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):

Berliner, Cole
The Black Door
(Drag City )

Fig Dish
When Shove Comes Back to Push [2026 Reissue]
(Forge Again )

Molto Morbidi
Maybe Marcel
(No Salad)

names of music
This Extinction
(In Situ)

Nester
Royal Jelly
(Shortwave)

Burns, Warren
Burn Again
(San Huevos)

Shooting Daggers
The Real Life Thing
(New Heavy Sounds)

Olson, Aaron M.F.
Songs Album II
(Country Thyme)

Dharma Chain, The
some kind of pure state
(Spinda / Le Cepe / Clostridium / Echodelick / Dirty Filthy)

Infesta
Abisso blu
(Stanze Fredde / Osare! Editions)

Holy Motors
Heaven's Night
(Wharf Cat)

Resurrectionists
Double EP
(Seismic Wave Entertainment)

Dismiss
Lost Transmissions: 1995-1996
(Snappy Little Numbers / Rad Girlfriend)

HISS
A Cheapend Crown
(Dipterid / Hex)

Styrofoam Winos
Any River
(Dear Life)

Blackshaw, James
Fractures on the Horizon
(Amish)

Florry
Sounds Like...
(Dear Life)

CS Cleaners
What's This?
(Wharf Cat)

Dollbaum, Thomas
Birds of Paradise
(Dear Life)

Prison
Big Rigs on the BQE
(Drag City)