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):

Incantation
Onward to Golgotha [2025 Remaster]
(Relapse )

Bishop, Sir Richard
Hillbilly Erotica
(Drag City)

Burns, Warren
Burn Again
(San Huevos)

Molto Morbidi
Maybe Marcel
(No Salad)

Infesta
Abisso blu
(Stanze Fredde / Osare[EXCLAMATION] Editions)

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

Nester
Royal Jelly
(Shortwave)

Valentine, Dick
Anxiety Dogs
(Shortwave)

Prison
Big Rigs on the BQE
(Drag City)

Landowner
Assumption
(Exploding in Sound)

Eleventh Dream Day
Lived to Tell [2026 Remaster]
(Comedy Minus One)

Shooting Daggers
The Real Life Thing
(New Heavy Sounds)

Stepmother
Absurdus Manifestus
(Legless / Tee Pee)

Berliner, Cole
The Black Door
(Drag City )

P.E.E.
Now, More Charm and More Tender [2026 Remaster]
(Heartfelt / Humungulus / Milk Crate Merch / tUMULt)

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

Trippers & Askers
Tried To Do's
(Sleepy Cat)

Smug Brothers
Gravity Is Just a Way to Fall
(Brother)

Church Car
Church of
(Island House)

Verity Den
IX XVI MMXXV Instrumentals: Live and Improvised
(Three Lobed Recordings)