Mastering at Round Corner Studios: The Final Touch for Your Sound
At Round Corner Studios, mastering isn’t just the last step in your recording journey, it’s the moment where everything you’ve worked for comes together. It’s where we fine-tune your music to shine at its absolute best, ensuring it sounds perfect across all platforms and environments.
Mastering is often misunderstood as just “polishing” a track, but it’s so much more. It’s the art of preparing your music for the world, optimizing it for various listening formats, and giving it the professional finish it deserves.
The Mastering Process: Precision Meets Creativity
While mixing shapes the mood and energy of your track, mastering takes it to the next level by enhancing the sound as a whole. It involves adjusting EQ, compression, stereo width, and volume to ensure your music translates perfectly, no matter where it’s heard from headphones to stadiums.
At Round Corner, we take a thoughtful, artist-first approach to mastering. We don’t treat it as a cookie-cutter process. Each song is unique, and our goal is to bring out its best qualities while preserving your creative vision.
Before we begin, we’ll listen carefully to the final mix and discuss with you what you want to achieve. Whether you’re looking for a polished, radio-ready finish or a raw, dynamic sound that stands out, we tailor our approach to match your vision.
The Tools Behind the Magic
We believe in using the best tools available to create the highest-quality sound. At Round Corner Studios, we utilize a combination of high-end analog gear and digital precision to get the perfect result. Our mastering chain is designed to enhance your music without compromising its integrity.
Some of the tools we use include:
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Ableton Live & Logic ProX: These versatile DAWs are the backbone of our mastering process, allowing us to fine-tune every detail with precision. Whether we’re working with stems or a final mix, these platforms provide the flexibility we need to shape your track.
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UAD & Slate Digital (Full Access): From analog warmth to high-end EQ adjustments, UAD and Slate Digital give us the ability to fine-tune your track with exceptional detail and clarity.
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Neve & Empirical Labs Analog Gear: We use iconic Neve gear like the 1073 DPX, 511, 88M, and 2264ALB to add warmth and depth, while the Empirical Labs De-Esser ensures clean, clear vocals without harsh sibilance.
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Rupert Neve 5059 Satellite & Radial Reamp Box: These tools help us achieve flawless signal flow and reamping capabilities, letting us shape the sound to its fullest potential.
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Your Sound, Everywhere You Want It
Mastering ensures that your music will sound its best on all platforms. Whether it’s streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music, digital downloads, or physical formats like vinyl and CD, we prepare your tracks to be heard the way they were meant to be consistently and perfectly, no matter where they’re played.
We also understand that the mastering process isn’t just about technical precision it’s about ensuring that your music connects with your audience in the most impactful way possible. That’s why we take the time to fully understand the heart of your project and work with you to bring it to life in the final master.
A Personal Touch to Mastering
Mastering is more than just a technical service, it’s a collaborative effort. We work closely with you to make sure that the final product matches your vision and feels true to the art you’ve created. It’s a process of care, creativity, and craft. It’s a personalized, detailed process that leaves no stone unturned because when your music is finally mastered, it deserves to be heard at its best.
