Technical Requirements For Mixing & Mastering

Before making an order for mixing & mastering please read carefully our technical requirements:

  • Original material should be provided in separate files, in WAVE 44.1 kHz/24 bit format
  • All the tracks have to be exported in MONO (except specific cases like keys, loops and other tracks which require stereo)
  • Turn off all processing on each track (EQ, compression, reverb, delay, etc.) before exporting each track. All the tracks should be paned in the center
  • All the tracks should be properly named, for example:
    • Drums - BD In
    • Drums - BD Out
    • Drums - SD Top
    • Drums - SD Bottom
    • Drums - Tom 10
    • Drums - Tom 14
    • Drums - OH L
    • Drums - OH R
    • Guitars - Rhythm L
    • Guitars - Rhythm R
    • Guitars - Lead
    • Guitars - Lead Harmony
    • Bass - DI
    • Bass - Mic
    • Vocals - Lead
    • Vocals - Backing L
    • Vocals - Backing R
  • All the tracks start from the same point (single-start)
  • Sampled drums should be recorded in a standard midi-file or in Guitar Pro file
    • Please include tempo information
  • Each file should contain only one instrument (for example, a file with the left rhythm guitar should contain only the left rhythm guitar and nothing else, the file with the bass - only the bass, etc.)

DRUMS:

  • Live drums are accepted without any treatments
  • Sampled drums are accepted only in midi-file, or Guitar Pro file

GUITARS:

  • Guitar tracks or guitar direct-in tracks (DIs) are accepted without any treatments
  • Make sure no clipping occurs in your exported files
  • Use only a fresh set of strings during recording and tune every take

BASS:

  • Same as above for bass
  • Bass DIs are preferable
  • I can also work with midi bass tracks

VOCALS:

  • Vocal tracks are accepted without any treatments
  • If there are different types of vocal, then they need to be exported separately, for example - one track should contain only growling, another one - singing, etc.
  • It’s better to record vocals with a proper condenser microphone or with a proper dynamic one
  • Gang vocals should be recorded with multiple people and multiple takes
  • Backing vocals should be recorded twice, to pan left and right