Solar Heavy StudiosProfessional Audio Mastering
Solar Heavy Studios
Audio Mastering shouldn’t break the bank or be some elusive expensive polish you can’t afford.
Your songs can be loud, clean, and balanced regardless of your budget.
Solar Heavy isn’t just another Engineer offering Audio Services with no original music or real Artist Experience.
He’s an Indie Artist with over 10+ years of original songs reaching millions of streams on Spotify.
This means Artist driven Mastering that actually works.
Most Engineers charge 2x our current rates.
Remember – Mastering is the final quality check before the world hears your song.
Discover why over 655+ other artists, producers, and performers stick with Solar Heavy, since 2018.
Audio Mastering when done properly allows your music to compete with Industry level loudness and clarity. Having access to affordable Mastering that competes, is imperative to your creative workflow as an Artist. However, it can be a very costly and time consuming process to get right. It only makes sense to outsource this stage of your song, so you can spend more time creating, and getting your music out competitively fast.
That’s great! Even the best Producers and Engineers need referencing or second opinions to finalize their songs. Getting that extra 5 or 10% out of your Master can make or break a track. You won’t truly know if you’re doing your best Mastering or Mixing without getting a Reference Master to compare and contrast against your own. An affordable secondary Master can shine light on minor details in Harmonics/Maximization that you might miss.
Mastering can be done completely in the Digital Realm, but a Hybrid Master combining rack hardware and plugins can emulate a vintage Master sound that you’ll find loud, crisp, and dynamically driven. There’s benefits to bridging both worlds of analog and digital. We respect the classic fundamentals that make Mastering an artform while bringing a futuristic cutting edge approach to Digital Mastering.
Solar Heavy Studios utilizes Furman Power conditioning within a Hardware Rack that removes dirty power, fluctuations, and anomalies that affect sound playback quality. You may not realize the importance of having absolute clean power running into your studio when it comes to Mastering. This is something we have treated from the ground up in studio design.
If you’re wondering will Mastering really make that much of a difference, here are a few visual examples of previous orders. From already Mastered tracks that needed a Re-Master, to single mp3 files, phone recorded versus, podcasts with background noise, or self Mastered tracks sent in to squeeze an extra 15% out of the final Master. These visually represent the result Mastering can provide to almost any song or project you have. Anything that’s audio can be enhanced through Mastering to some degree. The Mastered file is layered on top of the original and colorized to show audio information that has been brought out, made more defined, dynamic, and transient in the below examples.
All Masters are done by Solar Heavy, a multi genre artist recently breaking 8 million streams on Spotify. Which means you’re tapping into a unique multi-genre approach of Audio Mastering that’s Artist driven. As a multi-genre musician you can rest assured all genres and tracks submitted are accepted for Audio Mastering. All songs on this site and on the Portfolio page are excellent first hand examples of the Mastering Quality you can expect to receive on your own projects.
Select the right Master for your Project, Upload your Audio File links directly through the Order Form, and you will be contacted within 48 hours through email to begin your Master. A Custom Checklist will be created during playback. Removal of Stacked Frequencies, Harmonic Excitement, Transient Preservation, Dithering, and Final Polishing will be applied to every Master.
AI based Mastering is growing in popularity however, it’s the human touch that gives Audio Mastering its distinctive character and elevates it from a technical process to an art form. By working with a Human Mastering Engineer, you benefit from their ability to apply intuition and creativity to each project, adjusting the balance and dynamics of the mix until it sounds just right. Their trained ears and mastery of a unique set of plugins and hardware allow them to tailor their approach to your specific needs, delivering a final product that meets your vision and exceeds your expectations. So while technology will always have an important role to play in the future of Audio Mastering, it’s important to remember that it’s the human touch that truly sets the best Audio Masters apart.
A treated room is critical for a Professional Audio Master. Solar Heavy Studios resides inside a fully treated brick studio room that utilizes accurate acoustic treatment customized by Auralex. Solar Heavy Studios was built ground up running on clean, artifact-free power. All equipment runs through Furman M-8×2 Power Conditioners. Auralex Acoustic Treatment, Acoustic Ceiling Diffusers, and De-isolators are used. An Apollo External Interface running at 192k is used for playback. Masters are exported in 24-bit dithered WAV format. A hardware rack is used for a Hybrid Master approach, which includes Rockville EQs, AC1 based Compressors, Tube-emulated shapers, Schaack Transient shapers, and a custom power conditioning unit. Final Master playback is done in studio and general listener quality check is done across commonly used devices such as Apple Airpods and Tiny Speakers. A 10′ sub coupled via crossover is also used for Final Master Referencing. True peak and DBFS/RMS/LUFS levels are checked before export for industry-standard and streaming site preferred LUFS ranges.
You can order a Master by filling out an order on our order page, or clicking the Order Master button below.
A custom touch is provided to every Master.
You may add any additional information in regards to the creative vision of your project, when placing your order.
