MASTERING
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Keep the master bus clean
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Check for clicks, pops & vocal sibilance
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Check for too loud instruments
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Check for phase correlation
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Check for unwanted sub & high frequencies
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Try to use noise reduction, de-essing & volume automation
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Keep the peaks on the mix bus between -9to -3dBfs (with master fade at 0 db)
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Don’t up or downsample your files
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Files in 24bit or 32bit & .wav or .aiff
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Make sure that your track has a few seconds silence at the beginning & the end
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Label your files clearly
MIXING
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Label your stems
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Avoid clipping on your stems
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Provide a reference mixdown
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Send all your send FX as separate stems
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Bounce in 24 bit and .wav or .aiff