In summary

THE 5 THINGS TO CHECK BEFORE MASTERING

 

in summary:

here are The 5 things to check
to maximize the potential of your tracks:

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1. Over-Compressed Mixes

Remove limiters and compressors doing too much compression. Can you get better tone without the limiting?

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2. Imbalanced Low-End

Low end inconsistencies like masking and freq. imbalance can make your mix sound different across systems.

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3. Overly Bright Mixes

Mixing to mastered reference tracks can lead to mixes that are too bright. Match loudness to compare.

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4. Inordinate Sibilance

Use tools such as a de-esser on bright vocals or instruments before the mastering stage.

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5. File Type Confusion & Resolution

Keep file formats, bit depth and sample rate uniform & use .Zip when sending files.

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