Enter Aria. With its fully analog signal chain and ultra high end components the head room is so high that my hands are no longer tied. I can push the limits and still know the warmth and volume will be there. I almost feel like I’m cheating sending a mastered reference to a client. But let’s keep this between us!“

The big difference is the top quality analog mastering equipment used in the Aria process. Your tracks aren’t just being run through some one-size-fits-all software preset. I’ve used it on several recent mixes and I’ve been very pleased with the results. More importantly, the clients are happy with the results.

Now that I’ve tried Aria for a few months, I honestly cannot live without it! It not only delivers a loud (to your liking) and dynamic master, it really shows you a few things you could’ve done better in the mix! (great for producers!) It’s dangerously close to a having Colin master a song manually with the fraction of the time and cost. I joke with him all the time, “The machines might have taken over!”

Everything about this is awesome! In a modern music business where all recordings are possible masters, this service is hands down the best one to help me present my music to anyone.

Aside from the fact that Aria sounds great, I think the coolest aspect is that it has personality. Which is a bit weird to say about a machine. It seems to have a sense of musicality. It’s so convenient and it makes me look really really good

The four types of mastering options provide flexibility and a vast range sonic possibilities, perfect for versatile mixing engineers like myself. Aria Mastering is a high-quality, value-for-money product that will get the job done for audio professionals, allowing you and your clients to reap highly satisfying results.

With Aria, we finally have an automated solution that retains the dynamics and excitement of the original mix, but still gets it loud enough to make the clients happy. This is not simply a software algorithm but a real analog mastering solution using top of the line equipment that rivals that of top mastering engineers around the world.

Aria has taken the guesswork out of mastering for Affix. The music we represent comes from disparate sources, our music providers record and mix in all types of environments. Aria allows the Affix catalog to have a cohesive sound and consistency that would be otherwise impossible to achieve. Our clients need music that competes creatively and sonically with music made by the best ears in the business and Aria delivers for us. Aria is the exclusive mastering solution for our company.

In Audio Post we often have to move fast, and we often have to mix everything in the box. High end analog signal flow or sending a mix to a Mastering Engineer is a luxury our workflow doesn’t always afford. It’s not for a lack of care or budget, it’s for a lack of time. With Aria I can now (for the first time) confidently drag and drop to an automated mastering service that I trust. It comes back sounding much better than before, and it comes back fast – that’s all that matters to me.”