finemastering

Established for more than a decade, our expertise in mastering has encompassed every genre of music abroad. Our clients are bands, musicians, producers, independent and major record labels worldwide.

Along with our numerous mastered singles and albums, we’ve also contributed mixes to chart topping gold albums, number-one singles, as well as earned music award nominations. This has given us the experienced know-how to bring your mix to a competitive level. We guarantee to deliver on schedule, maintain industry standards, and will produce professional sounding results to your satisfaction.

Engineer

Jan Ohlhorst has over 20 years of know-how and experience spanning all audio related fields. This encompasses the entirety of the recording process from production, recording, mixing, to mastering.

While his humble beginnings were recording and producing music as a teenager, he quickly found himself booked as a live mixer and studio mixing engineer. He studied electrical engineering at the University of Applied Sciences and has worked professionally for more than a decade mastering audio.

Monitoring, Conversion & Clock

  • suter/ohlhorst System 515/99
  • Abacus C-Box 2 speakers (modified)
  • Optimized acoustics by mb akustik & wvier
  • Sterling Modular Plan E console
  • Mytek 8×192 AD/DA
  • suter/ohlhorst Kanalkonfigurator 8

Workstation

  • AMD Ryzen 2700x 8C/16T, 32GB RAM, Win10 Pro
  • RME HDSPe AES
  • Universal Audio UAD-2
  • Cockos Reaper
  • HOFA CD- & DDP-Bundle

Analog Processing

  • Buzz Audio REQ 2.2 ME Equalizer (incl. all upgrades)
  • Manley Massive Passive Stereo Tube EQ
  • Gyraf Gyratec G14 Parallel-Passive Stereo Tube-EQ
  • API Audio 5500 Dual Equalizer (ext. power transformer)
  • Airfield Audio Liminator 2 Opto Compressor (mastering version)
  • Manley Variable Mu® Compressor (mastering version)
  • Buzz Audio DBC-20 Class A Diode Bridge Compressor
  • Tube Tech SMC 2BM Multiband Opto Compressor
  • Crane Song STC-8/M Compressor
  • HCL VariS Tube Vari-Mu Compressor
  • Foote Control Systems P3S ME
  • Neve Portico 5042 Tape FX

Digital Processing

  • Ohlhorst Digital custom plugins
  • Tokyo Dawn Labs (all)
  • iZotope RX Audio Restauration Suite
  • Native Instruments Komplete Ultimate
  • Voxengo, Fabfilter, DMG, Soundtoys, Celemony, Softube, Valhalla, PSP, Hofa, Zynaptiq, Arturia, Flux, u-he, Waves, Elysia, URS, Slate, Cytomic, SPL, Sony, Brainworx, etc.

Miscellaneous

  • AMS Neve 1073 Preamp/LineAmp
  • Summit Audio TLA-50 (2x)
  • Vintage analog synths (Roland, Korg, Oberheim, …)
  • Various microphones (Neumann, Gefell, Beyer, …)
  • Rega Planar II Turntable with Highend-Pickup
  • Comfortable leather couch

Gentleman x Sido – Schöner Tag

Credits: mixing

Jugglerz feat. AZET – 50 km/h

Credits: mastering

Fewjar – All Over (Us)

Credits: mastering

Lisa Bund – Luxusgefühle

Credits: co-producing, mixing, mastering

Sinu – Deutschland, Deutschland 21

Credits: mastering

Bosca – Crime Time

Credits: mastering

Veysel – Ma Vie

Credits: mastering

DNSTY – Love In Pieces

Credits: mastering

Die Aichers – Bierbrauertochter

Credits: mastering

Hansy Vogt – Nichts ist vorbei

Credits: mastering

KimBo – Valle

Credits: mastering

Bosca feat. FACE – Achterbahn

Credits: mastering

JazzZ – Gbim Gbim

Credits: mastering

Miwata – Du bist wichtiger

Credits: mastering

Lisa Bund – Mein Wunder

Credits: co-producing, mixing, mastering

Sool – Far Away

Credits: mastering

DJ Agile – High Off feat. Desiire

Credits: mastering

Avi Benedi feat. Emig Lv and DJ Cuervo – Bailame Así

Credits: mastering

Kool Savas – Matrix [Sonus030 Remix]

Credits: mixing, mastering

Jugglerz – Nie da (feat. Majan, Kilian & Jo)

Credits: mastering

Bosca – Anders feat. Karen

Credits: mastering

Al Pride – Waterfalls

Credits: mastering

Mhokomo – Token

Credits: mastering

Slavik x Jhorrmountain x Jugglerz – Top Top

Credits: mastering

DJINJO – Polizei

Credits: mastering

Alicia Alva – Tu Corazón

Credits: co-producing, mixing, mastering

Fäaschtbänkler – Ein Leben Lang

Credits: mastering

Fewjar – Lateniteaha

Credits: mastering

NIO feat Schenck Oh – Nur ein Herz

Credits: mixing, mastering

Grup Devrim – Sipane

Credits: mastering

Tiger Solo – Ein Lächeln wie aus Hollywood

Credits: mastering

Rising Sons – For my Darling

Credits: mastering

Lisa Bund – Das ist Liebe

Credits: co-producing, mixing, mastering

Shahzoda – Begim

Credits: mastering

Fürchtegott Zack – L.A.

Credits: mastering

Hourly Rate

100€ / h

Attended Session, Editing, Restauration

Online Stereo-Mastering

75 | 70 | 65 €/song

1-2 songs | 3-4 songs | 5+ songs

Additional Versions

+12€ / song

Radio-/Video-/Extended Version, Instrumental, Vinyl-cut prepared, Apple Digital Master (*)

Stem-Mastering

+10€ / track

Price per additional stem track

DDP Master Image

35€ + 3€ / song

For audio disc manufacturing in pressing plant

Mix-Change-Revision

25€ / song

Only if the mix is changed after the session, otherwise free of charge

Mixing

starting at 400€ / song

Depends on actual effort.

Express delivery

+15% | +30%

Within 3 | 1 day(s) - please call us for availability

We accept bank to bank, cash and Paypal (+3%). All prices excl. 19% German VAT (not applied if you live outside the European Union or have a valid VAT number). Our clients can get ISRC codes free of charge from us on request. Your project is different? Contact us for discussing various options.

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(*) We are a certified provider for Apple Digital Masters / Mastered for iTunes

finemastering
Jan Ohlhorst
Im Felgen 24
63825 Sommerkahl / Germany

Phone: +49 172 6565509
E-Mail: info@finemastering.de

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