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Wav Mastering - Limerick, Ireland

Wav Mastering - Audio Post Production

About Me

Wav Mastering is a professional audio CD mastering studio, located in Limerick, Ireland. The facility offers
* Ireland's premier dedicated mastering suite with unrivaled experience.
* Purely digital mastering from 96khz / 24bit.
* Audio mastering for album and single projects.
* Audio / MP3 mastering and conversion for downloads.
* Audio mastering for demos and dj'ing purposes.
* Radio editing.
* Assembly of compilation albums of any genre - various artist, movie, club.
* Mastering sessions can be attended, audio sent by mail/courier or over the web by secure server.
With in excess of 25+ UK NO.1's, 100+ UK TOP 10's, more hit singles and albums mastered then you can shake a stick at! with Richard's 21 years experience in pro audio, combined with a well equipped studio, delivering the best in CD Mastering.
There is a detailed Irish and International discography on our main website.
WEBSITE: www.wavmastering.com
EMAIL: [email protected] for more details.
PHONE: +353 (0) 61 634133
EQUIPMENT
WORKSTATION: Sadie Series 5 Editor / CD Mastering System, Masters in PMCD / Exabyte / DDPI Formats
MONITORING: Main - Genelec 1032A / 8050A, Near - KRK Rokit6
EQ / DYNAMICS: Manley Mastering Slam!, TC Electronics MDW Hi-Res Massenburg eq, TC Electronics System 6000, Weiss EQ1-LP, TC Electronics 96K Finalizer, Drawmer Masterflow DC2476, Waves L2 Ultamaximizer
CONVERTERS & ACCESSORIES: Prism Dream DA-1, Weiss SF2 Sample Rate Converter, Audio Design Probox 12 Sync Generator, Z Systems 16x16 Aes Detangler, Crane Song Avocet Monitor Select, Sony Dat PCM 7030 / R700, HHB CDR-850, Denon MD, Sony 1630, Sony DMR 4000
WHY MASTER YOUR SONG?
Mastering is the last vital link in the recording chain and is an often under estimated art.
So you’re living the dream. You’re composed the killer tune, you got the deal,the big studio, the name producer and the awesome mix. You are brimming with excitement, your manager’s eyeballs reflect only dollar signs and the PR people are talking you up as the next big thing.
But with your first radio play, something seems amiss. The killer track sounds disappointing. It isn’t quite so potent as it felt in the studio. It lacks that standout punch and immediacy that’s a vital part of making a record a hit.
What has gone missing, in your heretofore unstoppable momentum towards success and how? The answer may lie in the mastering or indeed the lack of it in your recording.
For the uninitiated, the bottom line is that mastering is an essential process, if you want to turn your good sounding recording into a potentially outstanding one. A recording can easily end up sounding flat and unappealing because of the vagaries and pitfalls of the recording process.
WHAT HAPPENS AT THE MASTERING STAGE AND HOW CAN IT BENEFIT YOUR RECORDING?
* In a mastering studio, you get the opportunity to reassess your tracks in an accurate monitoring environment.
* Having your mixes properly mastered gives you an additional opportunity to get your tracks sounding as good as they deserve to be.
* Take your recording a stage further at mastering. If you record and mix your work in the same room with the same monitoring, it’s easy to get so close to your work that you possibly won’t be able to hear what else could be done to enhance it further.
* Get your music sounding balanced, polished, loud and at a professional release quality.
WHAT CAN WAV MASTERING DO FOR YOU?
* Work alongside an experience and dedicated mastering engineer to get the best out of your recordings.
* Working with state of the art dedicated equipment for the mastering environment, various selections of EQ’s, Compressors & Limiters.
* Have your masters prepared for duplication or manufacturing including editing, sequencing, PQ encoding and ISRC encoding.
* Have your masters converted and ready for digital distribution on Wav file or MP3 directly from the EQ’d master.
GET IT HOT, GET IT LOUD, GET IT MASTERED!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 8/15/2006
Band Website: wavmastering.com
Band Members: Richard Dowling
Mastering Engineer
PRT (PYE) Studios London 1987-1990
PWL Studios London 1990 - Pete Waterman Limited, the home of Stock Aitken and Waterman / S.A.W. / The Hit Factory
Transfermation Mastering London 1990 - 2005 at PWL
Wav Mastering Limerick 2006

Influences: CLIENTS INCLUDE:
A selection covering the last 18 years in mastering 19 Management, Agnelli & Nelson, Alex Parks, Amy Studt, Andrew Weatherall, Apache Indian, Armand Van Helden, Aslan, Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic Records, Balanescu Quartet, Bananarama, BBC Music, Beth Orton, Big Generator, Bjorn Again, Blast Furnace Studios, Blazin Squad, Bob Marley, Boyzone, Brand New Heavies, Brendan Keeley, Brendan Shine, Brian Eno, Brian Kennedy, Busted, Carcass, Cardiacs, Carl Cox, Carly Sings, Celtic Legacy, Chris Rea, Clannad, Claycastle Studios, Cooking Vinyl Records, Crayonsmith, Crass, Cream Niteclub Mix Albums, Curb Records, Danger Mouse & Jemini, Data Recording Studios, Dave Clarke, David Bowie, Death In Vegas, Decca Records, Deep Dish, Des O’Connor, Distinctive Records, Don Mescall, Dose feat Mark E Smith, Earache Records, East 17, EMI Records UK & EMI Classics, Emma Bunton, Entombed, Eoin Coughlan, Erasure, Eurythmics, Experimental Audio Studios, Felix, Finbar Furey, Five, Foo Fighters, Fortune & Glory Records, Fujiya & Miyagi, Garth Gates, Gary Barlow, Gavin Glass & the Holy Shakers, Giveamanakick, Glyder, Gobsmacked Records, Godflesh, Groove Armada, Ham Sandwich, Happy Clappers, Hazel Kaneswaren, Headgear, Hearsay, Herbert Gronmeyer, Hooray For Humans, Hybrid, Interpol, Jaded Sun, Jah Wobble, Jason Donovan, Jive Records UK, Jools Holland, K Klass, Kylie Minogue, Ladydoll, Ladytron, Level 42, Lionel Richie, Loop Guru, Lucia Evans, M People, Malcolm McLaren, Mark Owen, Matchbox Twenty, Max Greenwood, MDM Management, Michael Flatley, Michael Nyman, Ministry Of Sound Mix Albums, Moebius, Monadmusic, Monkey Mafia, Moya Brennan, My Life Story, Napalm Death, Nathalie Manser, NPG feat Mayte, Nude Records, Opus III, Orbital, OTT, Out On A Limb Records, Paul Harrington, Paul Oakenfold, Peaceville Records, Pete Tong, Phil Harding, Polydor Records, Primal Scream, PWL, Queen with Five, Rachel Stevens, Ray Davies, Real Music Management, Red Door Productions - Dave Keary, Religion Music, Republica, Rick Astley, Rick Wakeman, Robert Miles, Ronan Keating, RTE Lyric FM, Runrig, Russell Watson, S Club, S Club Juniors, Sasha, S.A.W., Secret Police, Shades Of Rhythm, Shane Lynch, Shea Segar, Sia, Sian Records, Sinead O’Connor, Six, Sleater Kinney, Sleeper, Sony / BMG - UK & Ireland, Sophie Ellis Bextor, Steps, Stiff Little Fingers, Suede, Superjimenez, Supermodel Twins, Sybil, Syco / S Records, Take That, The Fewer The Better, The Grid, The Music Watchtower Studios, The Popular Front, The Production Suite, The Undertones, The Wannadies, Tim McGraw, Tony De Vit, Trinity Rooms Niteclub, Universal Records, UNKLE, Veruca Salt, Vesta Varro, Victoria Beckham, Virtu Studios, Vital Distribution, Vivamusic, Walter Mitty & The Realists, Way Out West, We Should Be Dead, Westlife, Whitewater, Will Young, Wu-tang Clan, 2 Unlimited and lots, lots more!
ALL GENRES MASTERED, SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE!
Sounds Like: A Great Place To Master Your Tracks!
Record Label: Worked With Plenty Over 21yrs in Pro Audio
Type of Label: None

My Blog

CHECK OUT AUDIO WAREHOUSES "MASTERING MY ARSE" BLOG

Wise and welcome words from the people at Audio Warehouseand they should know!www.myspace.com/audiowarehouseBlog - Mastering My ArseAlso find them in our top friends below...
Posted by Wav Mastering - Limerick, Ireland on Sat, 05 Jan 2008 08:18:00 PST

NEW YEAR, NEW UPDATES

Happy New Year to all. We have updated our Myspace page. 2008 is our 21st year in pro audio. A full career CV is now listed. A extended client list covering the last 18 years in Mastering and a new se...
Posted by Wav Mastering - Limerick, Ireland on Tue, 01 Jan 2008 08:10:00 PST

NEW IRISH DISCOGRAPHY

OUR MAIN WEBSITE NOW HAS A UPDATED DISCOGRAPHY WITH A NEW IRISH SECTION AND A EXTENDED INTERNATIONAL SECTION. NOW AVAILABLE TO VIEW AT http://www.wavmastering.com/discography.php    ...
Posted by Wav Mastering - Limerick, Ireland on Mon, 05 Nov 2007 06:04:00 PST

NEW KIT - MANLEY MASTERING SLAM!

NEW KIT ADDED. MANLEY MASTERING SLAM! WITH DIG I/O. THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN IRELAND. GREAT LIMITING AND LEVEL. GET IT HOT, GET IT LOUD,GET IT MASTERED!...
Posted by Wav Mastering - Limerick, Ireland on Wed, 19 Sep 2007 10:12:00 PST

NO 1

WE'VE HAD OUR FIRST MAJOR NO1 SINCE OPENING IN IRELAND CONGRATS TO LUCIA EVANS TO MAKING IT TO THE TOP OF ITUNES IRELAND. STERLING WORK BY CHRIS & GRAHAM AT THE PRODUCTION SUITE...
Posted by Wav Mastering - Limerick, Ireland on Mon, 02 Jul 2007 09:45:00 PST

ANY MORE FOR ANY MORE

HOORAY FOR HUMANS - HOORAY FOR HUMANS THE UNDERTONES - DIG YOURSELF DEEP LUCIA EVANS - THE OTHER MAN MICHAEL FLATLEY - THE FLUTE ALBUM TRINITY ROOMS - HEY GUY RICHIE McCOY - 12 DAYS HEADGEAR - FLIGHT ...
Posted by Wav Mastering - Limerick, Ireland on Mon, 02 Jul 2007 09:34:00 PST

MORE VISITORS

FINBAR FUREY - NO FAREWELLS NO GOODBYES NATHALIE MANSER - A HANDBOOK FOR HUMAN BEINGS SECRET POLICE - BOOTIE CALL SUPER JIMENEZ - BEAU DAVES RADIO - KIDS GAVIN GLASS AND THE HOLY SHAKERS - THE BR...
Posted by Wav Mastering - Limerick, Ireland on Wed, 20 Dec 2006 06:50:00 PST

WHO'S BEEN IN

WHITEWATER - STAY PSYATICA - CUT OFF SIOBHAN O'BRIEN - BODIES IN BODYBAGS THE FEWER THE BETTER - LAST MAN STANDING SELDOM CRISIS - NAKED HAM SANDWICH - WORDS (HOT PRESS SINGLE OF THE WEEK)   &nbs...
Posted by Wav Mastering - Limerick, Ireland on Tue, 17 Oct 2006 05:18:00 PST

PUNK TRIVIA

In the centre of my console in my photos, there is a silver meter bridge. This was originally in a Neumann Vinyl mastering rack in PYE Studios, London from which The Sex Pistols "Never Mind The B...
Posted by Wav Mastering - Limerick, Ireland on Mon, 16 Oct 2006 11:42:00 PST

POP TRIVIA

Prior to moving home to Limerick, i worked for 16 years for Pete Waterman of Stock, Aitken and Waterman, Pop Idol and The Hitman & Her fame. I joined PWL in 1990, as Kylie Minogue was having her l...
Posted by Wav Mastering - Limerick, Ireland on Mon, 16 Oct 2006 11:35:00 PST