How do you know when your mix is ready for mastering? In the fourth episode of season six, professional mastering engineer and Berklee professor Jonathan Wyner tells you what to look for when preparing your mix for the audio mastering phase, such as reference mixes that are too loud, unbalanced tracks, transients that affect headroom, and more. By the end of this video, you'll have a solid checklist to help you prepare your mix for mastering.

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Chapter:
00:00 Introduction
00:51 1. Your references are too loud
01:39 2. Your lead is inconsistent
02:59 3. Your tracks are unbalanced
04:23 4. It doesn't sound good out loud
05:29 5. Your transients affect headroom
06:55 6. Your tracks are too different
08:49 7. There is too much high-end
10:02 8. There are too many low-end
12:01 9. Your bass range is unbalanced
13:47 10. They didn’t listen to problems
14:30 Outro

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