The final polish — and a second life for damaged recordings. Broadcast-ready masters that hold up on every system.
Selected credits — releases on Croatia Records, PDV Records and Aquarius Records.
Mastering is the last step: balancing the overall sound, adjusting levels and applying subtle compression and EQ so the track sounds cohesive on headphones, speakers and large systems, and meets distribution standards. We offer stereo and stem mastering, and masters for vinyl, digital or cassette.
Restoration cleans and revitalises old or damaged recordings — de-noising, de-clicking, editing, format transfer and archiving. For historical archives, personal projects or film audio, we bring recordings back to clear, vibrant life.
The final polish on your finished mix: tonal balance, dynamics, and loudness to release standard. Mastered through high-end analog and digital processing, meeting targets including EBU R128 for broadcast. A master that translates on every system, club to earbuds.
Mastering from grouped stems (drums, bass, vocals, music) rather than one stereo file. Surgical control where a stereo master can only compromise — ideal for mixes that are close but not quite there. The depth of a mix revision at the cost of a master.
Dedicated masters cut for each destination: vinyl’s physical limits, streaming normalisation, cassette’s character. Each format prepared from the ground up, not one file exported three ways. Your release sounds intentional on every medium.
Removing hum, hiss, clicks, and crackle without dulling what’s underneath. Precision tools, treating only the artefact, A/B-ing constantly against the source. Clean but still alive — never scrubbed lifeless.
Rescuing damaged, aged, or badly captured audio — old sessions, archive tapes, one-take recordings. Restoration software plus experienced ears decide what to repair and what to keep as character. Recordings you thought were lost come back usable, often release-ready.
Digitising tape, vinyl, DAT, and other legacy formats at archival quality, documented. Careful media handling, calibrated transfer, organised labelled files in the formats you need. Your catalogue is safe, searchable, and future-proof.
Meralys JGL"Što to stavljaš u nos" (2021) - Award Winning
Lovro BaletićProstorija (feat. Aida)Aquarius Records 2025
Sara RenarPustinja / The Desert (Jan Kincl Remixes)Croatia Records 2026
Lovro BaletićNe sjećam se feat Boisette2024
George JohnRemote Island EPBlaq Numbers 2023
Phat Phillie & Slavin Balen predstavljaju: Zagreb Rap Demo 1985-1992 (2022)Send us the mix — or the old tape that needs saving — and we’ll get it to release standard, in every format you need.
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Cycle Studio is an award-winning sound design and music production facility based in Zagreb, Croatia, run by a team of producers, engineers, composers, and musicians who seamlessly blend art and science. Our clients include Diesel, Konzum, Hrvatski Telekom, Lelo, Telekom Slovenije, Njuškalo, Podravka, Sofascore, Hisense, Red Bull, Hofer, Far Out Recordings, BBE Records, Sonar Kollektiv Germany, and Hotel Lone Rovinj, among others.