Analog mastering
Smithingrecords forges analog masters
Every tonal and dynamic decision on your record is made by hardware you could put your hand on. Send one track and hear what this room does with it.
Hear the difference
Use headphones or speakers you know. Press play, then switch between Mix and Master while it runs — both versions are playing in sync.
Loudness matching here is for listening, not for delivery. Delivery targets are set per record.
No audio? Check that your phone isn’t in silent mode.
Hear the full set and read how it’s done →
Records Forged Here
Here are some records already forged from the anvil. See full credits here
An analog signal path
Every tonal and dynamic decision on your record is made by hardware you could put your hand on – SPL PQ. SPL Iron. SPL BIG. API 5500 and 550A. Shadow Hills Dual Vandergraph. Rupert Neve Designs 542. Antelope conversion.
Working in the trade?
If you’re a mix engineer or a studio sending client work out, there’s a page for that — including white-label, where the master arrives with your name on it and mine nowhere. For engineers and studios →
If you’re a label placing more than one release a year, start here instead. For labels →
Start with a free sample
Send one track. You’ll get a mastered excerpt back — no charge, no obligation, no follow-up campaign. It’s yours to keep and listen to. If it doesn’t move you, that’s a useful answer too.
Questions before you send anything: thaine@smithingrecords.com
Forging Analog Masters
