6 Things Your Mix Needs BEFORE Mastering

Mastering is the final step before releasing your music. But what should you be doing to make sure your mix is ready for mastering? Getting the best master possible means making sure your mix is finished and ready. There’s a few things you need to do before you submit your track to an automated mastering service or to a mastering engineer. In this video Isabelle shares everything you need to know about preparing your mix for the mastering stage. Try automated mastering: Get feedback on your mix: Get a free spectrum analyzer plugin: Learn more about gain staging: Learn more about sample rates: 00:00 How to prepare your mix for mastering 00:39 Make sure your mix is good 01:34 Don’t put a limiter on your master bus 02:42 Check the low-end of your mix 03:45 Leave enough headroom 04:32 Keep your m