Universal Mastering
Universal Mastering: $75 per song. Buy 3, get the 4th FREE*
For a limited time, save over 25% on Mastering Services from Universal Mastering Studio -- for every 3 songs you get mastered, the 4th song is FREE! Each song will be fully mastered and your album sequenced by one of Universal's Grammy nominated mastering engineers. Remember, you can take advantage of this offer from anywhere in the world.
*Offer expires September 15, 2010
Select the number of songs you want mastered:
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How Does it Work?
After confirmation of payment, you will receive notification of upload instructions from ums.tunecore@umusic.com.
If you have any special instructions for the engineer, please upload an additional text file when you are uploading your audio files to be mastered. If you do not send special instructions, the engineers will do what they feel is musically best for your project.
If any adjustments are necessary, Universal Mastering Studios will do one revision at a discounted rate.
If there is no problem with the audio files, the next time UMS will contact you is when they deliver the final audio content to the email address you provided when you uploaded your music.
Once Audio has been mixed/mastered notification from UMS will read “WAM!NET Package” in the subject line.
Please send any questions to mastering@tunecore.com or call (347) 694-4915.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is the turnaround time for mastering?
From the day you upload your audio files to be mastered, it will take 14 BUSINESS DAYS for your mastered track(s) to be returned to you via email. For example, if you upload audio on March 1st, your audio will be mastered and sent back to you on March 19th. If you need the songs mastered sooner you must pay the additional rush fee (above). - Can I pick my engineer?
Yes, however that is not a part of the UMS/TuneCore internet mastering service. If you would like to pick your engineer you must schedule an attended studio session with the engineer and rates start at $400 per hour (depending on the engineer). - Are UMS engineers really going to master my music or will it be done by “presets”?
Yes one of the skilled engineers at UMS will master your music, with the same attention to detail as any other client they have worked with. This is not preset mastering and individual attention is given to each and every song. - I just paid but no one has contacted me, what should I do?
Don’t fret, UMS will send upload instructions to paid customers within 2 business days. UMS is not open for business on weekends. Any orders made after 5PM EST Friday will be sent upload instructions the following Monday by UMS. - I uploaded my audio files and haven’t heard anything, what should I do?
Please make sure you entered your contact information and the same email you made the PayPal transaction with in the field “Job ID”. If you don’t enter your contact information in the “Job ID” we can’t send you your finished product. If you did enter your contact info then don’t worry, we will email you a link to upload your mastered audio in 14 BUSINESS DAYS. - Can you send me my mastered audio files with embedded metadata?
No metadata is embedded into the mastered audio files that are emailed back to you. Metadata cannot be burned into a .wav, or .aif, file. The only way to receive your mastered audio files with embedded metadata is to request a PMCD, which costs $25. After you've paid for mastering, you can write to mastering@tunecore.com to request a PMCD. - 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
- Kanye West - Island/DefJam
- Ashanti - Universal Motown
- Lil Wayne - Universal Motown
- Stevie Wonder - Universal Motown
- Celine Dion - Sony BMG
- Leona Lewis - Sony
- Harry Connick JR. - Sony
- Sublime - Geffen Records
- B.B. King - Geffen Records
- Flo Rida - Poe Boy/Atlantic
- Ryan Adams - Lost Highway
- Mia - Interscope
- Marco Beltrami - Varese Sarabande
- Neil Diamond - Columbia
- International Noise Conspiracy - Columbia
- John Coltrane - Impulse Records
About Universal Mastering Studios
Universal Mastering Studios is a full-service professional 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 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 mastering process.
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Engineers
Seth Foster
Senior Mastering Engineer
Seth served on the mastering staff at Sony Music Studios from 1998 to 2003, where he is a 2-time Grammy™ Award Winner and 5-time nominee. Since coming to UMS in 2003, he has mastered chart topping projects for Ashanti, Lindsay Lohan, Akon, India Aire, Lloyd, The Pie Tasters and others.
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.
Erick Labson
Senior Mastering Engineer
In the late 1980's, Erick was an in-house restoration and mastering engineer for a little known start-up company called Sonic Solutions. This Grammy™ nominated engineer came to Universal in 1991. During the last 17 years, he has mastered hundreds of albums, reissue's and soundtrack compilations. Some of the artists Erick has mastered include Sublime, Aerosmith, Boyz II Men, The Who, Duke Ellington and Souljah Boy.
Pablo Garza
Senior Engineer
Pablo started his career in his natal Monterrey, Mexico as operator on different radio stations in 1980, his first incursion in professional studios was recording commercial jingles in 1985. In 1992 he came to DISA's studios (now belonging to Universal Music) and was here where he obtained two nominations and one Grammy for the production of the group Bryndis as "Better Album of the Year". Among the groups that he has recorded and mixed are El Poder del Norte, Liberacion, Cardenales de Nuevo Leon and Los Angeles Azules.
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.
Vlado Meller
Senior Mastering Engineer*** Available for attended sessions at $500 per hour only
Vlado is a 30+ year veteran mastering engineer, who began his career at Columbia Studios in 1968. When Sony Music took over CBS in the 1980's, Vlado remained and was an integral part of the studio operation until the studios were closed in 2007. Some of the artists that Vlado has worked with include Kanye West, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Lil' Wayne, Harry Connick Jr., T-Pain, Celine Dion, and many others. He is a 2-time Grammy™ Award Winner and 10-time nominee.