Master Formats

The following are the output master formats available to you.  Complete details on the application of these various file formats are supplied with your final masters package.  

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16 bit / 44.1khz wav files...the CD standard.   These masters are supplied for free as part of your mastering package.

Copies of your mastered tracks “adapted” specifically for the upload to digital stores and streaming services.    These masters are supplied for free as part of your mastering package. 

Generated using top of the line Fraunhofer Pro-Codec.  Different rates of data compression are supplied to you according to industry deliverable popular and standard requirements.​   These masters are supplied for free as part of your mastering package. 

These 24 bit (wav) files are the original files output from the high-resolution master chain.  They are the highest quality masters available to you.   These are supplied for free if you are mastering a single.

 This is your CD master that you can use to supply CD replication or duplication providers.  You can also use the player enclosed to look over all the details, playback, save wav files, and burn a CD.  This is a good reference point for you to hear and see your record at it is.  

You can supply these files (Side A, Side B and cue sheet) directly to your vinyl pressing plant for use at the lathe.  They have been specifically mastered, rendered and formatted for cutting to vinyl. 

You can supply these files (Side A, Side B and cue sheet) directly to your cassette manufacturer.  They have been specifically mastered, rendered and formatted for best transfer to cassette. 

This is your physical CD production master burned onto gold-layered archival media meant to perfectly retain the data for up to 300 years in storage.  You can also use it for CD duplication and replication...but make sure you get it back and store it ;-).