headroom mastering, low prices

janjaal · 16th November 2010

hi
i was searching online and i got to this
>>> Headroom Mastering <<<
the price is ridiculously low. they got good equipments and the samples sound proper...
does anybody have any experience with this?

Ben F · 16th November 2010

Unless you see a photo of their room, I would not take the gear list seriously. Looks like a UAD-1 card. The 'Pultec' is a Tube-tech...

I mean they may get great results but there is a lot of false advertising out there. Nothing about the room or acoustics, which is the most important part. Genelec 1032 are hardly mastering grade.

Adam Dempsey · 16th November 2010

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ben F

Unless you see a photo of their room, I would not take the gear list seriously. Looks like a UAD-1 card. The 'Pultec' is a Tube-tech...

And that doesn't look like a Sony APR-123 1/4" deck on their masthead.

jayvo86 · 16th November 2010

nothing like undercutting everyone...

Jaques Beraques · 16th November 2010

Some of their samples are hillarious!

7+1 · 16th November 2010

im sorry but i couldnt resist.. all the gear stated is all "recording gear" not mastering...

does that mean i dont agree a master can be done very well with nothing but a mouse, a computer and a set of speakers... No.. i think it can.. But...

No matter what gear they have... Or the room... means zilch... Whatever type of music you are doing.. ask for a comparable match.. then, ask them to test a song for 30 seconds of your own.... that will only show you what you want.. this day in age... it only takes about 2 to 6 hours to hear back a snippet of your work through there ears... Wherever they are in this world.. thank the internet on that... When you found your match... then decided if it is needed to attend the session.. or if it is not... there really is nothing better to have a Mastering engineer that you use over and over.. that has "your same ear" that you just send and never look back.. loosing the creative control; on that stage was a super awakening to me years ago... price is not relevant... they are out there...

you'll be just fine!!! thumbsup

ed littman · 16th November 2010

They're only a couple of towns away from me. I don't know who they are & never heard of them. As I read it in another thread a potential client should hire the engineer not the company or website.

Ed

binarymilton · 18th November 2010

Oh my god, the first sample - the R&B one - is amaaaazing. You owe it to yourself to listen to it. For once it made LOL live up to what it stands for! unbelievable!

diogo_c · 18th November 2010

Not saying that place offers a good service, BUT photos can be faked and gear does not operate by itself. IMO what makes a "good" service.....is a good service, one which client has its needs satisfied. Reputation goes far beyond photos or gear lists.

16th November 2010	#1
janjaal Gear addict Joined: Dec 2008 Location: toronto Posts: 391 Thread Starter 2 Reviews written	headroom mastering, low prices hi i was searching online and i got to this >>> Headroom Mastering <<< the price is ridiculously low. they got good equipments and the samples sound proper... does anybody have any experience with this?

16th November 2010	#2
Ben F Lives for gear Joined: Feb 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 2,750 1 Review written	Unless you see a photo of their room, I would not take the gear list seriously. Looks like a UAD-1 card. The 'Pultec' is a Tube-tech... I mean they may get great results but there is a lot of false advertising out there. Nothing about the room or acoustics, which is the most important part. Genelec 1032 are hardly mastering grade. __________________ Studios 301

16th November 2010	#7
ed littman Gear addict Joined: Apr 2004 Location: North Haledon NJ Posts: 454	They're only a couple of towns away from me. I don't know who they are & never heard of them. As I read it in another thread a potential client should hire the engineer not the company or website. Ed __________________ Analog/Digital Mastering/Editing http://www.EdLittmanMastering.com 201-824-7860

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