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A brand new dedicated mastering studio in Leeds, UK run by musician and audio fanatic Ben Pike.

Iconic analogue outboard alongside state-of-the-art digital processing allowing for analogue warmth, serious tone & super precise editing.

08/07/2024

Great to hang out with Jack aka this morning. Go check out his page for some really interesting music history, hidden gems and forgotten musical landmarks around Yorkshire!
And of course… we cut some records 😎

25/04/2024

in the studio is this afternoon, keeping a close eye on his dubplate!

16/01/2024

Eyes glued to this microscope this week. Lots of 12"s to cut and lots of grooves to keep an eye on!

09/01/2024

Hey, independent artists!

Finish your songs.
Send them to me.
I'll cut you some records.
You sell them and make more money in a week than Spotify has paid you in years.

Thanks for listening to my Ted Talk x

23/12/2023

That's a wrap! (get it?).
Massive thanks to everyone who's had their projects mastered and records cut this year.
Lots in the diary for 2024 with some really positive changes & additions to the studio. But for now, it's walking the dog, eating the food & watching the films.

Rest up, be kind to yourselves & hug your favourite people xx
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18/12/2023

A festive red glow at Rare Tone HQ today, finishing off the last masters and cutting the last batches of records this week.

28/11/2023

I've heen doing lots of record cutting posts recently so here's a nice pic of the mastering room. It's a total vibe in here. Come visit.

24/11/2023

Back mastering after cutting records all day yesterday. Still a little room for projects to get finished before Christmas, give me a shout! x

31/10/2023

Happy Halloween from Rare Tone Mastering boils n ghouls 👻
Don't bother trick or treating. I've eaten all the sweets already. They're long gone x
cutting

27/10/2023

Hi to my new followers and people I haven't spoken to for a while, I keep forgetting to post here.
I'm busy beavering away at the studio with mastering and working on the record cutting lathes. Dual mono lathes fully working and sounding great & the stereo lathe is cutting some loud and Hi fidelity records too!
Lots of exciting updates to follow!

My diary is getting full between now and Christmas but still have space for some mastering so shout if you have anything in the works. Don't leave it too late!*
Love to you all,
Ben x
* last year someone sent me a track at 8pm on CHRISTMAS EVE... it did not get mastered 🤣

27/09/2022

Got my space goggles on today, looking at stylus tips and doing some more work on the vinyl cutting lathes 👍

25/06/2021

Valves, harmonic saturation, drive, gain, mojo or vibe.

Whatever you call it, this unit can add it. The perfect way to warm up digital recordings.

My analogue chain getting ridiculous now ❤

04/06/2021

Pen & Paper.
The analogue tools I use on every single session. I write keep all my sessions settings and it's saved me so many times.

A client recently wanted some songs altering for a BBC session and luckily I could recall everything and send some fresh masters off to BBC London. Phew!

03/02/2021

Free Mastering Mondays is now live!
I'll be spending my Mondays working for free. For you!

1 track mastered absolutely free of charge for working musicians. No catch.

I want to help get your tracks sounding amazing & ready for release so you can earn some cash!

Apply through my website. Link in bio x

23/12/2020

Emails are off and I'm powering down the valves for a few days. Huge thanks to everyone who's been in touch, sent music and helped out this year. Its been amazing working on such a wide range of music from all over the world the last few months. Tired & grateful right now.

Sending love to everyone, it's going to be a weird one this year. Stay safe and reach out for a chat anytime you need 💚🎄🎶

04/12/2020

Got all the racks rearranged and added the new Anamod ATS-1. The Liaison mastering router is now full 🤤

30/11/2020

Strong headphone game in here. & for checking your masters. Open back all the way 🎧

Address

Mabgate Mills, Macaulay Street
Leeds
LS97SW

Website

https://www.raretonemastering.com/

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Happy New Year peeps. Much love from a chaotic & tangled studio 💚

Happy Christmas to everyone! Lots of exciting stuff planned for 2025 already! Take care of yourselves X #mastering #masteringengineer #vinyl #proaudio #lathecutvinyl #leedsmusic #studio #masteringaudio

Studio update! Thanks to everyone that sends their work in, I appreciate you all X #mastering #masteringengineer #vinyl #proaudio #lathecutvinyl #leedsmusic #studio #mixengineer

Cutting super special, VERY limited edition records with @ata_records #mastering #vinyl #lathecutvinyl #analogue #analoguecommunity #masteringaudio #vinylrecords

My good pal Ed aka @mixinghertz is running an online vocal mixing class tonight. Get on it!

1st Episode of Record Cutting Club is out now! It’s a session we filmed earlier this year with our pals @whoaregoo where we had a chat about music, touring and vinyl! Go check it out! #vinyl #studio #mastering #proaudio #diyband #independentmusic #records #leedsmusic #lathecutvinyl #westyorkshiremusic #musicvlog #whatsinyourbag

If you’re an independent artist or label and you need short run vinyl with no minimum order and the highest quality analogue mastering, look no further! Welcome to Rare Tone Mastering, the UK’s most unique mastering & cutting studio featuring world class, unique gear and vinyl cutting lathes found nowhere else on earth (seriously!). If you’re ready to make something truly special and unique, say hi! #mastering #vinyl #musician #ukmusicians #independentmusic #independentmusician #diyband #ukmusician #ukmusicproducer #mixingengineer #mixengineer #ukproducer #ukproducers #bandlife #touringband

Studio update!

Teaming up with @yorkshire_sound_women_network to offer paid traineeships here at Rare Tone Mastering. Here’s a quick studio to get an idea of what you’d be doing if you wanted to work here! Please visit the YSWN account and page for the application form.

How many times can you play a lathe cut record? What’s a dub plate? What’s the minimum order? All these questions and more answered! #mastering #masteringengineer #vinyl #lathecutvinyl #masteringaudio #mixengineer #proaudio #studio #leedsmusic #ukbands #diymusician #independentmusician

Really happy that this is back! Go check out @thatrecordingpodcast music/analogue/recording nerds!!

Why is vinyl cut and played at 33 and 1/3rd rpm? Weird! #vinyl #lathecutvinyl #lathecutvinyl #vinylcommunity #mastering #masteringengineer #proaudio #studio #masteringaudio