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):

Object Hours
Solved by Walking
(Three Lobed Recordings)

Lupo Citta
Inverno
(12XU)

Toys That Kill
Triple Sabotage
(Recess)

Elder
Through Zero
(Stickman / Blues Funeral)

Pony
Clearly Cursed
(Take This to Heart)

Pretty Baby
Layaway Plot
(Expert Work / The Ghost Is Clear / Mishap)

Scott, Robert
The Green House [2025 Remaster]
(Ally)

Church Car
Church of
(Island House)

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

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

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

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

VA
Scribble Benefit Compilation
(Wharf Cat)

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

Zeni Geva & Steve Albini
Superunit: Maximum Implosion
(SKiN GRAFT )

Spence, Jack
Bamboo Sun
(Freedom to Spend)

Stepmother
Absurdus Manifestus
(Legless / Tee Pee)

If It Kills You
Arrow Eye
(Noise Real)

Sleeves, The
ST
(12XU)

Rump State
Psychic Sidekick
(12XU)