Prepping Your Mix For Mastering In GarageBand

Prepping your mix for mastering properly can make a world of difference in the audio quality of the final product. The most important thing is to avoid exporting a mix that’s so loud that it’s clipping. Here’s detailed instructions, if you have any questions, drop me an email chris@chrisgrahammastering.com:

1. Select Track → Show Master Track.

2. Disabling Master Track plugins

is recommended.
3. Make sure the Master Track isn't clipping.
4. Select the audio you wish to bounce.
5. To export your file, select Share → Export Song To Disk
6. Select AIFF and Quality: Uncompressed (AIFF) 24-bit