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The Gravitas Of Vinyl
Vinyl isn’t just a format—it’s a legacy, and gets much more attention than the millions of streaming-only releases out there – only serious artists release music on vinyl, and reviewers and radio producers know that. If you are making the effort to get records pressed, they MUST sound amazing! It’s a wasted opportunity to use standard masters that are not optimised for the vinyl format. Your tracks deserve that warm, rich depth and a loud punchy cut that using regular masters won’t achieve on vinyl.
(From a client with his own vinyl cutting lathe) “I did a test cut of your demo master alongside a demo master from another mastering engineer and I can confirm your master was really good, translated to vinyl well and was far better than the other engineer. I liked the way that you didn’t slam the mix too hard and the integrity of my mixdown was still there but you just made it come alive more and made it sound nice & punchy and also louder without destroying the dynamics.”  – Ben, I & I Musik

Beat The Crowded Digital Space

You still need to release on Spotify and download, so we give you separate digital masters that are optimised to cut through on digital formats too. With so many releases on streaming platforms, it’s essential your record is optimised for these platforms to stand out clear and strong. It’s a different finish than pre-vinyl masters, and to complicate things further Spotify & other streaming platforms have different “ideal” specs than download sites like Bandcamp, or if you are releasing on CD.

“We’re delighted with those masters you sent us. They really are perfect and everyone on our end is happy.” A Futurist Theatre

“Since I discovered them a few years back, I exclusively use Fat as Funk to master all of my tracks. There is simply no substitute for experience, a trained ear and the right gear. Fat as Funk is highly professional and easy to work with. I won’t send my music anywhere else!” – Tripjacker

“Wow! I am absolutely blown away. The difference you have made is incredible and I love every bit of it. I think what you did on the vocals is perfect.” – Lucas Leitch


Note: Vinyl Length Guideline

For best results don’t have more than 22 minutes of audio per side of a 12″ record at 33rpm, or 5 min per side for a 7″ at 45rpm.
You can go slightly over time, but these are good guidelines. As a rule, the less music time you can put on per side, the deeper the grooves can be cut and the louder the record will be. If your music is super-bassy, it’s best to have less time per side to allow the grooves to be wider & deeper, & conversely if your music is quite bass-light then you could potentially push it a little longer. For best results you can re-order the tracks so the loudest are at the start (the outside of the record) and the more mellow ones are at the end of each side (the inside of the record). Just get in touch if you have any questions and we will sort you out.
We’ve done many thousand pre-vinyl masters for pressing plants and independent musicians since 2006, so you can be confident it will sound incredible in every groove. 
“In my 25 years within the Music Industry as an A&R man, producer, songwriter, record company owner, lecturer and consultant I’ve had the opportunity of working with some excellent Mastering Engineers. Lawrence I can safely say is one of the best. His understanding of mastering coupled with his easy going approach, flexibility and quality of work at a decent price make him an absolute treasure to work with in his particular field. I can’t recommend him enough.”Richard Rogers – Ex Head of A&R for Warner-Chappell

“Loz, it turns out you were the best to my ears, including people in multi-million dollar mastering facilities.”  – Augustine Leudar

“Fat As Funk has changed average recorded music into tracks suitable for national exposure on radio stations for me.” Rob Saunders, Deuce Management

“A mix evaluation from Fat As Funk mastering is an essential part of my process now. The insight, technical expertise, and precise attention to detail that Loz brings to my work, gives me an additional layer of confidence as I prepare a mix for mastering. After a period of time working intensively on a track on my own, the fresh perspective and clarity provided is invaluable. I highly recommend this service!”Neil Foster

SkidMark Multimedia Productions have used Fat As Funk to remaster every SMP release for the past 4+ years, as they provide outstanding digital, pre-vinyl & cassette ready assets. Feedback received consistently from both artists and customers is how wonderfully clear and tonally balanced SMP releases are and this is all down to the expert audio skills of Loz @ Fat As Funk. SMP cannot recommend their services enough – Fat as funk mastering services have made every recording we have supplied to date sound absolutely amazing, and SMP will continue to endorse & use Fat As Funk  going forward indefinitely.” – Mark, SMP Records

“Thanks again mate, it’s truly magical what you’ve done. You’ve really bought out parts of the tracks that were hidden.” – Kino Bro

“Just messaging you from holiday but wanted to say how delighted I am with both of the tracks you mastered, as are Louis and Jon T at Saline Records. They’re absolutely spot on and sound superb! Looking forward to getting more tracks done with you in the very near future.” – AGD Music

“Fat as Funk masters are full of warmth, punchiness and clarity! It’s always a pleasure working with Loz. Here’s to many more of his first class masters!” – Balcony Sunrise

“Loz! WOW. They sound beautiful. Kind of crying. Been 2.5 years to get here. Can’t believe it. That you got such round bottom-end with such depth to the mix as well, no loudness madness, is really impressive and everything I’d hoped for.” – Jung Jungle

“Loz’s mix evaluations are invaluable and I use them for every song I produce. He has an incredible ear for detail and provides detailed, actionable advice that I always find useful.” – Matt Button, Mongo Shakers

“Loz is a brilliant masterer, we won’t go anywhere else. His skill and natural connection with the music makes his mastering have the human touch while also giving it a top quality professional sound.” – Stick Up Boys

“These masters are phenomenal ! I’ve only been mixing for four years but I still can’t get over how you can take a stereo stem and make it groove and move more with mastering… You’ve brought out details that I haven’t heard before and I’ve been obsessing over these mixes for two years. The vox sound front and centre without compromising the music. We love them and we’re delighted with the overall service – brilliant communication and a speedy turnaround without impacting the quality. All magic. In the short time we’ve been doing this we haven’t even considered trusting our music to another mastering engineer – that won’t change ! Thank you again.” Strange Crazy

“Fat As Funk… superb quality, quick turnaround…I wouldn’t go anywhere else!”Laurence Hobbs, Blue Room Productions

Elite sound: achievable. Your dream release: everlasting.

 

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