Mixing and Mastering | Natural Vocal Tuning | Time Alignment | Ready to bring some energy and character to your mixes? Look no further.
I'm Stefan, an audio engineer with the goal to bring your track to life, and help turn it into something more.
Your demo sounds good, but it's missing something.... it doesn't quite fit next to other tracks on streaming services, and it feels lacklustre at times, but you really like the performances and it grooves nicely. It's sounds good, but it's not GREAT!
Your vocals should be clear, your choruses should have impact, and your song should tell a story. I'm here to help bring out the most in your music, make sure things are heard, and make sure the listener FEELS the song. Every project I work on is a cooperative experience for me and the client. I listen to what you want accomplished, and I help bring that to life in your song.
My main programs:
- Pro Tools
- Melodyne Studio
- Izotope RX
I've been working as a freelance audio engineer and editor since 2017, starting on Fiverr (@stefancdndd), I am now a Vetted Pro, putting my stamp on thousands of songs. I pride myself with attention to detail, seamless time alignment and natural vocal tuning. I work with lots of genres, but mainly more organic sounding genres like Rock, Folk, Acoustic, Metal, and Pop Rock.
Some artists I've worked with include Tiger, Milan Suta, Marshall Veroni, Clara Yates
Send me an email through 'Contact' button above and I'll get back to you asap.
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I’ve worked with Stefan on all my singles, and I honestly couldn’t recommend him enough! He’s an absolute pro, fantastic to communicate with, and always brings fresh ideas and creative vision that take the songs to another level. His vocal editing skills are especially outstanding! Beyond his technical expertise, he genuinely cares about the music and getting every detail right. It’s been a pleasure working with him, and I’ll definitely be back for future projects!
Interview with Stefan Tomala
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: My promise to clients is always to stay true to THEIR vision, not mine. Although there are times where I could have a different opinion on a direction I could take a mix, at the end of the day it's not my job to take a song and make it mine, it's to enhance the clients song and match their vision as closely as I can.
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: I love working with clients remotely one on one, it feels very personal and I love seeing the change from before and after a project!
Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?
A: The biggest misconception of my work is what editing is versus what mixing is. Clients have asked me to "edit" their song but really they're looking for a mix and vice versa. Editing is stuff like time alignment, vocal tuning, noise removal etc to clean up the tracks prior to mixing, whereas mixing is actually enhancing the individual tracks with plugins to specific change the tone and overall vibe.
Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A: Be professional, organized, and clear about what you're looking for. There is no one way to mix a song, you could take a mix in a hundred different directions and they can all sound good. If you're looking to hire me, always have a direction you're going for because in the end it will make things 100 times easier to mix with a goal or reference in mind. Whenever I receive a request from clients to mix something with little information, I will always try to pick their brain to get as much info as I can before I start. So be prepared, and know what you're looking for.
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: I have been working as an audio engineer since 2016, which started as a side hustle, but since 2024 it has become my full time job.
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: Typically any genre that has live drums in it, rock, pop rock, folk, acoustic driven stuff, but also genres that have a mix of live and electronic elements in it.
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: If I were to narrow it down to specific elements in a mix, I would say mixing and tuning vocals is my strongest skill, and mixing live acoustic drums is also something I'm very good at!
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: I have a home studio setup, and work completely in the box. I work with a UAD interface, and my favourite plugins range from UAD, Waves, Soundtoys, Fab-Filter, Izotope and Safari Pedals.
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: My top mix engineer idols would have to be Chris Lord-Alge and Andrew Scheps. I have lots of musical influences as well: The Beatles, Noah Kahan, Manchester Orchestra, City and Colour, Coldplay, Paramore, Young The Giant
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: My most common service clients hire me for is for vocal tuning, editing and mixing, either to a stereo track, or a full mix with stems. It is the top service I sell through Fiverr.com, with approximately 20 clients per month, and a 75% return client average!
I was the Mix Engineer in this production
- play_arrowMilan Suta - Mannequins
- Mixing EngineerAverage price - $350 per song
- EditingContact for pricing
- Time alignment - QuantizingContact for pricing
- Vocal TuningAverage price - $50 per track
- Vocal compingAverage price - $20 per track
Turnaround time for a mix is 5-7 days, allowing an extra 1-2 days per revision.
Max 5 revisions included.
Pricing includes vocal tuning up to 5 tracks, and time alignment if necessary.
