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):

Desperate Living
City Sadness
(Noise Real)

Doc Hopper
Zigs, Yaws & Zags (2025 Reissue)
(Dead Broke)

Leopardo
Side A / Side B
(Chruesimuesi)

Kuepper, Ed & Jim White
After the Flood
(12XU )

Swallow the Rat
Face Unpopular
(Leather Jacket)

Grails
Miracle Music
(Temporary Residence)

Pygmy Lush
Totem
(Persistent Vision)

Blackshaw, James
Unraveling in Your Hands
(Amish)

Dianogah
1995-2008 [Old Material, Larger LP]
(Landland Colportage)

Grubbs, David
Whistle from Above
(Drag City )

Bitterviper
ST
(Blue Chopsticks )

Saetia
Tendrils
(No Happy Here)

Morrison, Mairi & Alasdair Roberts
Remembered in Exile
(Drag City)

Tropical Fuck Storm
Fairyland Codex
(Fire)

Lewis, Jeffrey
The Even More Freewheelin' Jeffrey Lewis
(Don Giovanni )

Mordbear
EP
(Dipterid )

Faun Fables
Counterclockwise
(Drag City)

Belonging
Hollow Cells
(Dipterid)

Tekulvi
In Recognition of Your Significant Accomplishments
(Expert Work)

Black Pyramid
The Paths of Time Are Vast
(Totem Cat)