Things to know before Mastering a Song
                     5 Things You 
Should 
Ask Before 
Mastering 
A Song !
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Are you mix ready?
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When to draw the line 
with your mix  2
0 Do you need to hire a mixing 
3 engineer?
Have you heard your mix on 0
different monitors?
4 0 Have you heard the work of this Mastering 
5 Engineer? 2
Are You Mix Ready?
 This Answer May Vary For Everyone
 Elements in the song sound is need to be well 
balanced & well interacting.
  if you have a well balanced 
good sounding mix then the master is only 
going to make it better.
 There are lot of other factor to look at & 
everyone has different filter quality 3
 Draw The Line With 
Your
 Mix
 The things that are taken care of in the 
mastering process that needn’t be a part of the 
mix stage. 
     a. Overall Track Dynamics 
     b. Loudness
     c. Tonality
     d. Spatial Width
     e. Translation and consistency 4
 Hire mixing 
Engineer?
 If you think that your mix is not cutting follow 
some suggestions - 
     a.  Book a few hours at any nearby studio
     b. Get outside perspective of an engineer on 
your project
     c. It Gives an idea about your mix
     d. Follow the suggestions and re-record the 
mix 5
     
Hear Your Mix On 
Different Monitors
 Translation in a mix is equally as important as 
it is in the master.
 It gives an idea about how the mix is 
specifically going to translate outside
 More system you can check, your mix will be 
better
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Hear The Work Of 
Mastering Engineer
 Go ahead & listen the music of mastering 
engineer
 Try to get specific mixes that audio engineer 
has been recorded
 Listen to them & A/B them
 It will worth the investment long run
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