Amtech has the experience to offer a wide range of editing, enhancement, transfer, and repair work on audio sources. We can work from the following sources:
- CD
- Vinyl (playback on Linn LP12 turntable)
- Audio cassette
- Minidisc
- 1/4" half-track reel-to-reel tape
- DAT
- WAV, AIFF, MP3 and any almost other computer file (24-bit file preferred if processing required)
- and from any other equipment you can supply or we can find
We can do global EQ, noise reduction, tonal enhancement, crossfades, etc... Often customers want to raise the level of their CD master to be comparable in volume to commercial releases, and that is something we can do with some high-end software. Keep in mind, however, that loudness starts in the recording studio and your 24-track mix. It is not really possible to turn a low-budget 2-track mix into something that sounds like a Bon Jovi record. It will just be too squashed if we try to reach extreme loudness levels. We have volume knobs anyways, so why try to force it too much and remove all the dynamics? But yes, we can usually make a substantial increase in loudness with almost no audible artifacts by applying our skill, ears, and the proper tools.
Part of the difference we offer is an attention to quality of the sound. We strive to produce something that everyone can be pleased to listen to for years. Our ears are tuned to avoid digital clipping and distortion. We won't push it 3 dB more if we can hear clipping. If we are doing flute or piano you can be sure we're listening to every peak to make sure we can't hear clipping.
Our basic rate to work inhouse on a regular CD master with one pass of processing is $200 including 2 final master copies (1 for us and 1 for your approval). We do not usually offer inhouse attended sessions. For extra work or attended sessions we will offer an estimate or a referral to a project-mastering studio.
Declipping!
Yes it may be possible to repair masters that have been recorded too loud and have harsh digital clipping. Send your master or a WAV file for evaluation and a quote.
Enhanced CDs / CD-Extra
We have made many combined audio/data CD masters so we can be sure our masters will not fail in glass mastering.
QC
All our work is carefully checked and QC'd.
DDP
We will also convert your CD audio master into DDP files ready to send to glass mastering.
Project Mastering
We do not do Project Mastering. By that we mean we do not specialize in the painstaking tweaking of your tracks for commercial release. We can refer you to people who do that full-time, or we can take care of the liason for you. See some links in the sidebar.
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