Sweetening
Level, equalization, dynamics and noise reduction.

Editing and Sequencing

• Digital: Pyramix (PC), ProTools (Mac), Metric Halo ULN-8 (Mac)
• Analog: 15 or 30 ips, 1/4” or 1/2”

CD-DA Master Preparation
Requantization, dither, noise shaping, PQ sub-coding and data verification. All required technical documentation. CD-R (PMCD) or DDP delivery options; physical or ftp.

File Prep for Digital Distribution
Requantization, dither, noise shaping. Data format conversion. Physical or ftp delivery options.

Lacquer Cutting Masters
Coincident preparation of mastered program without application of the final peak limiter, resulting in hotter lacquer cuts with increased resolution. Deliverable as data or CD audio; physical or ftp.

CD Verification
All masters are tested in both software and hardware to confirm that they are within industry specifications. We can test discs created elsewhere, too.

• H/W: Clover Systems
• S/W: PlexTools

Project Archival
All RFI Mastering projects are digitally archived at the maximum resolution achieved during the project, including audio files, edl’s, documentation, disc images and DDP folders.

Custom Archival
Digitally archive your un-mastered mixes and tracks, or any other audio assets you wish to preserve, including:

• Transferring and digitizing analog tape
• Migrating from older to newer digital formats
• Safety copies
• Vinyl transfers

Restoration
Analog tape baking. Digital noise reduction and removal:

• Audio files
• Vinyl transfers

Audio Enhancement and Signal Processing
Application of filters and noise reduction techniques to improve intelligibility of compromised recordings. Transcriptions and affidavits.