It is the art, craft, science and alchemy of assembling, cleaning and optimising songs into a cohesive ensemble. My name is Arnaud Coëffic, i’m a french composer/producer and a cofounder of the audiotrauma label (active member between 2002-2012). Since 1997, I’m involved (as Arco Trauma) in the european underground scene (music, live, mastering, mixing, remixing, visuals and organising…) and i per
form live show and dj set all over the world (France, Germany, UK, Italy, Bielorussia, Russia, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, Canada, USA, Switzerland..)
WHAT IS A MASTERING ?
I do some mastering production for all type of music. What is a mastering ?
It is the art, craft, science and alchemy of assembling, cleaning and optimising songs into a cohesive ensemble.
I use high-resolution professionnal analog/digital tools. There are many ways to do a good mastering.
What am I able to do for you ?
-Transfer, bit/sample rate conversion
-Noise reduction
-Equalization
-Expanding
-Dynamic compression
-Track ordering
-Spacing (pause between tracks)
-Fades in/out, crossfades
-Levels (volume adjustment)
-Removing clicks
-Remove, add, mix, or rearrange
-Adding effects
-Working on specicific and appropriate “touch” (depends of music style, concept and identity of the project)
PLEASE DO NOT SEND OVERCOMPRESSED MATERIAL. (IN THAT CASE, A RE-MIXING CAN BE NECESSARY.)
