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CheckList For Mastering

A Guide to preparing your Music for Mastering

  • How to prepare my mix to send it for Mastering?
  • Is there a guide to Preparing my music for Mastering?
  • What are the most important things to take care when mixing before sending it for Mastering?

6 Steps to check while Mixing

  1. Let the Setreo Bus peaks at around -10dBFS  
  2.  Don't insert any Limiter or Compressor on the Stereo Bus 
  3.   Export as .WAV file, Sample Rate and Bit Rate same as your session 
  4.  Leave a gap of 3 seconds at the start and end of the track  
  5.  Do Not normalise 

Frequently Asked Questions while Mixing

1- How much headroom for Mastering? How loud should your mix be before mastering?

Let your Stereo Bus peak at a maximum of-6dBFS (preferably at-10)  . Headroom is needed  for mastering engineer since further processing will be applied.

2- Should i put a limiter on my Master?

 Don’t insert any processing or equalizing on the stereo mix bus. NO LIMITERS, No Compressors . It is better to process the Stereo bus with the Mastering Equipment since they are of different quality and design. 

3- Should i normalize before mastering?

Do Not Normalize while mixing before sending for Mastering. Normalizing changes the level between instruments and stereo bus level too. Normalizing can change the micro-dynamic range between each instrument or the macro dynamic range between the softest and loudest part of your music, It changes all you mix!

4- Should i export as WAV or mp3?

Export to a Lossless file after mixing before sending for Mastering. Wave is a lossless file. Some lossy formats like mp3 cut some frequencies and affects negatively the quality of the mix and the master.

5- What sample rate and bit rate should i use?

Export to same format as the mixing session. If your recording or mixing session is 48KHz 24 bit, export to the same settings.  Learn More

6- How much gap shall i leave?

An important point in the checklist for Mastering is to Leave a gap of at least one second during mixing. Fade ins or Fade outs include digital calculation errors that end up in clicks which are not always heard. 

7- Shall i burn as Audio CD or Data CD for Mastering?

In case you opt to send your mix on a CD, the is a must-know point in this checklist for Mastering. Burn as Data and Not Audio. Audio CDs include errors while Audio as Data does not. Learn More 

8- Who shall provide ISRC codes?

Provide ISRC codes. The Mastering Engineer's responsibility is to insert ISRC Codes so that you benefit from a legitimised protect end code for each track. Learn More about ISRC codes and how to get them. 

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