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):

Winged Wheel
Desert So Green
(12XU)

Axe Dragger
ST
(Ripple Music)

Pretty Flowers, The
Never Felt Bitter
(Forge Again)

Lifeguard
Ultra Violence
(Matador)

Belonging / Inny
Split EP
(Dipterid)

Atombombpocketknife
Alpha Sounds [2025 Remaster]
(Solid Brass)

Early The
I Want to Be Ready
(Island House )

Wristwatch
III
(No Coast )

La Peste
I Don't Know Right From Wrong: Lost La Peste 1976-1979 Vol. 1
(Wharf Cat)

VA
Scribble Benefit Compilation
(Wharf Cat)

Jurken, ER
to be continued
(Country Thyme)

Toys That Kill
Triple Sabotage
(Recess)

Spence, Jack
Bamboo Sun
(Freedom to Spend)

LAPECHE
Autotelic
(Tiny Engines)

Spirit of Versailles, The
Live in Sioux Falls
(Init)

Larrison
Connectors Vol. 1: Original Recordings, 1992-1999
(Freedom to Spend)

Dorji, Tashi
low clouds hang, this land is on fire
(Drag City )

Circle X
Prehistory
(Drag City )

Irreversible
Vessel
(Dipterid)

Paranoid Style, The
Known Associates
(Bar/None)