A few sample files - These aren’t necessarily the “best” audio files I have - They’re more a representation of common (and not so common) mixes sent in and the difference between the original and mastered products.  Each recording had different quirks than needed to be overcome.  I don’t make it a habit to save source recordings - That takes a lot of time and storage, and it’s difficult to obtain permission from the labels and artists to use them for demonstration purposes.  These particular files are up because (A) I had them available and (B) they convey what some “before and after” differences can be.  Some of the differences are very stark and obvious.  Others are quite subtle and hardly noticeable.  All of these files are direct linked  high or VBR MP3 files.  To stream them all in order, CLICK HERE --  For information on getting a sample-master of YOUR recording, go to the “Get a Sample” page. A high-speed connection is necessary for streaming, as the bit rate can exceed 500kbps in certain places.  SAMPLE ONE  3.3 MB, Adult Contemporary  (A/B Comparison back and forth) - Almost any parent knows the work of Grammy® nominee and Gold Record winner Dave Rudolph from his huge collection of children’s recordings.  On this album, Dave shows his “adult” side with this guitar-oriented orchestrated ballad.  A nice recording that needed “a little polish” and not much more.  SAMPLE TWO  4 MB, Alternative Fusion (A/B Comparison back and forth) - How can you possibly get enough of MWC?  This studio-jam caught one cool performance - Not “studio perfect” by any means, but obviously fun and spirited, just like the song.  A prime reason to just let the tape roll...  It doesn’t have to be the perfect take to be a great impromptu performance.  And yes, the overdubs contained real peanut butter!  SAMPLE THREE 8 MB, “Shred” Guitar Instrumental (A/B Comparison back and forth) - Daddo (Damir Daddo Oreskovich) from his 2008 release “The Other side.”  Lots of layering and remarkably dynamic for the genre.  If anything was a challenge, it was trying to tame the sibilance on the choir without messing up the high end on everything else.  Still strong, but not as abrasive and allowing the highs in the synth pads and the guitars to come through.  SAMPLE FOUR  4 MB, Classical Contemporary (A/B Comparison back and forth) - Schaumburg Youth Orchestra live recording of “The Typewriter” - The recording was made with two mics - Spaced 8 feet apart, about 16 feet above the stage and in line with t “I love the job you did.”  P.D. he conductor and the first row of strings.  The typewriter “player” and his bell ringing “assistant” were all the way downstage, right on the edge, and stage right of the conductor.  The “A” recording is very workable, but riddled with typical problems - The stereo image is tilted to the left and very unrealistic (typical with a spaced pair setup such as this).  The strings lacked clarity, the horns lacked punch, the usual.  It was very bland.  Notice how in the “B” fields, the volume, clarity and stereo image all seem to come together.  Even the audience at the end sounds more realistic and less “miked from a distance”.  The reverb on the recording was also added during the mastering pass.  SAMPLE FIVE 4.7 MB, Flamenco, World (Finished master - excerpts from one song) - Amsterdams’s Jacco Muller and Artur Trajko from the “Silueta” CD on Mihrab Records.  This is a classic representation on what fine recording techniques are worth.  I ended up having to mix this album also (“had” to?).  It was recorded at several different studios on two continents, and it was an absolute pleasure to mix and then master.  The guitar and cello were both recorded very dry and close-up.  During mastering, the key was “enhancement” instead of “correction” - The result: a “world-class” (not my words, but who am I to argue?) Flamenco album that was warm and “analog” sounding - while recorded, mixed and mastered entirely in the digital domain. SAMPLE SIX 3.5 MB, Alternative Rock -  (A/B Comparison back and forth) - Staven Crown, fom the U.K., a semi-techno/alternative group with a clear and present female vocal that sat a little “above” the mix.  The instructions were simple - Make it gel, make it loud, but don’t smash it to bits...   Don’t stop here - There’s more on the NEXT PAGE