Audio Mastering Samples

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Below you will find audio clips of my earlier mastering work.  The purpose of this is to show you what is possible when I master your music. All bands have granted permission to share their music.  Please Google them and spread the love.

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To listen, click on a song and press play.  The first 30-40 seconds will play the mastered music. The second half of the clip repeats, playing the un-mastered  music.   The second half is what I am provided with to work from.  The first half are the results when I am finished. 

I enhance the tone, loudness, groove, clarity etc according to the artist's vision and my ear.   

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The difference in volume between master/source is significant for some.  This is because certain mixes have greater dynamic range than others.  The louder the master, the more I have squeezed that dynamic range in exchange for loudness.  It's a balancing act.

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Both versions are normalized and lightly touch "Digital Zero" without any clipping.  For proper assessment the volume of the source mix will need to increase by  4-7db to get a true sense of the difference.   

While working I constantly toggle my master and source at matched playback volumes.  If it fails this step then it fails as a master.  The only rule in mastering is Do No Harm and volume matching exposes this every time. 

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For superior sonic playback please use the Bandcamp player or download at full resolution from Bandcamp.  You can jump between the before / after by dragging the 'slider' in the player from left to right and back again.  You'll find that your laptop, tablet, phone, will turn up to 100% volume and the playback will sound loud and proud without stress, fatigue, or distortion.  

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Take your time and scrutinize the difference.  There's a lot going on.  

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This is my art and what I love to do.   I'd love to hear your thoughts.     Enjoy! Timothy Stollenwerk 2018

(click the blue link if you're unable to skip around in the track)