In Alchemy, "nigredo" is the stage where all the different parts of a work are prepared, dissolving and reducing the substance into its essence or "prima materia". Using our exclusive tools, we let you choose whether you'd like to get down to work in our space yourself or trust our engineer to bring the first few tracks that will be the foundation of your creation to life.

• Sound Design.
• Composition.
• Tracking.
• Sequencing and Arrangement in DAW (ProTools, Ableton Live, Studio One).
• Vocal Take and Voiceover Recording.
• Instrument Recording (microphone and/or line-in recording).
• DJ Session Rehearsal and/or Recording.

Get in touch with if you'd like to book this service or learn more about it.

Mixing is the stage where the union (alchemical marriage) between the different elements of your production takes place.

When it comes to mixing, our philosophy is straightforward: we help you to discern the different elements that will compose the final result of your tracks, aiming for clarity and satisfaction,while also integrating them into an organic and fluid whole, following the alchemical maxim "solve et coagula”. “solve et coagula”.

If you notice a lack of clarity, definition, and/or spatiality, if there are elements missing, if there's something different about the mix depending on where you listen to it, if your song's missing punch or power... these are all problems you can solve by coming to our space and putting yourself in our hands (and ears).And then there's the cherry on top: an analog summing process added at the end that will take you "out of the box".

• Tracks or stems in BWF (Broadcast Wave Format), WAV, AIFF, stereo interleaved or split mono.
• Put your return effects on separate tracks and disable group effects in your DAW for export (you can include the groups as separate tracks).
• Leave automations on the tracks but turn off any limiting and/or compression on the master channel.
• Track with your provisional stereo mix for reference.

Send your files via any file sharing website, such as Dropbox, Google Drive or WeTransfer to info@lecabinethermetique.com with the following information:

• Artist name, track title, and project name.
• Contact information: full name, email, ID or tax ID number, address.

“Rubedo” (Mastering) is the final completion of the Work. The Red Sun. The Philosopher’s Gold and Stone.

Thanks to our state of the art monitoring system, our dedicated hardware and plugins, and our professionally treated room, at Le Cabinet Hermetique we are your second pair of ears.

If you find that your work doesn't meet commercial standards or those of your favorite productions when it comes to overall loudness -what we understand as 'volume'-, dynamics - the difference between the loudest and quietest parts -, tonal balance and/or stereo width, get in with touch with us to complete the final stage of your Great Work and prepare it to be presented to the World.

• Stereo track or mix stems in BWF (Broadcast Wave Format), WAV, AIFF, stereo interleaved or split mono.
• Turn off any limitation and/or compression on the master track.

Send your files via any file sharing website, such as Dropbox, Google Drive or WeTransfer to info@lecabinethermetique.com with the following information:

• Artist name.
• Album or track title.
  
• Format your release needs: digital stereo master, CD, streaming platform (which ones), etc.
• ISRC codes if available.
• UPC code if available.
• Do you need vinyl mastering?
• Contact information: full name, email, ID or tax ID number, address.

The alchemical marriages of your work can take place in two realms: digital or analog.

You're probably used to doing this process in the digital realm. But you may have realized that without using some sort of analog emulation in your buses, the result is reduced to the sum of its parts. Cold. Lifeless.

With this service, we offer you the chance to do the exact opposite: to create a whole that's greater than the sum of its parts by introducing non-linearity into the mix and by using harmonic distortion, saturation, and various transformer circuits thanks to our specialized hardware, they'll give your Work that glow, warmth, and analog character you've been looking for.

Get in touch with us to find out more about this process.

• 8 audio groups or stems in BWF (Broadcast Wave Format), WAV, AIFF, stereo interleaved or split mono (e.g., 1. Kick drum, 2. Percussion, 3. Bass, 4. Vocals, 5. Cymbals, 6. Guitars, 7. Effects, 8. Ambiance/Room).
• Track with your provisional stereo mix for reference.

Send your files via any file sharing website, such as Dropbox, Google Drive or WeTransfer to info@lecabinethermetique.com with the following information:

• Artist name, track title, and project name.
• Contact information: full name, email, ID or tax ID number, address.

If you’ve made any recordings from ‘real world' sources, especially using microphones and preamps, it’s very likely that you’ve encountered one or more of these issues with your audio files: hisses, hums, clicks, crackles, pops, the sound of wind or preamp noise, unwanted reverb, etc. If these are issues you're facing, or if you want to change the pitch or key of your track, at the Cabinet we have an audio restoration service that specializes in eliminating these imperfections and making the changes that will bring your sound back to life like a Phoenix.

Get in touch with us and send us your files so that we can carefully review your case and recommend what steps should be taken.