FAQs

If you would like to mention the mastering in your credits (thank you!) then please use this wording: Alex Lüken @ TruePeakMastering, Berlin

Payment can be made by bank transfer or Paypal. The relevant information is on the final invoice.

Some CD players support so-called CD text, displaying artist’s names, album titles and song titles. This information can be integrated into a DDP image or an audio pre-master CD. CD text has nothing to do with the displaying of track… Weiterlesen »WHAT IS ‚ CD TEXT!?

Yes, I do. If the mix is good, that is not necessary, but stem-mastering offers more possibilities for problematic mixes. The effort and the associated costs, however, are higher. Should it arise, we will discuss whether stem mastering would be… Weiterlesen »DO YOU OFFER STEM/BUS/SEPARATION MASTERING?

Created by Apple, the MfiT standard is used for coding the AAC final format used by iTunes. The MfiT standard uses the higher-resolution 24 bit for coding masters, rather than 16 bit. Apple also recommends that masters are of a… Weiterlesen »WHAT IS „MASTERED FOR TUNES“ (MFIT)?

You will be sent a download link to the masters, which will be in the appropriate format for your release. If is it a CD release, you will first receive all the masters as a WAV. Upon your approval, I… Weiterlesen »HOW AND IN WHAT FORMAT WILL I RECEIVE THE MASTERS?

You can send me the mix via WeTransfer, via your own FTP server or via other file sharing services of your choice (Dropbox link, Yousendit etc). I politely ask that you please ensure that, as far as possible, the service… Weiterlesen »WHERE CAN I UPLOAD THE MIX?

If there are clear guidelines for the mastering, such as comments on individual mixes, specific requests about loudness, dynamics, frequency image or sound reference titles, then please send them along with your mix. If you have created your own „listening… Weiterlesen »WHAT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SHOULD I PROVIDE?

With a 24 bit mix it makes no difference whether the mixes have a level of -0.1 dbFS or -10dbFS. I recommend a level of approx – 3dbFS . This, however, should only be taken as a guide. As long… Weiterlesen »WHAT LEVEL SHOULD THE MIX BE AT AND WHAT ABOUT MASTER BUS COMPRESSION?

In 24 bit or 32 bit floating point WAV/AIF, please. The files can be stereo interleaved or spilt stereo, although 24 bit WAV stereo interleaved is certainly the standard. The sample rate should correspond to the frequency of your project.… Weiterlesen »WHAT FORMAT SHOULD I DELIVER THE MIX IN?