Mastering Services & Gear

Tiki’s online mastering service is simple and easy to use.

Just fill out the online project form, specify the format you want, checkout with paypal, And then upload your files to Fred using our built in upload link. It’s that easy.

Fred will master your songs with a new sense of depth, warmth and punch! The turn around time is usually 1-2 weeks. And often times, faster.


Mastering Services:

  • Analog mastering: EQ, limiting, leveling, Studer half inch tape, etc.
  • File Delivery
  • DDP Delivery
  • CD Text embedding
  • ISRC code embedding
  • UPC/EAN code embedding

Please consult our FAQ page for explanations of these services.

Gear

  • Maselec MTC-2 mastering console (custom built in England by Leif Mases)
  • Maselec Prism MLA-2 compressor/limiter
  • HSE Audio Lab EQ (Swiss)
  • CAG (Custom Audio Germany) HDE-250A EQ
  • Manley Massive Passive Tube EQ
  • Manley Vari Mu Tube compressor/limiter
  • IGS Mutlicore Compressor
  • Waves L2 hardware limiter
  • Sonic Solutions Workstation
  • Lynx Hilo AD, DA converter
  • Benchmark DAC2 DX converter)
  • Studer A80, 2-track tape machine (half inch)
  • Otari MTR-10, 2-track tape machine (quarter inch)
  • Mark Carpentieri, NY
    I’ve been working with Fred Guarino for almost 25 years. Fred’s work has been an integral part to our success. He engineered and mastered three Grammy nominated albums for us. We’ve also received dozens of awards and nominations in genre specific categories for recordings he engineered and or mastered. I recently received an e-mail from a salesperson of high end audio equipment. He said to me he always used our recordings to demonstrate gear because he said our recordings sound so natural and rich. Honestly Fred is the best!
    Mark Carpentieri, NY
    MC Records (Odetta, Pinetop Perkins, Kim Wilson, Joan Osborne, Phoebe Snow)
Tiki Mastering Studios