We are the first mastering studio in Greece and one of the few mastering studios in Europe to provide authentic vintage analog mastering using only equipment from the late 60s to early 90s such as Studer,Neve,Api,Harrison,MCI,AMEK,Scully, Neumann,Siemens,Ntp,Telefunken and many more depending on your track. All our mastering services are analog with an analog summing.
We are one of the very few studios to do so.
Clients vary from independent artists , record labels to publishing companies, charities and film makers.
Stem Mastering is a mastering process whereby the engineer will master a song, not from a stereo mix but from a small group of sub-mixes, i.e. a vocal mix, an instrument mix, and a drum mix.
We offer stem mastering on request.Vu Productions Mastering Studio is one of the few studios to provide authentic vintage analog stem mastering service.
We process each track in a Class A gear ,while keeping your tracks musicality and sound big,fat,dynamic and 3d.
Mastered For iTunes is the new standard of digital files for online music within the iTunes store.
MFiT files are higher resolution than CD quality, and are encoded with the Apple AAC encoder. These files are higher quality than most other online music stores.The master is auditioned through the Apple Music encoder and measures are taken to preserve the original sound.
If you are planning to get your tracks Mastered for iTunes Vu Productions sees that the tracks are recorded at 96Khz and 24bit . files.
Remastering is the process of making a new master for an album or an individual song. It tends to refer to the process of porting a recording from an analogue medium to a digital one, but this is not always the case.A remaster can be done for various formats such as iTunes, cds, vinyl, movies and sound libraries.The dynamic and eq processing is not different to our standard audio mastering and the same techniques are used.
We remove background noise from videos, audio files, mp3, old recordings, documentaries, tele-seminars, podcast etc.
At Vu Productions Mastering Studio we have the latest hardware and software to clean up audio noises of all kinds, including hiss, clicks, crackle, rumble, hum, broadband noises, distortions and provide clean audio.We clean up audio without affecting the tone, timbre and natural modulation of the voice or music. If you require any guidance on how to record without noise, or need us to look at a noisy recording, or require a quote, please feel free to contact us.
At Vu Productions Mastering Studio we offer a competitively priced archive and transfer service which can provide Audio CDs, WAV files (at your choice of resolution) or MP3s from your analogue or digital source.
If you have old tapes, cassettes, or even rare vinyl we can transfer them to digital and if necessary clean up the recordings , even if you don’t want them remastered. We can also copy digital formats such as DAT to WAV or CD if necessary.
Nasos Nomikos founder and head of Vu productions mastering studio is well known worldwide for his work in classic metal and Rock mastering.
He has mastered albums, singles for a wide range of artists and collaborations such as Chiara Malvestiti(Therion/Chrysalis),Marc Zonder (Warlord),Jeff Waters (Annihilator),Daniel Heiman (Lost Horizon,Harmony,Heed), Yannis Papadopoulos (Beast In Black), Fabio Lione (Rhapsody Of Fire, Angra), Outloud , Nallysa Green, Bob Katsionis (Firewind & Outloud),Chitral ''Chity'' Somapala(Power Quest,Rekuiem,Civilization One,Avalon,Faro),Jaded Star,George Emmanuel (Rotting Christ), Glacier,Valhalla,Maxi Nil(Jaded Star),Angelo Vafeiadis (Warlord),Eleni Vitali, Andreas Polyzogopoulos,Nikos Ziogalas,Magic de Spell,Giorgos Tsigkos,Evridiki,Kollectiva Band, Nikos Xidis, e.t.c.
Characteristic is the big,fat,3d master that makes using only vintage audio equipments such as Studer, Neve, API, Scully, Neumann, NTP , Telefunken, and many more a prerogative . All this depends on your individual needs.
His experience and attention to detail will ensure that your master sounds beyond its potential.