like a professional one.

Listen to the track “ Wonders ending “ in the following link:
http://soundcloud.com/sake-kun/sake-kun-wonders-ending

Lint to the sound cloud of Alexandre:
http://soundcloud.com/sake-kun

We have recently been providing audio for video and flash game companies that have been looking for simple sound themes for mobile applications or a whole sound bank including sounds effects and music for a more complex projects.

We have also added to our experience in the corporate voiceover and translation world, now offering audio books, converting text formats into audio, introducing sounds effects and surround sounds for a greater immersion and thus, experience a new way to discover or rediscover the classics of literature as new authors.

Those new services are coupled with our new branch: 2002Studios Media Ltd that includes translation and subtitling, and app/interactive design. We can produce solutions in more than 30 languages.

Our tools and services are used for the development of video games, flash games, mobiles applications and all other media where this kind of service could be required.

For the agreed upon price we will properly balance all instruments, compress and add reverb and delay to taste. Not happy with the mix? Sends us back your comments and we will make a second mix at no extra charge. Do you want to work with us ‘till it’s just absolutely perfect? No problem, we charge £15 per mix after the initial 2 mixes.

The final mix will be delivered in CD quality. However the mix will not be mastered. We provide mastering as a separate service for £32 per track.

For all the fancy pants out there, we can also provide your mix with some analogue bus compression on the two-mix with professional studio-grade equipment for an extra £10 on top of the original price.

Price overview

Mix + 1 free revision = £55 (Up to 48 mono tracks or 24 stereo tracksand up to ten minutes)

More than 48 tracks = £1 per extra track

More than 10 minutes in length = £3.50 per extra minute

Overall analogue bus compression = £10 extra

3rd remix and on = £15 per delivered mix

Mastering = £32 per track.

The trailer shows both the original audio we received, which was cleaned up, mixed and mastered and the finished product.

So if you have any friends or family that are budding vocalist/musicians that have always wanted to get a demo CD together, our new Gift Vouchers make the perfect present!!! There time with us can be used for recording, mixing, music production and mastering!

Since 1987 Audiorec have been creating a catalogue of Classical, Folk, Devotional, Pop, Bhangra and Remixes. 2002 studios are happy to be a part of this every expanding archive of Asian music.

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Mastering is a form of post-production. It is the last stage of producing a piece of audio to its ‘master’ format after the mixing process, from here the audio can be duplicated, pressed to CD vinyl etc…

The main reasons as to why we master audio is to improve its amplitude and clarity. It’s a vital part of the production process, literally everything you hear on radio, TV and in clubs has been mastered.

As mentioned above, mastering focuses on the overall amplitude of the final track. This element of the process is achieved through compression and limiting. Say for example you have a good finished mix that was peaking at 0.0 dB, a mastered version of the same mix also peaking at 0.0 dB would appear a lot louder despite the fact it technically hasn’t increased in volume, this is achieved by compression and limiting, at this stage of the process the engineer is cleverly decreasing the dynamic range of the audio without effecting its quality.

Another element of the mastering process is stereo widening and equalisation; this will give you more width, depth, clarity and punch. Other elements of the process include Noise reduction, which involve removing any pops, hums or clicks that might be in the final mix along with basic fade edits to bring the mix to a nice smooth end. At 2002 Studios we have the hardware, software and experience to achieve this.

I write this blog entry as an intern from 2002 studio. In my spare time I produce a lot of dance music and have recently been signed to a good dance label. Since then I released a lot of my material for club use. To begin with when playing my own tracks in clubs I didn’t really understand the importance of mastering…. I soon learnt! If your un-mastered tracks come in after a mastered track in a club you will be embarrassed with the difference. They’ll seem quiet, weak, flat, and your bass lines will be jumping all over the mix! Good mastering will fix this giving you a much bigger, constant sound, and most importantly keeping you on par with the other tracks played in that set. I know there are a lot of other young producers out there in exactly the same situation as I was. If you want your tracks to get played in clubs or on radio it is VITAL they are mastered correctly!

Whilst it’s easy to understand the process and production techniques behind mastering, to be able to perform them correctly is a different story all together. To perfect the skills will involve good out-board equipment but most importantly experience! If you want something mastered for a club or for serious release its VITAL you have it done by a professional engineer!! And for only £45 a track or £320 for an album the difference is definitely value for money!