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Is this song part of an EP or Album?
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Mastering Schedule
Are your mixes currently ready for mastering?
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Do you know when your final mixes will be ready for mastering?
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If you're not sure when your mixes will be ready, I won't be able to give you an exact price quote yet.
The demand for my services tends to skyrocket during certain times of the year, and as a result, my prices depend on how booked I currently am.
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When will you need masters back by?
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How To Prep Your Mixes For Mastering
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Select your mixing software.
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Ableton Live
Adobe Audition
Audacity
Cubase
Digital Performer
FL Studio
GarageBand
Logic
Mixcraft
Pro Tools
Reaper
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Sonar
Studio One
Other
a. For best results, disable any Master Track plugins
b. Make sure your Master Track meters aren't in the red
c. Go to
File ➝ Export Audio/Video
d. Use these settings:
-Rendered Track: Master
-(Make sure render start and length reflect the duration of your song)
-Render as Loop: Off
-File Type: WAV
-Sample Rate: Your session sample rate
-Bit Depth: 24
-Dither Options: No Dither
-Create Analysis File: Off
-Normalize: Off
-Convert To Mono: Off
e. Click
Export
a. Make sure the meters at the top aren't in the red.
b. Go to
File ➝ Export Audio
c. Select File Type:
WAV (Microsoft) signed 16-bit PCM
d. Click
Save
a. Open your mix window.
Devices ➝ MixConsole
b. Disabling Stereo Out plugins is recommended.
c. Make sure your Stereo Out isn't clipping.
d. Close the MixConsole to go back your project window.
e. Select the audio region you wish to bounce.
f. Go to
File ➝ Export ➝ Audio Mixdown
g. Use these settings:
-Channel Selection: Stereo Out.
-Name your file & select destination under Path.
-File Format: Wave File.
-Audio Engine Output: your session sample rate.
-Bit Depth: 24 Bit
a. Go to your Mixing Board
b. Disabling Master Fader Track plugins is reccomended
c. Make sure the Master Fader Track meter isn’t hitting red
d. Go to
File ➝ Bounce To Disk or Audio ➝ Bounce To Disk
e. Use these settings:
-Format: Broadcast Wave, Interleaved
-Channels: Stereo
-Resolution: 24 Bit Integer
-Source: Main Out 1-2 (or the name of your master channel)
f. Click
OK
a. Open your Mixer by going to
View ➝ Mixer
b. Disable Master Channel plugins for best results
c. Make sure the Master Channel meter isn't hitting red
d. Go to
File ➝ Export ➝ Wave File
e. Name your file and click
Save
f. Use these settings:
-Mode: Full Song
-Output Format: WAV
-Bit Depth: 24 Bit
g. Click
Start
a. Select
Track ➝ Show Master Track.
How to show your Master Track
b.
Disabling Master Track plugins
Disabling Master Track FX in GarageBand
is recommended.
c. Make sure the
Master Track isn't hitting red
Master Track Clipping
.
d. Select the audio you wish to bounce.
e. To export your file, select
Share ➝ Export Song To Disk
How to export your audio file.
f. Select
AIFF
GarageBand Export Settings
and
Quality:
Uncompressed (AIFF) 24-bit
GarageBand Export Settings
a. Disabling "Stereo Out" track plugins is recommended.
b. Make sure your
Stereo Out isn’t hitting red.
Avoiding Stereo Out clipping in Logic
c. Select the audio region you wish to bounce.
d. Go to
File ➝ Bounce ➝ Project Or Section
Bouncing in Logic
e. Use
these settings
Bounce settings for Logic
:
-Destination: PCM
-File Format: Wave
-Resolution: 24 Bit
-Sample Rate: Same as your session sample rate.
-File Type: Interleaved
-Normalize: Off
a. Open your
Project Tab
b. Disabling
Global Effects
is recommended
c. Go to
File ➝ Mix down to ➝ WAV
d. Click
Edit Details, and use settings
WAV, 48,000 Hz, 24 bits, stereo
a. Create a Master Fader.
Track → New → Stereo Master Fader
Creating a Master Fader in ProTools
b. Disabling Master Fader plugins is recommended.
c. Make sure your
Master Fader meter isn't hitting red.
Avoiding Master Fader clipping in ProTools
d. Select the audio region you wish to bounce.
e. Go to
File → Bounce To → Disk
How to Bounce in ProTools
f. Select these
settings:
Bounce settings in ProTools
-Bounce Source: Same output as Master Fader.
-File Type: WAV
-Format: Interleaved
-Bit Depth: 24 Bit
-Sample Rate: Same as
your session sample rate.
Your session sample rate in ProTools
a. Go to
View ➝ Mixer
b. Disabling Master Fader plugins is recommended
c. Make sure your Master Track meter isn't hitting red
d. Go to
File ➝ Render
e. Use these settings:
-Render Bounds: Entire Project
-Sample Rathe: Same as your session sample rate
-Channels: Stereo
-Output Format: WAV
-WAV Bit Depth: 24 Bit PCM
f. Click
Render 1 File
a. Click
Views ➝ Console View
b. Disabling Master Track plugins is recommended
c. Make sure your Master Fader isn’t hitting red
d. Select the audio region you wish to bounce
e. Go to
File ➝ Export ➝ Audio
f. Use these settings:
-Files Of Type: Wave
-Source Category: Entire Mix
-Channel Format: Stereo
-Sample Rate: Same as your session sample rate
-Bit Depth: 24
-Dithering: None
g. Name your file, and click
Export
a. Open your console by going to
View ➝ Console
b. Disabling "Main Out" track plugins is recommended.
c. Make sure your Main Out meter isn't hitting red.
d. Close the Console to go back to the project window.
e. Select the audio region you wish to bounce.
f. Go to
Song ➝ Export Mixdown.
-Name your file & choose your destination.
-Under Format, select Wave File.
-Resolution: 24 Bit
-Sample Rate: your session sample rate.
-Click OK
a. Try to avoid plugins on your master fader output.
b. Make sure your output meter isn't hitting red.
c. Bounce or Export your mix as a single stereo file.
e. Ideally, the file should be
.wav
format at 24 bit.
f. Don't change your sample rate.
Project Info
What's your story?
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Who mixed this song?
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The person who mixed this is...
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Mixes for fun.
What do you dislike the most about your mix?
What sort of mixer are you?
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I mix for fun.
I want to be a pro someday.
How loud should this be mastered?
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How loud should this be mastered?
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Loud. (Good audio quality)
Very loud. (Lower audio quality)
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Reference
Is there a song from another artist or a song you've previous released that you'd like me to use as a "reference" while I master?
Extra Details
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Are you independent, or do you work with a label?
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Have you worked with a mastering engineer before?
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