X3 Audio
About us
Mixing, Mastering and Remastering - that's what we do!
We're a small New Zealand based audio company, committed to giving you the best value, highest quality digital mixing, mastering and remastering services. We're musicians ourselves, so we care deeply about getting the best sound for you that we can. We use state of the art audio tools and techniques, but work hard to keep our services very affordable. And the Internet allows us global reach. We have a no risk, no cost, quality guarantee process for clients. Click the How we work button to see what that means. And we're always happy to have a no obligation chat to discuss your project and see how we can help. Click a button below to explore our offerings
Mixing
Muddy sound? Too much low end? Vocals not sitting right in the mix? Drums and bass fighting for space? We've got your back.
We can mix from stems or individual tracks, and get everything just right.
Have reference tracks you'd like to 'mix match' to?
We can do that with ease! See our portfolio for examples of mixing that we have undertaken.
Our Mixing FAQ is here
Mastering
So, you're happy with your mix, it all sounds as it should. But it's missing something.
Does it sound a little thin? Lifeless? Does it need some sparkle, more width, less width or just be louder?
We have been there, done that. Let us help. See our portfolio for examples of mastering that we have undertaken.
Our Mastering FAQ is here
Drum programming
You've been using drum samples or loops, and you aren't happy with them. Things aren't grooving!
Or maybe you want some drum tracks that would be beyond a human drummer. Or fills that are just right.
We can help - drum programming is more art than science!
See an example in our portfolio of drum programming done by us .
Pricing
Please contact us to discuss pricing at any time. Happy to discuss!
All prices are shown in NZD and include local taxes
See the contact section below.Mixing
$40 per song
- Quality mix
- Stereo and mono checked
- Limited revisions
- Reference tracks accepted
- Stems or individual tracks
Mastering
$20 per song
- Loudness adjustment
- Sympathetic EQ
- Stereo enhancement
- Reference tracks accepted
- Sparkle!
Mix and Master
$50 per song
- Everything in mixing
- Everything in mastering
- Unlimited revisions
- Reference tracks accepted
- AI comparison
Drum programming
$25 per song minute*
- Choice of kit (from a variety of plugins we use)
- Kit mixing and compression
- MIDI programming
- WAV export
- MIDI export - format 0 or 1
- Unlimited revisions
Contact us
Send us a message, we'd love to hear from you!
There are a few ways you can contact us. Our preference is good old fashioned email.
Signal: We are on Signal, scan the QR code to connect
Contact form: Fill in the form below
Portfolio
Examples of mixing, mastering, remastering and drum programming undertaken by X3.
These examples are delivered as MP3 files by default, for faster delivery.
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If you would prefer to download a zip file of our portfolio, you can, here. Please read the enclosed README.txt.
Artist - Andy Jones
Genre - Melodic rock
Song - Guitar 2
A light rock, melodic composition.X3 contribution - Mixing and mastering
Changes from original:Stereo imaged slightly wide, minor reverb applied, some targeted compression to remove a few spikes.
Loudness altered, up to -0.5 Dbs.
Artist - Sahcoma
Genre - Hard rock
Song - Relapse
A guitar and percussion heavy composition.X3 contribution - Re-mastering
Changes from original:Stereo imaged slightly wider
EQ enhanced in the sub 1000Hz range.
Artist - Andy Jones
Genre - Melodic rock
Song - 28
A light rock, almost jazzy, composition.X3 contribution - Mixing and mastering
Changes from original:Stereo imaged slightly wide, minor reverb applied, targeted compression,
EQ changes, drums up in mix, bass made clearer, pitch correction.
Sidechain compression to duck bass, Loudness altered, up to -2.5 Dbs.
Artist - Unknown Rockstar
Genre - Alternative
Song - SRF
A driving indie beat.X3 contribution - re-mastering
Changes from original:EQ changes, lower frequencies up, mids balanced
Compressed out some spikes that was stopping the track being, well, louder!
Artist - Sepultus Deus
Genre - Hard Rock
Song - Planetz
4/4 hard rock.X3 contribution - mixing and mastering
Changes from original:EQ changes, alter mix all tracks, reverb on exit
Compressed out massive vox spike.
Vox widened, double tracked and nudged
Side chain down all instruments except vox when vox active
Artist - Andy Jones
Genre - Melodic rock
Song - Rushing
A light rock, chilled out composition.X3 contribution - Drum programming
Changes from original:Completely programmed drum track, no loops or samples used
Working together
Discuss and agree
We need to get a good handle on what you need from us. We will work with you to refine that into an action plan. We also commit to dates and deliverables. No nonsense!
Zoom, Chat, email - your choiceTrack/Stem/Album sharing
We can share files via WeTransfer, Dropbox, Mega, Smash and others. At our initial discussion, we agree what service we'll use and file requirements (headroom/sampling/quality)
Security is important to us.Quality guarantee step
We agree one track to be mixed/mastered, and X3 will work on it.
We'll get it to your required quality, which may require a number of revisions.
If, in the unlikely event we can't agree on the end result, you can walk away. No ifs, no buts.
But we have confidence in our ability to deliver!
Refine
We apply what has been learnt from the quality guarantee step (and more) to the rest of your tracks. We encourage frequent feedback so we can refine your results.
A commitment to excellencePayments
We use PayPal for all payments and invoicing. We typically require a small deposit after the quality guarantee step.
Security and certainty