Mastering World - the online mastering network

You can browse our site freely without registering.
You will need to register before you can upload your music to us.
If you have already registered, you may log in. Click >Log In in the page footer below.

Fill out the form. Fields marked * are necessary.

Tick the box to confirm that you have read the Terms and Conditions. Click >Register.
You are now registered. Click >Upload to begin the music upload process.

You can browse our site freely without logging in.
You will need to log in before you can upload your music to us.
If you have never registered with us, you must do so. Click >Register in the page footer below.

Click > Log In in the page footer below at any time to log in.
Enter your email address and password then click >Log In.
You are now logged in. Click >Upload to begin the music upload process.

If you are happy for any of our engineers to master your tracks, select Any Studio to get our best prices.

One of our esteemed engineers will take on your job, and he will contact you by email to discuss your requirements and to let you know when you can expect your mastered tracks back.

Click > Studios to see a list of Mastering World’s affiliated studios.

Click on a studio to be taken to that studio’s main page.
Equipment lists, engineers, images, and prices are shown.
Click on an engineer’s name to see their details such as work history, resume and testimonials.
At any time, click >Upload to upload your tracks to any engineer.

Click > Upload, either in the NavBar above, or in the >Rates or Engineer's pages.
If you have not already chosen an engineer, do so now from the drop-down menu.
Choose the number of tracks to be uploaded.

If you require any extra services, for example high quality mp3 conversion, vinyl cutting or surround sound mastering, select these on the ordering page.

The total payment required for the job is displayed at the bottom of the page.
Confirm that the total amount is correct, then click >Continue.

Your credit card will not be charged at this point.
It will be pre-authorised to allow you to upload your tracks.
When your job has been completed, your card will be charged.

Most users of Mastering World will not have to pay United Kingdom Value Added Tax (VAT) for using Mastering World's services. This will depend on where you live, and on whether or not you are using our services for business purposes.

1. Customers outside the European Community (EC), for example the United States, Japan, Australia, India, can use our services tax free.

Simply register your address on our website in your account details, and make your purchase using a credit or debit card registered at that address outside the EC.

2. Customers in the EC (except those in the UK) will not pay VAT if, like most of our customers, you use Mastering World's services for business purposes.

Examples of business purposes might be:
producing a CD to sell in shops or at gigs;
producing an album as part of a record contract;
recording a demo to send to promoters to get gigs;
making a recording to send to record companies in the hope of getting a record contract or a distribution deal.

To make sure that you do not pay VAT needlessly, please enter your business name and VAT number (if you have one) in your account details to reflect your business status. If you want to change your details, click >My Account, >Change Business Name.

Mastering World's payment system will take account of these details and, if eligible, you will not be charged VAT on your bill.

3. Customers in the UK have to pay VAT at the current rate of 17.5%. If you believe you shouldn't have to pay VAT, for example if you live in the Channel Islands, please contact us and we will adjust your bills accordingly.

Note: The details you provide when registering with Mastering World will determine if you will be charged VAT on your job. Your country of residence, as you enter it on your account details, will be checked against your credit card details when you pay us. If you have entered a business name when registering with us then we will assume that you are using our service for business use.

Mastering World is registered for VAT with the United Kingdom's HM Customs and Excise. Our VAT number is GB 855 974 567.

Our Credit Card transactions are administered by WorldPay, a Royal Bank of Scotland company.
They deal with millions of online transactions annually and are well trusted worldwide.
See www.worldpay.co.uk to see how they work with us to keep everything secure.
Mastering World does not hold your credit card details on file.
We cannot charge your credit card without your specific consent.

Enter your credit card number, expiry date and security code here.
Your card will not be charged at this point, it will be pre-authorised.
Your credit card will only be charged when the job is complete.

Once WorldPay has approved the transaction, Click > Upload Tracks to continue.

Upload stage 1

Fill out the form with all the information that we will need to do your job,
such as artist, tracklisting and mastering notes.
Please use the 'Notes' field to tell us as much as you can about the track
and what you want from it. This will help us get the best out of your recording.
For example: "Mixed on ProTools. Sounds a bit crunchy. Please make warmer. Loud vox is deliberate."

Click >Continue when you are done.

Upload stage 2

For each track, click the Browse button and select the appropriate sound file.

When you are ready, click > Continue to upload your tracks.

You will see a progress bar as the files upload to our secure server.

When the upload is complete, you will see a summary of your job.

You will also be sent a confirmation email with the same information for your records.

Once your chosen engineer has received your job, he will contact you by email to discuss your requirements and to let you know when you can expect your mastered tracks back.

You may want to upload extra tracks to us for a number of reasons.
If you have made any changes to your mixes, either at our engineers’ request or in your last minute search for perfection, then you will need to upload new versions.
Sending us reference tracks for mastering is always helpful, for example
something within your genre or something with a sound that you are aiming for.

Log In to Mastering World, click >Resume Upload, and scroll to the bottom of that page.

Select the number of extra tracks and follow the process from there.

At this point, you do nothing. Go to the pub (or bar). Relax. Play tennis. Put your feet up.
Your chosen mastering engineer will download your tracks to their suite.
They will listen, analyse, and get a taste and a feel for your music.
Then they will EQ, compress, convert, level, limit, space and finish your tracks.
They will do whatever it takes to get the best out of your music.

When your tracks have been mastered, you will receive an email from Mastering World
Click on the link in the email to go to the download page.
Once you have listened to your tracks, please revisit the download page to approve the job.

If you require changes or amendments to the work, please contact your engineer.
Often, minor amendments to the work are done without any extra charge,
though this is at the discretion of the engineer.

Complex or repeated changes may incur an extra charge.