Saff Mastering is a facility providing mastering for all formats (CD, digital, vinyl, cassette, etc.) and lacquer mastering for vinyl in northwest Chicago. Carl Saff began tracking and mixing records in 1995, but mastering has been the focus of his engineering work since 2000. This studio's goal is to make sure the mixes you've worked hard to perfect receive the best possible presentation for your listeners, and payment is only accepted when the client is completely satisfied with the work.

Be sure to check out the studio's regular "Master of the Week" posts and more on the social media sites linked below:

And you can keep up with the studio's ever-expanding discography on the clients page. Here are some of the most recent additions ( indicates lacquer mastering only):

Town Portal
Grindwork
(Dream Bureau)

Lightnin' Hopkins
ST [2025 Reissue]
(Folkways )

Sorrows
Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow
(Big Stir)

Horsegirl
Julie in Twos
(Matador)

Pigeon Pit
Leash Aggression
(Ernest Jenning Record Co.)

Troubled Hubble
Making Beds in a Burning House [20th Anniversary Edition]
(Foreign Leisure )

Pure Blue
Quiet Life
(Pre Recordings)

E.T., Alex
Color of Strange
(Curation)

Verity Den
Wet Glass
(Amish)

Instant Arts Quartet
Lingua Franca
(High Two)

Reds
The Truth of Impermanence
(Council )

Fiery Furnaces, The
Blueberry Boat [2025 Remaster]
(Everything Nice)

Wilder Maker
The Streets Like Beds Still Warm
(Western Vinyl)

Early, The
Cusp
(Island House)

Gnarls Barkley
The Odd Couple [2025 Reissue]
(Downtown / Secretly Distribution )

Elder
Liminality / Dream State Return
(Stickman)

Dazzling Killmen
Dig Out the Switch [2025 Reissue]
(SKiN GRAFT )

Denny, Martin
Latin Village [2025 Reissue]
(Jackpot )

Cursive
The Recluse: The Noise Pollution Series Vol. 1
(Noise Real)

Segall, Ty & The Muggers
Live at the BB
(Sea Note )