Why spicedriver Mastering?

When producing electronic dance music, most mastering plug-ins can make your final mix sound a bit harsh or dull. This can be fixed by spicedriver Mastering.

We process you audio files with high-end studio grade equiptment to give your track a softer professional sound. Your track will be able to be played very loud and still sound great to the listener.

Your track will also achieve enough quality to be accepted by record labels - It's a win win for everyone.

Analogue Stem Mastering

How will my track be processed?

  • Studio grade compression and EQ

  • Layering original STEREO mix

  • High-end parallel compression

How do I group my stems?

You can group your stems anyway you like.

This is an example, but anything goes:
  • Stem 1Kick
    Snare
    Clap
  • Stem 2Bass
    Bassline
    Sub
  • Stem 3Breakbeat
    Percussion
    Hihats
  • Stem 4Synth
    Lead
    Melody
  • Stem 5Strings
    Pads
    FX
You should group/export stems using SOLO and the Master Out channel, to keep the flavour of your mastering plug-ins.

Your files must be 24 bit.
Disable mastering limitors and excessive maximzers.
At least -3db headroom, no clipping.

What format should I use?

If you want your track mastered 44.1 KHz, export stems in WAV 44.1 KHz (24bit).
If you want your track mastered 48 KHz, export stems in WAV 48 KHz (24bit).