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):

Early, The
Cusp
(Island House)

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

Pigeon Pit
Leash Aggression
(Ernest Jenning Record Co.)

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

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

Pure Blue
Quiet Life
(Pre Recordings)

Verity Den
Wet Glass
(Amish)

Elder
Liminality / Dream State Return
(Stickman)

Sinkhole
Groping for Trout [2025 Remaster]
(Dead Broke)

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

Town Portal
Grindwork
(Dream Bureau)

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

Horsegirl
Julie in Twos
(Matador)

Sorrows
Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow
(Big Stir)

Reds
The Truth of Impermanence
(Council )

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

Hellbender
Con Limon
(Dead Broke)

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

Lightnin' Hopkins
ST [2025 Reissue]
(Folkways )

Instant Arts Quartet
Lingua Franca
(High Two)