Mastering
made better.

On-demand &
with no upfront cost.

Affordable mastering from top mastering studios and engineers.
If you don’t like your master, you don’t pay.

Mastering that doesn’t suck.

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For artists. By artists.

Mastering.to was created by a group of artists, just like you. We hated the traditional approaches to mastering. It seemed like your choices were either AI slop or expensive mastering you might not even be happy with. Mastering is personal, and even great mastering engineers often don’t understand what an artist is looking for. We thought, there must be a better way. So, we got some investors, and created Mastering.to. We partner with established studios and engineers. You get great mastering and only pay if you’re happy. And you get one round of revisions included, all without having to pay one red cent. What’s the catch? There isn’t one. See how it works >>

How it Works

  • Fill out your information using the form above and upload your track(s). You pay nothing upfront and your tracks remain private and confidential.

  • We’ll assign your tracks to the first available mastering engineer in our pool, who will master and return them for review within 24-48 hours.

  • You’ll be able to listen to a watermarked preview of your mastered track(s) via a high-fidelity streaming link. You can then either approve the master as-is, or request revisions based on your feedback.

  • If you’re happy, we’ll send you an invoice and once paid, you can download your mastered tracks. However, if you’re not happy with your master — you don’t pay. Our approach makes sure artists save their money and only pay for their preferred master. In cases where the client chooses not to proceed with payment, Mastering.to compensates the engineer for their time.

Pricing

Mastering

$35

Per track

(max. 8 min. of audio)

Turnaround within 24-48 hours

Our engineers proudly use the finest analog gear by manufacturers like:

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Mastering.to is a platform dedicated to providing artists with the highest quality audio mastering at an ultra-low price point and using a risk-free ordering model. We partner with established mastering engineers and studios to “fill space” in their schedules. Artists get the highest-quality, lowest-cost mastering with zero risk, while engineers and studios get new client streams at no acquisition cost.

  • We provide initial masters within 24-48 hours from time of upload. In the unlikely event we expect a delay, someone from our team will reach out to let you know.

  • The software used will depend on the specific engineer assigned to your order. The majority of our partner studios use Magix Sequoia for mastering.

  • The analog gear used by your engineer will depend entirely on the specific track being mastered. Please see our studios page for an idea of some of the gear our partner engineers use.

  • Because of the dynamic nature of modern releasing, we do not add metadata and leave this process to the artist’s team.

  • We do not perform mixing services and our partner studios are geared specifically for mastering only.

  • Our ordering process ensures that all orders are approved by the client prior to payment. For this reason, there are no refunds on any orders.

  • We can. Please let us know if you need vinyl mastering when you place your order.

  • Yes, we can master for any physical format. Please let us know the format(s) you’re planning to release on besides streaming when placing your order.

  • Your mix and composition will determine the degree to which you can push level in the mastering process. Keep in mind, however, there’s not much point to pushing level outside of a very limited number of contexts. If level is a priority for you, please let us know when placing your order and we can determine how best to meet your needs.

  • Our system operates with a blind pool based on availability. It is not possible to request a specific studio or engineer and your track(s) will be assigned to the first available engineer in our pool of qualified mastering engineers and studios.

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