Online Mastering

We are proud to offer a roster of Australia’s top mixing engineers.
Work directly with your chosen engineer from anywhere in the world without leaving your home.

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Book your preferred engineer from only AU$100 / song, select desired WAV bitrate and samplerate, upload your track, and we’ll work our magic.

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From intimate indie tracks to stadium anthems, our team mastered releases across every genre.

How does Online Mastering work?

Submit project details & payment

Prepare your files for upload

please have your files ready at the time of booking.

You’ll receive your requested files via email, ready for distribution!

Our Mastering Engineers

Leon Zervos

Chief Mastering Engineer

Over 40 years of experience

Multi-Platinum Grammy, ARIA and Golden Guitar Award Winner

Previously one of the Senior Engineers at Sterling Sound, NYC

AU$230
+GST per song
17% off for 2+ songs

Steve Smart

Chief Mastering Engineer

Over 40 years of experience

Multiple ARIA and Golden Guitar Awards Winner

Our resident Vinyl / Vinyl Cutting Expert

AU$200
+GST per song
10% off for 4+ songs

Ben Feggans

Mastering Engineer

Over 20 years of experience

ARIA Nominated

Passion for independent artists and music of all genres

AU$150
+GST per song
10% off for 4+ songs

Andrew Edgson

Mastering Engineer

Over 20 years of experience

ARIA and Nima Award Winner

Mastering Engineer for Live Recordings and Concerts including WuTang at Sydney Opera House

AU$130
+GST per song
10% off for 7+ songs

Harvey O’Sullivan

Mastering Engineer

Over 15 years of experience

Live Recording Engineer for radio, concerts and festivals (Sydney Festival, Biennale etc)

AU$100
+GST per song

Online Mastering Booking

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Contact Details

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Email*

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Artist*

Project Name*

Your song/EP/album title

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Agreement*

I agree to Studios 301’s Terms & Conditions

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Select your Mastering Engineer*

Leon Zervos
Average turnaround time:
3 business days

Steve Smart
Average turnaround time:
5 business days

Ben Feggans
Average turnaround time:
5 business days

Andrew Edgson
Average turnaround time:
3 business days

Harvey O’Sullivan
Average turnaround time:
3 business days

First Available Engineer
Average turnaround time:
3 business days

Price per song (excl. GST)

EP/Album pricing available for 4+ songs

EP/Album pricing available for 2+ songs

Album pricing available for 7+ songs

Project Details

Number of Songs for Mastering*

Preferred Completion Date*

DD slash MM slash YYYY

Need masters within 24 hours?

Mastering within 24 hours

Call 02 8396 7203 to book*. A rush fee applies:

up to 3 songs: $75 + GST
4 to 6 songs: $150 + GST
7 or more songs: $225 + GST

*subject to engineer availability

Please list these songs (in order)*

If you're booking a vinyl master, please list the tracks per side.

Additional information for your Engineer*

Please make sure to include as much detail as possible to avoid delays.

Download link

If you have your files on cloud storage, you can paste a link here. Alternatively you can submit your files to us via the upload link provided on your order confirmation.
What type of file is acceptable?

Important note about the type of file & quality:

We want to work with the highest quality source files for mastering.
Please submit files that are at the native sample rate and bit depth of the record/mix session, please do not upsample or convert files before uploading.

MP3 files and reduced bitrate files are not recommended for upload.

Mix Engineer

Mastering Formats

Standard Digital (DIG): Delivered as 16bit / 44.1khz WAV files. *Default delivery format.

Suitable for radio and digital distribution such as Spotify and other streaming platforms.
Required if you wish to have a CD Production Master made up.

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The default delivery format is Standard Digital (DIG): Delivered as 16bit / 44.1kHz WAV files unless chosen otherwise.
- Suitable for radio and digital distribution such as Spotify and other streaming platforms.
- Required if you wish to have a CD Production Master made up.
Apple Digital Masters: Delivered as 24bit WAV files. Sample rate same as supplied source file.
- If you supply mixes at any resolution between 24 bit / 44.1kHz to 24 bit / 96kHz, we’ll provide the master at the same resolution. Apple Digital Masters are optional, Apple Music and other digital distributors will accept Standard Digital Masters.
- Apple Digital Masters is an Apple initiative launched after the release of its new generation of AAC encoding tools that accept hi-resolution PCM sources. It includes a set of best practices for mastering specifically for Apple Music, and mastering houses/engineers need to be approved by Apple to provide them.
Vinyl Masters (VYN): Delivered as 24bit WAV files. Sample rate same as supplied source file with audio optimised for the vinyl cutting process.
CD Production Master (DDP): Delivered as a digital DDP file along with a 301 DDP Player. Created from 16bit / 44.1khz mastered WAV files.
- The CD Production Master (DDP) is the final sequenced EP or album master with gaps, fades and encoded metadata including CD text and ISRCs.
- DDP is a licensed standard for a Red Book Audio CD, and the format requested by a CD manufacturing plant.
- PreMaster CD (PMCD) available upon request.
Custom WAV Masters: Audio can be mastered to a specified target loudness to suit your needs.
- Opt for 16bit / 24bit resolution
- Opt for 48kHz / 88.2kHz / 96kHz sample rate
- Suitable for specific hi-resolution and video sync requirements, broadcast, long-term archiving
MP3: A file format that uses lossy file-compression. Suitable for uncritical listening and EPKs (Electronic Press Kits).
- Inferior sound quality to lossless formats (WAVS, AIFF etc) thus unsuitable for encoding into other formats.

The default delivery format is 16bit/44.1kHz. If you require a different default format, please select one below:

Default WAV Bitrate*

16bit

24bit

Default WAV Samplerate*

44.1 kHz

48 kHz

88.2 kHz

96 kHz

Note: If you need a CD Production Master (DDP upload), please select 16bit/44.1kHz default sample rate. You can add a custom WAV format for higher resolution files below.

Do you require additional formats (CD, Vinyl, Apple Digital Masters, MP3 or Custom WAV Masters)?

yes

CD Production Master (DDP upload)

add EP CD Production Master (1-6 songs)

more information about CD Production Masters Requires 16 bit 44.1 kHz files

CD Production Master (DDP upload)

add Album CD Production Master (7-40 songs)

more information about CD Production Masters Requires 16 bit 44.1 kHz files

Vinyl Production Master*

add Album Vinyl Production Master

more information about Vinyl Production Masters

MP3 Files

Please select the number of mp3 files you'll need. Add more details in the comments field if needed.

Additional Formats

Apple Digital Masters (Masters for iTunes)

Masters for Vinyl

Custom WAV Masters

Please Note: Vinyl pressing faults are outside our control and we cannot accept responsibility for them.

Additional Formats

Apple Digital Masters (Masters for iTunes)

Masters for Vinyl

Custom WAV Masters

Please Note: Vinyl pressing faults are outside our control and we cannot accept responsibility for them.

Custom WAV Bitrate*

16bit

24bit

Custom WAV Samplerate*

44.1 kHz

48 kHz

88.2 kHz

96 kHz

Add-Ons*

Price:

Do you have additional Instrumentals, TV/Radio mixes or Acapellas for mastering?

yes

Additional Mixes (excl. GST)

Price:

price per mix

How many do you have?*

How did you find out about us?

Offer Code

Booking Checklist*

confirm that you can supply acceptable files

mixing is completed and you can supply all files required to complete the booking

Please upload files as TrackNumber_ArtistName_TrackName.WAV. You can also help the engineer by labelling if it’s limited, Eq, Final. Please state if your files are coming from your engineer and their details. ONLY UPLOAD TRACKS FOR MASTERING. We do not need all components of your mixing session unless discussed

Acceptable files

We require the highest quality source files for mastering:

Files submitted should be at the native sample rate and bit depth of the record/mix session
Do not upsample or convert files before sending them to Studios 301
Avoid digital clipping of the audio
MP3 / AAC or reduced bitrate (lossy) files as a source file is not recommended

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Online Mastering

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Music Perfected

How does Online Mastering work?

Our Mastering Engineers

Leon Zervos

Steve Smart

Ben Feggans

Andrew Edgson

Harvey O’Sullivan

Online Mastering Booking

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