Welcome to Da Goose Mastering

My name is Jeffrey de Gans and I am the proud owner and head-engineer of Da Goose Mastering. My studio is located in Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, in the Rotterdam area, the Netherlands. This is where I dedicate my life to give your music the final touch it deserves.

With kind regards / Met vriendelijk groet,

News

A note on distrokid: Distrokid offers an option where they will adjust the level of your mastered song(s) to match Spotify’s target playback level and then send that to ALL the streaming services. Please, never use that option, it will most likely make your music to appear less loud on certain streaming services.

Services

Mastering

I offer my mastering services to musicians, producers, bands, labels and studios.

I use only the best analog hardware and digital software to improve the clarity, definition, and depth of your precious recordings.

I also offer stem-mastering, though most of the times stem-mastering is not needed and it will not make your master better. Please contact me first if you think working with stems will be the way to go.

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Other services

Besides mastering I can help you with editing, restoration, transfer and (mix) advise.

If you are looking for someone serious to do your mixing, I have some awesome mixing-engineers in my direct connections which are pleased to help you!

If you are looking for inspiring lectures or seminars about mastering or audio in general, i’m also here to help you.

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“Mastering is the final step before your music is released to the world. I take that very seriously.”

Prices

Per track rates for stereo mastering

To make things transparent I’m working with a flat per track rate. The masters include a digital and streaming* version in both 24bit and 16bit.

Tracks	Price	Tracks	Price

1 track	€ 45	11 tracks	€ 415
2 tracks	€ 90	12 tracks	€ 450
3 tracks	€ 135	13 tracks	€ 485
4 tracks	€ 170	14 tracks	€ 520
5 tracks	€ 205	15 tracks	€ 555
6 tracks	€ 240	16 tracks	€ 590
7 tracks	€ 275	17 tracks	€ 625
8 tracks	€ 310	18 tracks	€ 660
9 tracks	€ 345	19 tracks	€ 695
10 tracks	€ 380	20 tracks	€ 730

* A streaming (STREAM) master is a dedicated master for streaming services like Spotify, Deezer, YouTube, Apple music. More info can be found here

Albums with more than 20 tracks

If you have an album or more than 20 tracks or other specific wishes, please contact me. I will offer you a fixed price or price quote.

Additional masters

Alternate radio/instrumental edits € 15 per version *
Additional approved Apple Digital Masters € 10 per track
Additional Vinyl masters € 10 per track
Delivery as a DDP with MD5 checksum and DDP player € 30

* Alternate versions must be the exact same mix of the original version. Alternate versions have to be delivered at once; otherwise € 25 per extra version will be charged.

Important notice:

Revised mixes that require new mastering € 45
Modified mixes that use the same settings € 30

Stem Mastering

With stem mastering individual audio tracks (stems) are grouped together for independent control and sound processing. The max amount of stems that I work with is 5.

Tracks	2 stems	3 stems	4 stems	5 stems

1 track	€ 60	€ 70	€ 80	€ 90
2 tracks	€ 120	€ 140	€ 160	€ 180
3 tracks	€ 180	€ 210	€ 240	€ 270
4 tracks	€ 240	€ 280	€ 320	€ 360
5 tracks	€ 300	€ 350	€ 400	€ 450

Please contact me first before deciding to order stem-mastering. Most of the times stem-mastering is not needed and stereo mastering will work fine.

Payment

I prefer the use of the online order system for per track mastering.

In case of an album or other specific wishes that will not fit the online order system, please provide me with all this information: companyname, contactname, full adress, VAT number and emailadres. You will receive an agreed upon invoice and after the payment is payed in full, I will start mastering.

All prices are excluding 21% Dutch VAT.

Da Goose Mastering’s friendly service has communication as key, so don’t hesitate to contact me with your questions. I look forward to working with you!

Da Goose Mastering is an approved ADM studio

Certified Apple Digital Masters provider

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