Mastering is the final process performed by a mastering engineer on a song before it gets released. Known as the “final polish” the track should sound good across all devices/platforms. Holistically the engineer should make the mix louder but still keep the dynamic range whilst applying different processing techniques enhancing the source material.

The same sample rate (ie 44.1Khz/48Khz/96Khz etc) as your DAW session and at 24bit or 32bit (float) in WAV format .Please provide at least -3db headroom and don’t have any limiters on the master buss.

44.1Khz 24Bit Wav (unless otherwise specified)

Yes if requested - it will be charged as an "additional pass" if different from the commercial master.

Mastering can only achieve what your mix is capable of achieving - for example if a bad mix is sent to a mastering engineer it should come back sounding better than the mix itself but it might not sound like a grammy award winning mastered song due to the limitations due to the poor quality mix. You can’t fix a mix in the mastering phase (most of the time).

There is a 3 day turnaround unless a "24 hour" turnaround is requested and booked.

No, I work with all genres.

1. Make sure your music is recorded on quality equipment and your production is at a good standard - make sure your mix is balanced. Most importantly communicate with your mastering engineer about how you want your master to sound. Provide “loudness” and “tone” reference tracks for a reference point the engineer can get direction from.