FAQs

WHERE DO I UPLOAD?

Project files can be submitted HERE using a secure upload. You can upload the files individually or zipped together as well as any other content i.e artwork, ISRC and UPC/EAN codes, or documents with any other information that is relevant to the project.

PREFERRED AUDIO TYPES

Final mix files should be stereo .wav or .aif files bounced out at the same sample rate as the project is recorded/created. 32-bit floating point would be ideal, but 24-bit is perfectly acceptable.

FORMATS

We can prepare masters for digital distribution (streaming, downloads etc.) and also for physical formats such as vinyl and cassette. These will require different files for each which will be made available on request.

MASTERING PREFERENCES

If you have a preference for the style of mastering, please let us know before the mastering process begins. If you are unsure, let us know of tracks that you prefer the sound of in terms of overall loudness and tonal balance. Loudness is not a problem, we can make the tracks competitively loud to your genre or we can work to the 'organic' loudness potential of your mixes if you would prefer to avoid any compromises that extreme loudness processing sometimes requires.

Another option is to leave it to us with no prompting, this approach can take the track in another direction that you wouldn't have considered and can be quite revealing at times as to how others hear the potential of the material.

AFTER THE MASTERING

The mastered files will be made available on the Samply.app service for approval. This service is secure, and links can be shared with the artist, label, A&R and so on. Samply will playback the release as it will sound in regards to level, transitions (gapless or otherwise) between tracks, and in lossless format. Once approved, those files can be downloaded after payment has been completed.