Studio B Mastering Competitors

Abbey Road is the home of music making. We’re the world’s first and most iconic recording studio, a leader in sonic innovation with the experience and craft to bring out the best in any musical vision or idea. Once a 9-bedroom townhouse, we’re now a global community of artists, experts, inventors and engineers, whose technology and expertise can be accessed from anywhere in the world. Alongside our studios and writing spaces, we work to develop groundbreaking technology that continues to change the future of music making. And through our learning and events, we’re creating one-off experiences and empowering a new generation of talent. This home has created soundtracks to nights in, nights out, heartbreaks and first loves. Epic adventures and life-affirming stories. Across genres, generations and continents, Abbey Road helps music makers move the world. Come on in.

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.

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.