Helmut Erler - Audio mastering for digital and analog since 1998.

records are traces of sound and a path we can take
any other time
they are magic
so are you

Helmut Erler

Helmut Erler — master disc‑cutting engineer, technical advisor, and educator — has shaped the sound of modern vinyl since 1998. With over 25 years experience at Berlin’s finest Mastering Studios he now consults, calibrates, and trains across the global vinyl industry.

Helmut has worked with acclaimed artists and labels such as Substance, Mystica Tribe, Trans A.M., Berghain/Ostgut Ton, Alvin Lucier, Zeitkratzer and many more. His hallmark is precise, high-quality mastering.

"For the better part of the past 25 years I have been cutting insane records in terms of level, frequency, stereo content. Nowadays - most of my clients do not even do Test Pressings any more. They trust the process."

Helmut's engineering work has been shaping the widely known Berlin sound of music for thousands of internationally successful artists, DJs and record labels. His extensive work experience in mastering audio, refining the performance, calibration & maintenance of record cutting lathes is extremely rare and valuable to the world-wide Disk Mastering community. His innovations help current engineers optimize their workflow, save time and valuable resources and deliver highest audio quality. (The Sapphire mastering conference)

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audio mastering - ultrafast turnaround - direct communication:

I recommend to have mastering, cutting preparation and master-cut in one hand for vinyl production.
But I do 'mastering for digital only' as well as 'mastering for vinyl and digital' and 'cutting preparation only'.
You can choose any combination of the services.

mastering:

lacquer cut:

other services:


Please get in touch for individual quote.
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