Mastering is most of what I'll do, but I also mix. Almost entirely for remote clients, all over the world. My website below has more information and more examples of work.
DDP 2.0 available. CD Text. Noise reduction / removal. Vocal tuning & comping. Additional production. Keyboards and synthesizer, playing and programming. More examples at http://www.markdownie.com.
Mastering. Take off final FX added for loudness. Export .wav or .aiff, at bits (24 / 16) & sample rate you mixed it at (44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4, 192 kbps). Don't use dither, or up-sample to a higher sample rate.
For Mixing, I price per track, not per song / hour. It's designed to help small projects (singer songwriters, Americana) plus those with sensible track counts. Go ahead - send a ton of tracks, you'll pay more for it.
I accept Pro Tools project files, put them in a ZIP, upload to a free service, like We Transfer or Drop Box. Then send me a link. I can accept Sonar Bundle files or an OMF, every major DAW now exports in OMF.
Send me a note through the contact button above.
Credits
AllMusic verified credits for Mark Downie5 Reviews - 1 Repeat Client
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check_circleVerifiedExcellent work !!
check_circleVerifiedThis was my first time working with Western and I was very impressed at how quickly Mark was able to return high quality masters to me. Since I'm still learning about sonic dynamics and the art of mastering, I appreciated the detail of the masters Mark provided, with commentary on all the main features and tweaks made (this helped me understand the process).
check_circleVerifiedAmazing. Highly recommend this guy, he was very patient and delivered exactly what I wanted the first time. Also went out of his way to educate myself and my producers how to probably mix a beat so the master could be 1000 times better. Overall a good guy and a even better mastering engineer. Highly recommend!
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Great mastering. Hard working. And he is very patient and nice.
check_circleVerifiedMark did an awesome mob! I highly recommend him.
Interview with Western Mastering
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: Giving helpful feedback clients appreciate.
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: I've worked with practically every genre of music.
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: Bob Ludwig, Michael Brauer, Bruce Swedien, The Neptunes & Steely Dan.
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: Piano since age eight, in bands since my teens, and audio for 30 years.
- Mastering EngineerAverage price - $30 per song
- Mixing EngineerAverage price - $300 per song
- RemixingAverage price - $300 per song
Free revisions (within reason). Mixing rate is average ($300 - 50 tracks). Mastering free for what I mix.
- Hybrid custom and too much to mention. If you ask about gear you're listening with your eyes.
My Very Simple Mixing Rate - $50 for up to 5 tracks, $100 for up to 10 tracks and then just $5.00 for each additional track.
