Mayfield Mastering Competitors

Since 1968, Sterling Sound has been home to some of the worlds most talented and experienced mastering engineers. Each year Sterling's engineer's master hundreds of projects, including ground-breaking projects for artists such as Led Zeppelin, The Eagles, Bob Dylan, Fleetwood Mac, Coldplay, Green Day, Maroon 5, Arcade Fire and Adele. Spanning over 25,000 SF in New York City's Chelsea Market, Sterling's facility houses nine mastering studios with separate production and editing suites, as well as private lounges. If you're interested in mastering here, please contact us at info@sterling-sound.com, or (212) 604-9433.

Vital Mastering is the studio of mastering engineer Jack Braglia, located in Queens, NY. We strive to provide clients with an attentive audio mastering service available online, offering professional mastering services to the independent music community at affordable prices. Mastering is the final stage of the audio production process, where important enhancements and final adjustments are made. Attention to detail is absolutely vital. Your recordings will be carefully mastered in our private studio, using high-end analog gear and digital processing to ensure optimal playback performance on all listening devices. Our mastering experience includes a wide variety of genres; everything from Jazz & Hip-Hop to Heavy Metal, Rock & EDM. Online Mastering, costing significantly less than conventional attended mastering sessions, is quickly becoming the preferred choice for independent artists without the luxury of a major label budget. With unattended sessions, maintaining a solid line of communication throughout the mastering process is of utmost importance. We take your music very seriously and will not stop short of ensuring that your musical vision comes to life and your songs reach their full potential. Feel free to listen to our audio samples to get an idea of what we can do with your music. When you’re ready to start your project, the process is simple. Begin by filling out the Mastering Form. Read our submission guidelines and upload your tracks by using WeTransfer or your preferred file transfer service. Once we receive your files you will be sent a PayPal invoice reflecting the total cost of the services you’ve selected. Once the invoice is paid, the mastering process begins and your masters will be completed within 3-5 business days.

Masterdisk, founded in 1973 and owned and operated by expert engineer Scott Hull since 2008, is “one of the most enduring mastering facilities in the world” (Mix magazine). The NYC studio has mastered many of the world’s most famous records, and continues to master for major labels, indie labels and independent artists. Masterdisk masters for vinyl as well as digital: they have one of only a few existing Neumann VMS-80 lacquer cutting lathes on-site, and the expert engineers to use it to the best of its formidable capabilities.