About Universal Mixing Studios

UMS is a full-service professional mixing and mastering facility, serving our clientele in three locations throughout North America. UMS is part of the Universal Music Group family, with studios in New York, Los Angeles and Monterey Mexico. Their veteran staff of world-class mixing and mastering engineers have worked with some of the industry's top recording artists and producers over the last 30 years. With years of experience, and cutting-edge technology, their commitment to the highest quality of audio services is what distinguishes UMS from other facilities in the industry. Their expert staff will assist you from the start of your project through the final stages of the mixing process.

Ellen Fitton
Senior Mastering/Mixing Engineer
Ellen has been part of the studio scene for over 15 years. Ellen was on staff at some of the country's best studios: Right Track, Atlantic Records Studios as well as the Hit Factory before landing at Sony Music Studios where she engineered for over 10 years with Sony's classical music department. Since coming to Universal in 2002, Ellen has worked with such artists as Joe Cocker, Donna Summer, Foreigner, as well as many remastering projects for the historic Motown record label.

Peter Doell
Senior Mastering/Mixing Engineer
Peter has mastered over 100 albums since coming to Universal, but he has also recorded and mixed many award winning film scores and television spots since beginning his engineering career in 1981. During that time, Peter has been on staff at some of Hollywood's most prestigious studios — including Sunset Sound, Capitol Records Studios, Sony Pictures Studios, and now Universal Mastering.

Kevin Reeves
Senior Mastering/Mixing Engineer
In 1986, Kevin joined the engineering staff at Capitol Records Studios in Hollywood, where he trained under some of the industry's most legendary audio engineers. He came to Universal in 1997. Artists that Kevin has worked with include: John Coltrane, Stevie Wonder, Alice Coltrane, Nicole Scherzinger, Cross Movement, Da' Truth, Ambassador, R-Swift, along with extensive remastering of both the Verve and Motown catalogs. Kevin is a 3-time Grammy™ nominee.

Equipment List

• * Protools HD workstation
• * Sonic Studio HD workstation
• * PMC Speakers/Bryston Amps (Doug Morris Suite)
• * Genelec 1038B Monitors (The Ritz Studio)
• * Manely Mastering Console
• * Weiss EQ-1 DS-LP Equalizer
• * Weiss DS1-MK2 Compressor/Limiter
• * Atomic Clock digital clocking

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How do I submit my tracks?
Once you’ve completed payment, you will receive an e-mail with upload instructions and contact info from Universal Mixing Studios.

Once I submit my tracks, when will I receive the mixes? How long will it take?
Turnaround time is 15 business days after you have uploaded your files to the UMS eFolio folder.

I have a few specific ideas for the mix. Can I discuss these with the mix engineer?
Absolutely! We suggest sending a detailed e-mail to mixing@tunecore.com. For example, you could request things such as: “I want the electric guitars to sound real aggressive” or “I’d like to hear a lot of delay on the lead vocal at the end of the second chorus.” You can also make reference to well known songs for particular effects or even just the general “vibe.” We’ll forward the information to the engineer that’s working on your project and set up a dialogue between you two.

After I receive the mix, can I make comments or ask that something be changed?
Yes! An MP3 of the mix will be sent to you for reference. The mix engineer will work with you to address any changes or suggestions you have for the mix. A second MP3 reference will then be sent to you for approval before the mix is final. The mix engineer will do everything possible (within reason) to make sure you are happy with the mix! In the unlikely event satisfaction can not be reached, you will receive a full refund (NOTE: refunds will not be given once you approve the final mix and the final .WAV file is sent to you).

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If you have any questions or to begin, please write mixing@tunecore.com.