Best online mastering for rock music???

Guys. Long time no post.
We've recently recorded an EP (instruments in the studio via Pro Tools, vocals at home via Sonar!) and we're looking for somewhere to get it mastered online, and fast.
We've tried a couple of places with offers of "free trials"... The first trashed the mix for loudness (which made it tiring to listen to), the second boosted overall levels but with little clarity (it still sounded "demo like").
Was just wondering if you guys can recommend someone who can master guitar driven alt-rock. Big guitars - QotSA type stuff.
All the stems (or separations) are waiting to be downloaded.
Or...... maybe I could make the DL links public and throw open a bit of a competition.... the winner gets our $250 budget and credit on the EP????
Any thoughts/ideas?

I was thinking more of a pro online mastering service - does jsaras do that? Couldn't see from their profile?

Thanks
 
I've emailed him
 
Cheers

Geez Ed, you forgot about me? :( Sniff sniff...

Danny Danzi


Geez Ed, you forgot about me? :( Sniff sniff...

Sorry bro. I thought you were too busy. He said he needed it in a hurry.


Bullet22, Danny is the Man.

bapu

Danny Danzi


Geez Ed, you forgot about me? :( Sniff sniff...

Sorry bro. I thought you were too busy. He said he needed it in a hurry.


Bullet22, Danny is the Man.

It's ok man....just razzin' ya. :) I'm always too busy...but I always find the time....some how. LOL! I don't do free trials so he probably wouldn't go with me any way. But I more than I make up for it in other ways. :)
 
I always wondered about the guys that do the "free trials" thing. It takes about 45 minutes to an hour to create the mix curve for one song even if the song is 30 seconds long. In my business, I can't afford to give away an hour where I could be making money on something else.
 
I'd seriously think about those places offering stuff like that Bullet, because there is no way a real business could survive that way doing those things like mad...which proves to me, they probably aren't doing a good mastering job because it would be impossible.
 
Think about it....25 people want free trials...if you master the stuff correctly, there's an entire day spent on free trials...impossible....ludicrous, and not trustworthy in my opinion. There's more to mastering than slapping on a limiter and a basic eq curve....how these places survive baffles my mind.
 
Be careful of such places Bullet. Some may be good but I sure don't believe in them....and I don't say that because they are my competition. They aren't any competition because the clients I work with expect pinpoint accuracy. I say it because any real mastering engineer will confess, there's no way you can master something in under 45 minutes and do it correctly the way it should be done. Ok, MAYBE 30 minutes depending on how good the mix is...but again, 25 people times 30 minutes...you get maybe 2 clients out of it...or maybe 0...not feasible in my opinion. Still gonna be a rush job that won't compare to what a real ME would do. Again, be careful.

and no one mentioned CJ?

bapu


I think with CJ you get a free (public domain) picture, no?

he doesn't charge for the picture?

or here

http://www.mrtoads.com/


or here

http://www.peerlessmastering.com/

or here

http://www.studiobmastering.com/check1.html

or here:
http://www.joelambertmastering.com/

i wonder....

if ANYONE....

found any 'on line' mastering, that they ended up being happy with?

batsbrew


i wonder....

if ANYONE....

found any 'on line' mastering, that they ended up being happy with?

So far no one I've worked with has mentioned being unhappy. I would expect them to at least complain to me telling me they were unhappy and of course I'm sure bad reviews would turn up somewhere. But honest, I'm not making this up and would have no problems telling the truth. I've never received a single message where someone was unhappy with me. I did have one guy in all my years that liked his own personal master better than the one I did for him...but he wasn't unhappy and we are still buds to this day.
 
-Danny

Uh, craigb (ITYRN).... that was almost two years ago....

I love the fact that 2 years after it's quiet launch, our EP is still sparking debate about how it should have been mastered. 

I've used Mercury Mastering  for years. I think thats what you're looking for. Someone professional, cheap, and fast! They have helped me with all of my projects for the past 5 years..