We understand the desire to rush and play your
final mix for people, and the desire to make it as loud
as possible. Well...do your thing with that, but PLEASE
ask your audio engineer to make a straight up version
of the mix with no master bus processing. (ie no compressors,
limiters, eqs, etc inserted into the stereo mix signal
path.) Once again, DO NOT max out the levels
on this version. Give us about 6-10 db of headroom
for us to make your final master sound stellar. You can
make another version to play for friends etc. until your
final master is ready. You can also feel free to try
your own hand at mastering on this copy.
Including a song reference of a cd that you like is always a
good idea and helps us to pinpoint what you want your finished
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Compressing or equalizing the audio twice may reduce
the fidelity of your music. Aim to have your average
peak levels between -4 dB and -10 dB
digital full scale. Note .. if you do not understand
what this means, ask your engineer for all necessary
information.
If you do not have your audio in the conditions listed above,
do not worry, we can work with virtually anything be it an audio
CD, computer file, or even mp3. If any of the information
above confuses you, do not hesitate to give
us a call, or ask your local audio engineer to decode.
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