Mastering in Sweden

SLy_drums · 1st March 2006

I need to have one song mastered, which is "swedish melodic metal / metalcore" music.
I always thought that to have it mastered in Sweden would be a great idea.
A lot of CDs I enjoy in the music style are mastered there by specific studios.

I contacted the CUTTING ROOM mastering studio and they charge me 260 euros for the song. I love the sound of some albums mastered by them (In Flames, Darkane, Soilwork...), so I guess they would do the job great.

I also got in touch with the MASTERING ROOM AB and Goran Finnberg, and they only charge me 65 euros for the song.

Did you have experiences with those ?
Cutting Room has mastered a lots of swedish metal CDs I love, but it seems Mastering Room does a good job too.
Do you have any other suggestions on where may I go ?
(i enjoy Daniel Bergstrand, Fredrik Nordstrom, Andy Sneap... work particularely)

Matej · 1st March 2006

I would try Ue Nastasi from Sterling Sound NY. They should master your song for even less and they do a killer job!

Matej

borau · 1st March 2006

A thumbsup for Thomas and Bjorn E @ Cuttingroom, Stockholm.

C.Lambrechts · 1st March 2006

http://www.bohussound.com/

SLy_drums · 1st March 2006

Thanks for the help !

I think the Cutting Room will be my first choice. Is Peter In De Betou still working on there ??
I can't see his name, yet he is a great actor at mastering european metal music.

**DrDeltaM** · 1st March 2006

I 2nd Bohus, surely for metal stuff. Dragan will do a great job

hourglass · 1st March 2006

Goran Finnberg has done quite a few heavy records. I don't think you could go wrong with taking that route.

I'm sure he's done some of The Haunted's CD's... as well as some of the other bands you mentioned.

ryan

gainreduction · 1st March 2006

Björn Engelmann at Cutting Room is outstanding, highly recommended.

Unfortunately I've yet to hear good mastering come out of Bohus, but maybe that's just me.

echorec · 1st March 2006

Henrik Johnsson at Masters of Audio (formerly Polar Mastering) is also a great guy.

Exsanguis · 1st March 2006

Cutting Room is awesome, completely recommended.

blackcom · 1st March 2006

http://www.tailormaid.se/

Use this guy....he did Dimmu Borgir and Meshuggah!!!

Lagerfeldt · 1st March 2006

I've had several records mastered at Cutting Room, one sold 1.5 million copies - and no complaints :-) Great and reasonable prices.

Björn E. is the one you want, IMO. He is great for a wide range of styles.

The True Buck · 2nd March 2006

I've had a few things mastered by Björn but that was back in the vinyl days, first thing was a selfproduced 7inch in '88. I didn't have much to compare with but the latest thing I had him master (mid 90's) I wasn't too happy with. I thought it sounded as the mix got somewhat deadend or however to explain this... But alot of people liked it and from reading what you like I could imagine you'd be pleased by his work. In my opinion he got much better the last couple of years and I would like to use him again now! Cutting Room has always been very professional and I think Björn is also a very cool guy who listens to the customer if you have the chance to be there while mastering!

The True Buck · 2nd March 2006

There's also a very good place in Copenhagen that would suite your taste in Scandinavian metal! The guy's a total fan of that sound, plus a Rammstein freak and VERY VERY good! I can't remember the name and we forgot to credit him... It's in this little street in Copenhagen where the cozy restaurants and boats are...

Anyone?

echorec · 2nd March 2006

Another favourite over here (don´t know if he does much metal though) is Claes Persson at CRP Recording. Great ears and nice stuff incl Fairman EQ and Fairman compressor.

Björn Engelmann is also very good.

Lagerfeldt · 2nd March 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by The True Buck

There's also a very good place in Copenhagen that would suite your taste in Scandinavian metal! The guy's a total fan of that sound, plus a Rammstein freak and VERY VERY good! I can't remember the name and we forgot to credit him... It's in this little street in Copenhagen where the cozy restaurants and boats are...

Anyone?

Tocano in Nyhavn, Copenhagen. However, that's changed now to Audio Planet or something. One engineer is Jan Eliasson, the other is/was Morten Bue (don't know if he's still there).

Mr.Silver · 2nd March 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by SLy_drums

Thanks for the help !

I think the Cutting Room will be my first choice. Is Peter In De Betou still working on there ??
I can't see his name, yet he is a great actor at mastering european metal music.

I think it's Peter In De Betou that runs tailormaid.
I have only heard good things about him.

I myself use Bohus and somtimes Cutting room.

Cheers
Mr.Silver

BB Bill · 3rd March 2006

I highly recommend Björm Engelmann. He has mastered 3 or 4 albums for me, and I have always been very happy with the results. And he's an incredibly nice guy, too.

Arka · 3rd March 2006

Hi!

Peter In De Betou certainly runs Tailor Maid... we have been working with him on a couple of projects now (not metal though), and I am very satisfied. He is extremely service minded and the price-to-performance ratio is exceptional.

He will charge you approximately 50 euro for one song if there is no creation of a physical master involved (you recieve the song as a wav-file on a ftp server)

Mind you, this is for ITB mastering, if you want an analogue chain, the desired outboards will have to be rented, and that will of course raise the price. Not sure if it would even be worth it for just one song.

The True Buck · 3rd March 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lagerfeldt

Tocano in Nyhavn, Copenhagen. However, that's changed now to Audio Planet or something. One engineer is Jan Eliasson, the other is/was Morten Bue (don't know if he's still there).

Yep, Tocano it was! Morten rings a bell! I was very pleased with the result! Thanks for the info!

Plec · 18th July 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by gainreduction

Björn Engelmann at Cutting Room is outstanding, highly recommended.

Unfortunately I've yet to hear good mastering come out of Bohus, but maybe that's just me.

I think it's just due to the fact that Bohus isn't as established as Cutting Room, Mastering Room or the likes. If you get crappy mixes to work on, the master will sound just not as crappy any more, and from what I understand Bohus hasn't really had great material to work on most of the time. I've had two or three tracks mastered by Dragan, and the work has always been top notch. Much better than Cutting Room in general and on par with Björn E. The only people who really know the quality of the mastering job are the people involved in the project.

Joc R · 19th July 2006

Dragan at Bohus will get your gig done! trust me...

Read something above about someone who hadn't heard a good mastering come out of Bohus... well I've heard ALOT of great stuff from that place, and I have great ears

1st March 2006	#1
SLy_drums Lives for gear Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 760 Thread Starter	Mastering in Sweden I need to have one song mastered, which is "swedish melodic metal / metalcore" music. I always thought that to have it mastered in Sweden would be a great idea. A lot of CDs I enjoy in the music style are mastered there by specific studios. I contacted the CUTTING ROOM mastering studio and they charge me 260 euros for the song. I love the sound of some albums mastered by them (In Flames, Darkane, Soilwork...), so I guess they would do the job great. I also got in touch with the MASTERING ROOM AB and Goran Finnberg, and they only charge me 65 euros for the song. Did you have experiences with those ? Cutting Room has mastered a lots of swedish metal CDs I love, but it seems Mastering Room does a good job too. Do you have any other suggestions on where may I go ? (i enjoy Daniel Bergstrand, Fredrik Nordstrom, Andy Sneap... work particularely)

1st March 2006	#12
Lagerfeldt Lives for gear Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Posts: 4,709	I've had several records mastered at Cutting Room, one sold 1.5 million copies - and no complaints :-) Great and reasonable prices. Björn E. is the one you want, IMO. He is great for a wide range of styles. __________________ Professional geek Online Mastering

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Joc R Gear interested Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Sweden Posts: 9	Dragan at Bohus will get your gig done! trust me... Read something above about someone who hadn't heard a good mastering come out of Bohus... well I've heard ALOT of great stuff from that place, and I have great ears __________________ - Bad Sound Kills Good Music -

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borau Gear addict Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 376	A thumbsup for Thomas and Bjorn E @ Cuttingroom, Stockholm.

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hourglass Gear addict Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Bawl'mer Posts: 355	Goran Finnberg has done quite a few heavy records. I don't think you could go wrong with taking that route. I'm sure he's done some of The Haunted's CD's... as well as some of the other bands you mentioned. ryan

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gainreduction Lives for gear Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 2,377	Björn Engelmann at Cutting Room is outstanding, highly recommended. Unfortunately I've yet to hear good mastering come out of Bohus, but maybe that's just me.

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echorec Lives for gear Join Date: May 2003 Location: Europe Posts: 1,256	Henrik Johnsson at Masters of Audio (formerly Polar Mastering) is also a great guy.

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Exsanguis Gear maniac Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 202	Cutting Room is awesome, completely recommended.

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blackcom Lives for gear Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 960	http://www.tailormaid.se/ Use this guy....he did Dimmu Borgir and Meshuggah!!!

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The True Buck Gear maniac Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 213	I've had a few things mastered by Björn but that was back in the vinyl days, first thing was a selfproduced 7inch in '88. I didn't have much to compare with but the latest thing I had him master (mid 90's) I wasn't too happy with. I thought it sounded as the mix got somewhat deadend or however to explain this... But alot of people liked it and from reading what you like I could imagine you'd be pleased by his work. In my opinion he got much better the last couple of years and I would like to use him again now! Cutting Room has always been very professional and I think Björn is also a very cool guy who listens to the customer if you have the chance to be there while mastering!

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BB Bill Gear addict Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 390	I highly recommend Björm Engelmann. He has mastered 3 or 4 albums for me, and I have always been very happy with the results. And he's an incredibly nice guy, too.

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Arka Gear nut Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Sundsvall, Sweden Posts: 92	Hi! Peter In De Betou certainly runs Tailor Maid... we have been working with him on a couple of projects now (not metal though), and I am very satisfied. He is extremely service minded and the price-to-performance ratio is exceptional. He will charge you approximately 50 euro for one song if there is no creation of a physical master involved (you recieve the song as a wav-file on a ftp server) Mind you, this is for ITB mastering, if you want an analogue chain, the desired outboards will have to be rented, and that will of course raise the price. Not sure if it would even be worth it for just one song.