SPS Mastering

SpS Mastering - Services include: 

CD mastering, Vinyl mastering, Cassette mastering, streaming and digital mastering, audio restoration, Apple Digital Masters (iTunes mastering) and remastering. 

What do we do at SpS Mastering?
Processing occurs in the analogue domain, on professional audio industry hardware equipment, with digital outboard processing, and the use of various software plugins for limiting, metering, audio analysis and restoration. UK mastering engineer Simon Scott, from Shoegaze band Slowdive, has been in the music industry since the 1980's and has taught music technology and mastering engineer courses to Music Technology undergraduates and college students and since 2011.

What is Mastering

The purpose of mastering is to balance sonic elements of a stereo mix and optimize playback across all systems and media formats. Traditionally, mastering is done using tools like equalization, compression, limiting and stereo enhancement. We perceive mastering as a way of framing, finishing and perfecting the hard creative work of songwriters/composers/bands or solo artists for commercial release. 

Does mastering my music make and difference? 

Think of recorded and mixed tracks as 70-80% of the music. The last 20-30%, which is mastering, finalises your music to the highest releasable professional music industry quality. 

Please email me if you wish to discuss mastering your music, podcasts or audio projects:  simon03030@gmail.com

SPS Mastering Rates


Vinyl + CD + Digital Download + Cassette Mastering Rates 2022:

One track, up to five minutes of audio to master, starts at £75.00 (GBP) with no set up fee for digital, CD, or cassette releases. ONE free mastering revision.

Tracks over 5 minutes have a negotiable mastering rate. Please email Simon Scott: simon03030@gmail.com

All prices include master files, optional DDP with embedded metadata (such as ISRC codes, titles, and other info) and the delivery of Wav files (for vinyl, cassette and digital downloads) with no additional set up costs for CD, digital download or cassette

12"/album Vinyl mastering set up cost is £150 per side, 10" vinyl is £75.00 and 7" vinyl single cost is negotiable. 


Mastering client list include:

David Gray
Fennesz  (eMego/Touch)
Talvin Singh
Alex MacKay (Mogwai)
Strategy
Chris Watson (Touch)
Deary + Saint Etienne (Sonic Cathedral) 
Arp
Christina Vantzou
Cleared
Secret Machines (reissued debut album and forthcoming album in 2023 - 'The Moth, The Lizard, and The Secret Machines')


Jim O'Rourke
The Unthanks
Cosmo Sheldrake
Mika Vainio
Mira Calix
CM Von Hausswolff
Nils Frahm
Rich Ruth
Maria Moles
More Ease
christina vantzou
Stephen Vitiello
KMRU 

Bdrmm (Sonic Cathedral)
Glok - Andy Bell (RIDE/Oasis)
Whitelands
Cheerless
A.R Kane
Zelienople
Mildred Maude
Sennen (Sonic Cathedral)
Perila
Fugazi drummer Brendan Canty and violinist Hahn Rowe (Glenn Branca, Swans) 
Jeremiah Chiu & Marta Sofia Honer
Patrick Shiroishi & Daniel Wyche
Ulla
Dummy 


Carlos Niño
Resplandor (Mastered Robin Guthrie mixes) on Automatic Music
Ring Them Bells
Department Of Energy
FENNESZ
Bug Teeth
Lavender Blush
Stargazer Lillies
Dwell
Lemonadaze
Mx Gore
Boxtex Spykidelic  




Füxa 
Amphior
Chuck Johnson
Masayoshi Miyazaki (Flaming Pines)
P.M. Tummala & Mike Weis
Anqi Liu
Valerio Cosi
SUSS 
Celia Hollander
Whitelands
Under The Sun
Fia Fiell
Tatsuhisa Yamamoto
Ross Gentry
Patrick Shiroishi 
Merlyn Driver 
Deary
David Rothenberg
Magnus Josefsson
Rosy Parlane
Pinkcourtesyphone 
Matt Roesner 
Sun Shines Cold
Air Formation
Under the sun
Index
Asteroid No. 4
Ted Reichman (Touch)
Aidan Baker
Soft Set 

Bizou
Bryon Westbrook
Department Of Energy
Kate Carr (Flaming Pines)
Clem Leek and Mark Peters (from The Engineers)
Honey Chainsaw
Fehlt
Daniel Menche (Editions Mego)
Lee Yi (Thesis Project)
K I N B R A E (Thesis Project)
Toothpaste
Brian Wenckebach
Nailah Hunter (Longford Editions) 


Anti-Atlas 
Tiny Leaves
Amphior
Valerie Valmeyden
Orphax (Moving Furniture)
Horizon Bleeds
Small Planets
Yeah Baby!
Iceman Junglist Kru
Robin Saville and Antony Ryan (Isan)
INTRCPTR (members of Pelican/5ive)
Resplandor (with Robin Guthrie from Cocteau Twins)
Yifeat Ziv (Flaming Pines)
Last Tourist
Byron Westbrook 

The Eternal Chord - The Spire Ensemble: live at the Union Chapel, London:
with Fennesz, Philip JeckClaire M Singer, John Beaumont, Simon Scott and Charles Matthews: https://theeternalchord.bandcamp.com/track/peace-in-d-minor 

Mx Gore
Bana Haffar (Touch)
Zachary Paul (Touch)
Jim O'Rourke
S.I.A/Shoeb Ahmad (Flaming Pines) 
Kate Carr + KMRU + Simon Scott (Coventry Biennial 2021- vinyl LP)


R Beny (Thesis)
Twilight Rays
The Pathfinders

Chris Duncan
David Luciani (The Tapeworm)
Giuseppe Cordaro (Kesh)
Isnaj Dui
The Humble Bee (Craig Tattersall), 
Middex
Saturnshine 
Indoor voices 

Hamed Mafakheri
Wozniak
David De La Haye
Drifting Into Autumn, 
Dummy (Sonic cathedral) 
Submotile

Lee Yi
Clem Leek
Sloom, 
Dwell,
Mainlight, 
Index
Middex, 
The Lost Boy, CUTSAire Espacial, Cor De Lux, and many more......

2022 has seen many new clients turn to SpS Mastering for audio mastering or restoration work. Returning customers, including several record labels and musician friends of SPS, are also much appreciated in having faith in the hybrid analog/digital mastering system used at the studio here in Cambridge!



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