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The Gateway Mastering & DVD name is world renowned, but when you work with us our relationship with you is the most important asset we have. What we offer is to serve your musical or video vision by working in partnership with you. You can take for granted and trust that we have the best analog and digital gear, the best room acoustics, the best engineers and the best support staff in the business.

When you visit us you may be surprised by our family atmosphere. We all eat lunch together and you can kick-off your shoes and be as comfortable as you wish.

If you buy commercial CDs and look at the credits or look at the “interactive booklets” that come with your digital downloads you will see the same very select list of engineers and studios over and over again. What is it we offer that sets us apart?

Our mastering engineers are in the unique position of having one or more musical projects come to them for critical evaluation each day. Educated, fresh, and “in touch with the market place” ears are an invaluable asset.

Working in a dedicated mastering studio with a familiar, controlled listening environment, our engineers can offer a new perspective on your music, perhaps beyond what you had imagined!

While people come to a world-class facility like ours in order to hear our unique “take” on a project, we never lose sight of serving your artistic goals, not ours.

Attention to Detail

Gateway Mastering & DVD is known for our attention to detail and sonic excellence. We are in the business of mastering music, regardless of the delivery format. Be it CD, DVD, or digital downloads; our goal is always to provide the best sounding masters for your recording. This philosophy is applied to both the mastering part of the process, as well as the final step of creating a production master for distribution. All masters are put through rigorous quality control to ensure sonic excellence. This standard applies to masters for CD and DVD replication as well as our new ‘digital bundle’ of master files for online/digital distribution.

Bob Ludwig

In 1993 Bob left Masterdisk and opened his own business, Gateway Mastering Studios, Inc. in Portland, Maine.  Bob started his own studio so he could be in control of his own destiny, including the gear he wanted, the designs and room acoustics he wanted, and the ability to service his clients with total integrity. The studio was an instant success. Winning Grammy Award's and multiple TEC Awards for Mastering Facility and Mastering Engineer.

Adam Ayan

Grammy Award , 2x Latin Grammy Award, and TEC Award winning mastering engineer Adam Ayan’s diverse list of credits includes projects for such artists as Nirvana, Madonna, Foo Fighters, Carrie Underwood, The Rolling Stones, Incubus, Nine Inch Nails, Sarah McLachlan, and Rascal Flatts, to name a few. Many of the recording industry’s best producers, engineers, and artists rely on Adam’s ears and expertise to fully realize their artistic vision.

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“Mastering” evolved during the days of vinyl, when the translation from analog tape to the vinyl disc and the inherent physical challenges that entailed, became a specialty. It soon became evident that all translations from source media to consumer media could use some attention and care. Mastering can enhance and preserve the sound quality in different playback scenarios.
Since the mixing process is such a different focus, and is usually a time consuming process for all involved, it’s helpful to have a new perspective on how the project sounds. The mastering engineer has the knowledge of what can be changed or amended from the mixed stereo or 5.1 tracks. They are focused on the final touches.