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The Computer Band is a premier mastering and music production service founded in 2020 by renowned Audio Engineer & Producer, John “White Shoes” Davis. With over a decade of experience in the industry, White Shoes has worked with artists across all genres, helping them achieve professional, polished sound quality.

Despite officially launching during the pandemic, our mission has remained the same: to provide top-tier mastering that delivers unparalleled clarity, precision, and loudness without sacrificing musical integrity. Our focus is on creating competitive masters that translate flawlessly across multiple platforms and sound systems, from Tidal and Apple Music to club sound systems.

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FAQ

What is Mastering?

Simply put, mastering is the last creative process in the recording of your music. The process entails critical listening and making the necessary adjustments to improve, rebalance, correct flaws, edit, and restore your music to its fullest potential. The mastering engineer will use the best equalizers, compressors, and processing gear designed to bring out the details and sparkle in your mix. Your final mixes, taken from several sources, different studios, and different engineers, are reviewed and then mastered.

What is Audio Restoration?

Audio restoration is the process of removing artifacts and anomalies to make a recording clearer. With the help of some wonderful technology from Izotope and other companies that specialize in restoration, along with careful equalization we can remove noise, buzzes, crackles, and hums, and we can bring a recording to a much-improved state. Audio restoration can be used for both music as well as forensic audio

What can I do to prepare my mixes for mastering?

* When mixing, try to reference your mixes against source material that you are familiar with, like your favorite CDs or streaming music.
* Apply minimal compression (or none at all) to your 2 track mixes. But in the end, hand us your mix the way you like the sound. Feel is always more important than being technically correct!
* On an analog recorder, you may want to experiment with the level input, as some people enjoy the sound of tape saturation. Be sure to play back the first mixes and make sure they are printed how you wish.
* If you've already tried to master it yourself, or had someone else do it that you weren't happy with, let us know! We want to make it better for you, and it's better if you're honest with us.
* Don’t Rush! Take your time and make sure your mixes are what you want. While mastering can sometimes vastly improve a mix, it can't fix a bad performance or lackluster mix.
* Use Reference tracks to give an idea of what you want.
* Ask questions. Don’t be afraid or intimidated by the process. I am happy to explain the process.

How long does it take to master something?

There is no definitive answer, but an average full music CD consisting of approximately 40-50 minutes of music (10-14 songs) usually can be finished in about 4-5 hours. A single with a few different versions can usually be finished in an hour or less.

What Formats do you accept?

* Digital files: Please send .wav or .aiff stereo, or dual mono. These can be sent over the Internet to us with a file service (link to PDF sheet).
* If mp3 is the only thing you have contact me first so I can evaluate.
* Please do not dither or sample rate convert your files before sending them. Please keep them in the same resolution as your mix.
* Digital files should remain at the sample rate at which they were recorded. Stereo interleaved or dual mono are both fine.
* .WAV files (any sample rate)
* .AIF (Aiff) files (any sample rate)
* Other formats can be arranged. Please call for information.
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