123 Mastering

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123 Studios · Peckham

ANALOGUE
MASTERING
AT 123

Expert human ears meet vintage valves, transformers and tape — world-class results without the premium price. MFIT accredited.

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£50Albums & EPs
£60Singles · Analogue
£60Tape · Albums & EPs
£70Tape Singles
MFITAccredited
5B+Streams
TOP 1%Mastering · MusoAI
About The Service

AFFORDABLE HIGH-END MASTERING

We offer a quick turnaround analogue mastering service from £50 per track for albums & EPs and £60 for singles, with one set of revisions included for free. Brett Shaw is ranked in the top 1% of mastering engineers globally by MusoAI, and we are an accredited Mastered for iTunes (MFIT) mastering house.

When I started out as a mixing engineer, I used to send tracks to the big mastering houses. Back then there was a real difference. Over the years that gap closed — to the point where artists often prefer my masters. Most of those houses still charge £150 or more, with no revisions included. That never felt right to me.

If you like the sound of analogue warmth on your mixes, you are in the right place. Utilising one of the best collections of analogue gear around, the sound of vintage valves, transformers and tape add subtle harmonics, excitement and life to digital mixes.

Brett Shaw has been mastering tracks for fifteen years and knows the gear inside out, having worked on music that has over 5 Billion streams.

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£50
Albums & EPs per track · analogue
£60
Singles per track · analogue
  • Full analogue signal chain
  • Two free revisions included
  • MFIT accredited — all platforms
  • Unfairchild, API 2500, Pultecs, Curvebender, SSL
  • Lavry Gold conversion
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Tape Mastering

MASTER TO TAPE

For an additional £10 per track, your master can be passed through our tape machine before final delivery.

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Tape Mastering
£60
Albums & EPs per track · tape included
£70
Singles per track · tape included
  • Full analogue signal chain
  • Harmonic saturation & warmth
  • Natural tape compression
  • MFIT accredited delivery
  • Two free revisions included
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Format Demystified

WHAT DOES TAPE ACTUALLY DO?

Digital is precise. Analogue softens the edges. Tape adds a third thing — gentle compression, warmth in the low end, and a subtle saturation in the highs that the ear hears as expensive.

It's not better than digital or analogue. It's different. Some songs want the sharpness of digital, some want the punch of analogue, some want the cohesion that tape gives.

Tape tends to suit records with live instruments — indie, rock, folk, jazz, soul. Less essential on heavily programmed or electronic productions.

Visual comparison of digital, analogue and tape mastering at 123 Studios in Peckham — three textures, three sounds, all available for album and EP mastering.
Album & EP Mastering

YOUR RECORD.
DONE RIGHT.

Mastering an album or EP is a different process than finishing a single. It's about the bigger picture — creating consistency across every track, shaping transitions, and making sure the entire record feels cohesive from start to finish.

All album and EP mastering includes unlimited revisions. We keep working until you're completely satisfied with your record.

Send your mixes from anywhere in the world.

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Album & EP Mastering
£50
Analogue Master per track · albums & EPs
£60
Tape Master per track · albums & EPs
  • Full analogue signal chain
  • Unlimited revisions per track
  • 100% satisfaction guaranteed
  • MFIT accredited delivery
  • Send mixes from anywhere
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Hear The Work

MASTERED AT 123

A selection of tracks mastered by Brett Shaw.

The Mastering Chain

WORLD-CLASS ANALOGUE GEAR

Unfairchild
Modelled on the original 670 Fairchild — 20 valves, 14 transformers. Variable attack and release. Warms up any sound beautifully.
API 2500
For a harder edge and more punch. The SSL bus compressor also available for glue and cohesion across the master bus.
Pultec EQs
Multiple Pultecs and the Chandler Curve Bender for outboard EQ shaping. Vintage passive EQ character that digital simply cannot replicate.
Tape Machines
3M 79, Otari MX-80 and Studer B67 available for mastering — adding saturation, warmth and the subtle compression of analogue tape.
Lavry Gold
Top of the range Lavry Gold converters — the final word in D/A and A/D conversion. Everything runs through these going in and out.
SSL E-Series
The legendary SSL E-Series console at the heart of the room — its bus compressor alone is one of the most sought-after sounds in recorded music.
Unprompted — Artists & Clients

WHAT CLIENTS SAY

"My day job is at Domino and I was turned onto you after I heard your amazing masters of his album and would love to get you on board for my own album."

Lando Manning — Domino Records

"Brett is my go-to mastering engineer. Not only because of his talent, but his passion and interaction around every track I send to him. He always achieves perfect levels for all music platforms, without changing the mix."

Tom Corscadden — Producer / Studio Manager, Dock Street Studios

"The master sounds gorgeous thank you!"

Divianne Georges — Artist

"Thanks again for doing such a great job on the master!"

Clarrie Macklin — Artist

"You can't understand how much happy we are about those masters Brett."

Marquisseria Music — Record Producer, Composer, DJ

"If my ears had taste buds, then this would be delicious!"

"Standing here with a big ol' smile. I appreciate you understanding the creative vision."

Beka — SoundBetter
MFIT Mastered for iTunes · Accredited

123 Studios is an officially accredited Mastered for iTunes facility — your masters will meet Apple's strict quality requirements for every streaming platform.

READY TO MASTER?

Send your mix and we'll get it sounding its absolute best.

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123 Studios Ltd is an independent recording studio facility. Brett Shaw is an independent mixing, mastering and production engineer and is not exclusively based at 123 Studios.