Your Information

Your Information(for other parties that should also receive master files for approval):

Project Info

Song Titles / Order and ISRC codes (if you are providing codes):

Please use correct titles and punctuation as this is what will be embedded as your CD-Text and metadata. Please don’t use ALL CAPS for titles and names unless that is how you would like them to be displayed.

How will you deliver your file(s) to be mastered?

I will send my files via the Mystery Room Mastering Upload Page. (Selecting this option will direct you to an upload page after you submit this form.)I will provide a direct download link to my files now.I will send my files at a later time or they are coming from another person.

Loudness Preference:

Maintain or conserve original dynamic range. Choose this option if you favor a more natural sounding master. A dynamic and natural sounding master comes at the expense of some overall loudness, but is often more pleasing to listen to in context. A more dynamic master can actually have much more impact than a master that is extremely loud if the mixing and mastering are tastefully done. By preserving the dynamic range of your master, you are leaving some headroom for the loud parts to get loud, and the quieter parts to remain quieter. It’s a very subjective decision that also depends on the qualities of your performances, recording, and mixing. Remember that louder does not always equal better and you can’t have a master with both an extremely high average loudness and an extremely dynamic master at the same time. It’s a give and take process.Find the sweet spot. Choose this option if you trust Mystery Room Mastering to find the sweet spot for your master based on the style of music, as well as the style and qualities of your performances, recording, and mixes. Distribution formats (vinyl, CD, cassette, digital/online) also factor in to this. CLICK HERE to read more about perceived loudness vs. technical loudness.Make it loud! Choose this option if the main objective of your mastering session is to achieve a loud master. Generally speaking, the louder the master, more compromises to the dynamic range and sonic characteristics must be made as the level is pushed louder. In the digital world, all material reaches a certain point in which making it louder involves compression and/or digital limiting. This will induce sonic artifacts into your music that can work well for some styles of music, but are not pleasing or ideal for all styles of music. Extremely loud masters will begin to sound harsh and aggressive when they reach a certain point. It’s a very subjective decision that also depends on the style and quality of your performances, recording, and mix. Remember that louder does not always equal better and you can’t have a master with both an extremely high average loudness and an extremely dynamic master at the same time. It’s a give and take process. Sometimes no matter how loud you attempt to make a master, it may NOT have a lot of “perceived loudness”. CLICK HERE to read more on this.

Song Spacing Preference: Choose one of these three options to give a rough idea of how much time you’d like between each song. This can be easily fine tuned throughout the mastering process as needed, but it helps to have a rough idea at the start of the project.

If you have specific transitions or gaps between songs that are needed, please include an mp3 file of the entire album/project as one continuous file with the song spacing and transitions as you’d like them to appear on the final master. The mp3 will be used as a reference or guide to sequence the actual mastered version and can be fine tuned as needed before finalizing the master.

Tight Spacing Choose this option if you would like fairly quick transitions between songs. Leave any special instructions in the Additional Notes section below. Feel free to include a reference mp3 of the entire project as one single file to demonstrate any specific song transitions.Standard Spacing Choose this option if you would like roughly 2 seconds of space between songs. Leave any special instructions in the Additional Notes section below. Feel free to include a reference mp3 of the entire project as one single file to demonstrate any specific song transitions.Extended Spacing Choose this option if you would like longer than average pauses between songs (roughly 4 seconds). Leave any special instructions in the Additional Notes section below. Feel free to include a reference mp3 of the entire project as one single file to demonstrate any specific song transitions.No Additional Space Needed Choose this option if you already have the spacing between songs and transitions on your unmastered mixes dialed in EXACTLY as you would like them to be, and would like absolutely no more time added or subtracted between songs. If you choose this option, be sure that you have carefully listened to, analyzed, and prepared the actual files to be used for mastering (not reference files from your mix engineer as those can be different) to be sure there is no unwanted noises or dead space at the start or end of the actual files used for mastering. Leave any special instructions in the Additional Notes section below. Feel free to include a reference mp3 of the entire project as one single file to demonstrate any specific song transitions.

Additional Notes: