Metarc is an audio mastering studio,
open to artists and record labels.

Over 450 projects have been mastered at the studio so far.

Metarc was founded by John Sellekaers in Brussels, Belgium, in 1998 . The studio is currently located in Montreal, Canada.

Most of our regular clients are based in North America and Europe. We usually communicate by email and transfer tracks by FTP or mail.

Since 1995, John is also releasing music and touring under various aliases, including Xingu Hill, Dead Hollywood Stars, Urawa and The Missing Ensemble.

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What is A mastering?

It is the “art and science” of assembling songs into a cohesive album.

The audio mastering is the last step before manufacturing your project (an album, a compilation) to a CD, a vinyl or a digital download; it ensures that the material is optimized for its final medium.

A mastering session includes:

• Bit/sample rate conversion (if required)
• Noise reduction
• Equalization
• Stereo width adjustments
• Dynamic compression or expansion, loudening
• Track ordering
• Spacing (pause between tracks)
• Fades in/out, crossfades
• Levels (volume adjustment)
• PQ codes

We can also remove clicks, pops, hisses, or any interfering noise, do some edits (to remove, add, mix, or rearrange some parts of the tracks), add effects (reverb…)

See the Audio Mastering entry on Wikipedia for additional information.