{"id":489,"date":"2026-09-17T16:32:56","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T00:32:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saundhaus.com\/?page_id=489"},"modified":"2026-09-18T11:45:01","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T19:45:01","slug":"mastering-services","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/saundhaus.com\/?page_id=489","title":{"rendered":"Mastering Services"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<style>\r\n\/* SAUNDHAUS MASTERING SERVICES *\/\r\n.sms,\r\n.sms * {\r\n  box-sizing: border-box;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.sms {\r\n  --sms-bg: #090909;\r\n  --sms-panel: #141311;\r\n  --sms-panel-soft: #1b1814;\r\n  --sms-text: #f4efe7;\r\n  --sms-muted: #b7aea2;\r\n  --sms-amber: #f4a62f;\r\n  --sms-amber-light: #ffd27a;\r\n  --sms-copper: #a9442f;\r\n  --sms-line: rgba(244, 166, 47, .22);\r\n  width: 100%;\r\n  max-width: 1160px;\r\n  margin: 0 auto;\r\n  color: var(--sms-text);\r\n  font-size: 1rem;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.sms a {\r\n  box-shadow: none !important;\r\n  text-decoration: none !important;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.sms 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class=\"sms-hero-copy\">\r\n      <p class=\"sms-eyebrow\">Mastering by Saundhaus<\/p>\r\n      <h1 id=\"sms-title\">Listen first.<br>Master second.<\/h1>\r\n      <p class=\"sms-lead\">Personal stereo mastering for independent artists and home-studio musicians, shaped by decades of recording experience and one careful set of ears.<\/p>\r\n      <p class=\"sms-price-line\"><strong>Starting at $75 per song<\/strong><span>Stereo mastering \u00b7 One included revision<\/span><\/p>\r\n      <div class=\"sms-actions\">\r\n        <a class=\"sms-button sms-button-primary\" href=\"mailto:eric@saundhaus.com?subject=Saundhaus%20Mastering%20Inquiry\">Start a mastering conversation<\/a>\r\n        <a class=\"sms-button sms-button-secondary\" href=\"#what-you-get\">See what\u2019s included<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <figure class=\"sms-studio\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/saundhaus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/saundhaus-studio-mastering-edited.jpg\" alt=\"The Saundhaus mastering workspace in Northampton, Massachusetts\">\r\n      <figcaption>Saundhaus \u00b7 Northampton, Massachusetts<\/figcaption>\r\n    <\/figure>\r\n  <\/section>\r\n\r\n  <section class=\"sms-service\" id=\"what-you-get\" aria-labelledby=\"sms-service-title\">\r\n    <div class=\"sms-section-heading\">\r\n      <p class=\"sms-eyebrow\">One focused service<\/p>\r\n      <h2 id=\"sms-service-title\">Stereo mastering, built around the song.<\/h2>\r\n      <p>Saundhaus launches with a deliberately simple offer: send a finished stereo mix and receive a carefully evaluated, release-ready master. No preset is more important than what the recording actually needs.<\/p>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <article class=\"sms-price-card\">\r\n      <p class=\"sms-card-label\">Stereo mastering<\/p>\r\n      <p class=\"sms-price\"><span>From<\/span> $75 <small>\/ song<\/small><\/p>\r\n      <ul>\r\n        <li>Critical listening and mix-readiness check<\/li>\r\n        <li>Tonal balance, dynamics, level, and peak control<\/li>\r\n        <li>Release-ready lossless master<\/li>\r\n        <li>High-quality listening reference<\/li>\r\n        <li>One included revision<\/li>\r\n      <\/ul>\r\n      <p class=\"sms-small\">Multi-song projects are quoted as a project so the record can be treated as a connected whole.<\/p>\r\n    <\/article>\r\n  <\/section>\r\n\r\n  <section class=\"sms-quote\" aria-label=\"Saundhaus mastering philosophy\">\r\n    <p>\u201cI\u2019ll make it sound better, but I can\u2019t fix your mix.\u201d<\/p>\r\n    <span>Mastering is the final stage of a good mix\u2014not a substitute for one. If something should be corrected before mastering, I\u2019ll tell you.<\/span>\r\n  <\/section>\r\n\r\n  <section class=\"sms-process\" aria-labelledby=\"sms-process-title\">\r\n    <div class=\"sms-section-heading sms-section-heading-wide\">\r\n      <p class=\"sms-eyebrow\">The process<\/p>\r\n      <h2 id=\"sms-process-title\">Listen. Decide. Finish.<\/h2>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sms-steps\">\r\n      <article>\r\n        <span class=\"sms-step-number\">01<\/span>\r\n        <h3>Send the finished mix<\/h3>\r\n        <p>Send a stereo WAV or AIFF, along with any reference track and a few notes about the result you want.<\/p>\r\n      <\/article>\r\n      <article>\r\n        <span class=\"sms-step-number\">02<\/span>\r\n        <h3>Listen before processing<\/h3>\r\n        <p>I evaluate the mix first. If a mix problem is standing between the song and a good master, we address that before mastering begins.<\/p>\r\n      <\/article>\r\n      <article>\r\n        <span class=\"sms-step-number\">03<\/span>\r\n        <h3>Master, review, deliver<\/h3>\r\n        <p>You receive a reference master to review, one revision, and organized final files ready for release.<\/p>\r\n      <\/article>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/section>\r\n\r\n  <section class=\"sms-feeling\" aria-labelledby=\"sms-feeling-title\">\r\n    <div>\r\n      <p class=\"sms-eyebrow\">When is a master finished?<\/p>\r\n      <h2 id=\"sms-feeling-title\">When the music connects.<\/h2>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div>\r\n      <p>You can measure loudness, peaks, dynamics, and frequency balance. Those things matter, but they do not tell you when the record finally lands.<\/p>\r\n      <p>Sometimes the hairs on the back of your neck stand up. Sometimes you get a little chill. Your ears have told your body that something happened.<\/p>\r\n      <p class=\"sms-feeling-final\">Unless there\u2019s emotional feedback, I\u2019m not done.<\/p>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/section>\r\n\r\n  <section class=\"sms-history\" aria-labelledby=\"sms-history-title\">\r\n    <div class=\"sms-section-heading sms-section-heading-wide\">\r\n      <p class=\"sms-eyebrow\">Experience behind the ears<\/p>\r\n      <h2 id=\"sms-history-title\">From analog studios to modern mastering.<\/h2>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sms-history-grid\">\r\n      <article>\r\n        <p class=\"sms-era\">San Francisco \u00b7 The beginning<\/p>\r\n        <p>Eric Kauschen began playing in local bands at 15, but was just as interested in what happened on the other side of the studio glass. At San Francisco State University, he studied audio production with John Barsotti and was selected through the program for audio work at Grateful Dead New Year\u2019s Eve concerts.<\/p>\r\n      <\/article>\r\n      <article>\r\n        <p class=\"sms-era\">Mentorship \u00b7 Peter \u201cBig Boy Pete\u201d Miller<\/p>\r\n        <p>After college, Eric developed a long working relationship with British musician, producer, and recording engineer Peter \u201cBig Boy Pete\u201d Miller. Miller had played guitar with Peter Jay &amp; the Jaywalkers and learned recording techniques during sessions produced and engineered by Joe Meek.<\/p>\r\n      <\/article>\r\n      <article>\r\n        <p class=\"sms-era\">Analog judgment \u00b7 Not a formula<\/p>\r\n        <p>Working with vintage analog outboard gear\u2014Eric learned how small changes in tone, space, and level can make separate mixes feel like one record. Just as important, he learned not to process every kind of music the same way.<\/p>\r\n      <\/article>\r\n      <article>\r\n        <p class=\"sms-era\">Independent music \u00b7 Decades of change<\/p>\r\n        <p>Through the 1990s he recorded demos for San Francisco\u2019s underground rock, thrash, and heavy-metal musicians. Later projects included bringing analog recordings into the digital world for mixing and mastering. That analog-to-digital perspective still shapes every Saundhaus master.<\/p>\r\n      <\/article>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <p class=\"sms-history-close\">The technology changed. The job didn\u2019t: listen to the music and give it what it needs.<\/p>\r\n  <\/section>\r\n\r\n  <section class=\"sms-consult\" aria-labelledby=\"sms-consult-title\">\r\n    <div>\r\n      <p class=\"sms-eyebrow\">Local listening consultation<\/p>\r\n      <h2 id=\"sms-consult-title\">Hear your mix outside your room.<\/h2>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div>\r\n      <p>Local artists can arrange a listening session at the Saundhaus mastering workspace in Northampton. Bring your mix, hear it through a different monitoring system, and get a clear outside opinion about what is\u2014and is not\u2014ready for mastering.<\/p>\r\n      <p>Consultations are by appointment and quoted separately.<\/p>\r\n      <a class=\"sms-text-link\" href=\"mailto:eric@saundhaus.com?subject=Local%20Mastering%20Consultation\">Ask about a local session &rarr;<\/a>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/section>\r\n\r\n  <section class=\"sms-boundaries\" aria-labelledby=\"sms-boundaries-title\">\r\n    <div class=\"sms-section-heading sms-section-heading-wide\">\r\n      <p class=\"sms-eyebrow\">Before you send a track<\/p>\r\n      <h2 id=\"sms-boundaries-title\">A few useful boundaries.<\/h2>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sms-boundary-grid\">\r\n      <article>\r\n        <h3>Finished stereo mixes<\/h3>\r\n        <p>Saundhaus is accepting stereo mastering projects at launch. Stem mastering is not offered.<\/p>\r\n      <\/article>\r\n      <article>\r\n        <h3>Mastering, not recording<\/h3>\r\n        <p>The Northampton room is built for critical listening and mastering, not for tracking bands or recording live drums.<\/p>\r\n      <\/article>\r\n      <article>\r\n        <h3>Clean, unclipped files<\/h3>\r\n        <p>Send a lossless stereo file without clipping. There is no arbitrary &minus;6 dB rule; clean headroom matters more than a magic number.<\/p>\r\n      <\/article>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/section>\r\n\r\n  <section class=\"sms-cta\" aria-labelledby=\"sms-cta-title\">\r\n    <p class=\"sms-eyebrow\">Ready when the mix is<\/p>\r\n    <h2 id=\"sms-cta-title\">Let\u2019s finish the record.<\/h2>\r\n    <p>Tell me about the song, what you want the master to do, and where you plan to release it.<\/p>\r\n    <a class=\"sms-button sms-button-primary\" href=\"mailto:eric@saundhaus.com?subject=Saundhaus%20Mastering%20Inquiry\">Email Eric about mastering<\/a>\r\n  <\/section>\r\n<\/main>\r\n\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Personal stereo mastering by Saundhaus in Northampton, Massachusetts. Listen first. Master second. 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