| When you are looking for an online mastering | | | | You want to make sure you know what you are |
| service you want to make sure that you are able | | | | paying for in advance so that you are not |
| to upload and download your tracks easily. This | | | | surprised when you receive your masters. |
| can be very efficient if you are in a time crunch. | | | | Finding an online mastering service that offers |
| When you are sending your tracks to be | | | | excellent customer support is a must. If you are |
| mastered you don't want to worry about sending | | | | going to send your songs to someone online that |
| your CD through a postal service as this could | | | | you have not ever meet or will likely not ever |
| take longer to receive your final masters. You | | | | meet, you want to make sure that they answer |
| could opt to have an actual CD sent to you | | | | your phone calls and emails. Communication is |
| through the mail to be used for any replication | | | | paramount. |
| needs, but using an online mastering service that | | | | Finally, you want to find an online mastering |
| can upload your masters for you to download is | | | | service that fits your budget. Knowing if prices |
| the quickest way to receive your masters. | | | | are too expensive and knowing if prices are too |
| You also want to find an online mastering service | | | | cheep can be difficult. You should never pay more |
| that will off you some test masters of your | | | | than $100 per track nor should you be paying less |
| songs so that you can get a feel of what your | | | | than $20 per track. Try to look for sites that |
| final masters will sound like. Nobody wants to pay | | | | offer special deals or package deals. This could be |
| for their song to be mastered expecting one | | | | the best way to go if you have many tracks that |
| outcome and receiving something totally different. | | | | need mastering. |
| Lets face it, mastering is a very subjective art. | | | | |