There’s intrinsically no right or wrong when it comes to music. Take the time to communicate with the client on how they envision the final sound of their music. Proper metadata also ensures accurate documentation of the files/session on your end, thus avoiding any potential problems with archiving. Knowing the track listing beforehand is crucial in ensuring a cohesive musical flow from beginning to end. Having the metadata right at the beginning of the mastering stage helps maintain a smooth-flowing mastering session, especially when mastering a full album.
Request for metadata (artist name, song/album name, track listing) It also won’t hurt to check that the mixes are in stereo as opposed to mono (it happens!). Avoid mastering mixes in lossy formats such as MP3s at any cost. Pre-mastering prep Double-check that you have the correct filesĭouble check that the mixes you’re mastering are in lossless full-resolution quality-WAV format in the mix session’s native sample rate with the bit depth at least 24-bit or 32-bit float is recommended. Think of this blueprint as a catalyst to your journey towards discovering a mastering workflow that’s tailored exactly to your liking. Follow this order of mastering operations below to get you started. By optimizing your order of mastering operations, you not only shave off time in your workflow therefore increasing the number of songs you can master, you also build your list of clientele faster in a shorter timespan. Once you’ve gotten the hang of your mastering workstation, the next goal is to slowly but surely build a mastering workflow that consistently yields great-sounding masters.
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