About Us

Located in Houston, TX, Hifi Mastering Online continues a tradition started over 15 year ago by veteran producer Marco Saenz: Give working musicians and producers access to professional audio services at an affordable price.

“I want to provide artists a viable alternative to traditional, high-end (and high-priced) mastering houses and the cut-rate, "louder=better" services found all over the web.

The truth is, although CD sales are in free fall, downloads are way up. More importantly, online retailers are finally moving toward higher resolution, higher quality audio.

Making a song as loud as possible may have worked for low-res mp3 files, but that just doesn't cut it anymore. Fans are demanding higher quality music, and that means professional mastering is more important than ever - particularly for artists that record at home or in budget studios.

Hifi Mastering Online can really level the playing field.”

 

-Marco Saenz

(Marco Saenz has worked as a producer, audio consultant, and recording/mastering engineer since 1995. He has received critical acclaim for his work in a variety of music styles, including pop, rock, hip hop, R&B, Latin, country, metal, and even avant-jazz. Voting member Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences 2001).

Monitoring

Control and consistency is maintained using a K-System calibrated environment for all mastering work. Monitoring is via custom quarter-wave transmission, full range monitors (similar in concept to PMC). Quality control via AKG K702.

Amplification

Amplification is provided by custom designed, class-D amplifiers.

Tools

We use a variety of analysis and processing tools (depending on source material), including analog and digital gear from: Solid State Logic, AKM, TL Audio, Lexicon, Waves, Izotope, and Crane Song. Digital processing is maintained in a 64bit, untra-low jitter environment.

Guarantee

Our free preview and sample process ensures a risk free experience. If you are not completely satisfied with our service, you pay nothing. Period.