Mastering Project Details

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First Name*

Email*

Project Details

Project Title*

Number Of Songs/Tracks*

Have you worked with a mastering engineer before?*

Yes

Would you like to schedule a video or phone call to talk about your project?*

Yes

Phone*

Mastering Schedule

Are your mixes currently ready for mastering?*

Yes

When will you need the master(s) back by?*

MM slash DD slash YYYY

Select One:*

Prepare Your Mix File For Upload

Would you like a free mastering sample?*

Yes

Select your DAW/mixing software.*

You Will Upload Your Prepared File On The Next/Final Step

My DAW/Mixing Software Is:

For best results, disable any Master Track plugins
Make sure your Master Track meters aren’t in the red
Go to File Export Audio/Video
Use these settings:
1. Rendered Track: Master
2. (Make sure render start and length reflect the duration of your song)
3. Render as Loop: Off
4. File Type: WAV
5. Sample Rate: Your session sample rate
6. Bit Depth: 24
7. Dither Options: No Dither
8. Create Analysis File: Off
9. Normalize: Off
10. Convert To Mono: Off
Click Export

Make sure the meters at the top aren’t in the red.
Go to File Export Audio
Select File Type: WAV (Microsoft) signed 16-bit PCM
Click Save

Open your mix window. Devices MixConsole
Disabling Stereo Out plugins is recommended.
Make sure your Stereo Out isn’t clipping.
Close the MixConsole to go back your project window.
Select the audio region you wish to bounce.
Go to File Export Audio Mixdown
Use these settings:
1. Channel Selection: Stereo Out.
2. Name your file and select destination under Path.
3. File Format: Wave File.
4. Audio Engine Output: your session sample rate.
5. Bit Depth: 24 Bit

Go to your Mixing Board
Disabling Master Fader Track plugins is reccomended
Make sure the Master Fader Track meter isn’t hitting red
Go to File Bounce To Disk or Audio Bounce To Disk
Use these settings:
1. Format: Broadcast Wave, Interleaved
2. Channels: Stereo
3. Resolution: 24 Bit Integer
4. Source: Main Out 1-2 (or the name of your master channel)
Click OK

Open your Mixer by going to View Mixer
Disable Master Channel plugins for best results
Make sure the Master Channel meter isn’t hitting red
Go to File Export Wave File
Name your file and click Save
Use these settings:
1. Mode: Full Song
2. Output Format: WAV
3. Bit Depth: 24 Bit
Click Start

Select Track Show Master Track.
Disabling Master Track plugins is recommended.
Make sure the Master Track isn’t hitting red.
Select the audio you wish to bounce.
To export your file, select
Share Export Song To Disk
Select AIFF and Quality: Uncompressed (AIFF) 24-bit

Disabling “Stereo Out” track plugins is recommended.
Make sure your
Stereo Out isn’t hitting red.Select the audio region you wish to bounce.
Go to
File Bounce Project Or SectionUse these settings:
1. Destination: PCM
2. File Format: Wave
3. Resolution: 24 Bit
4. Sample Rate: Same as your session sample rate.
5. File Type: Interleaved
6. Normalize: Off

Open your Project Tab
Disabling Global Effects is recommended
Go to File Mix down to WAV
Click Edit Details, and use settings WAV, 48,000 Hz, 24 bits, stereo

Create a Master Fader.
Track New Stereo Master Fader
Disabling Master Fader plugins is recommended.
Make sure your
Master Fader meter isn’t hitting red. Select the audio region you wish to bounce.
Go to File Bounce To Disk
Select these settings:
1. Bounce Source: Same output as Master Fader.
2. File Type: WAV
3. Format: Interleaved
4. Bit Depth: 24 Bit
5. Sample Rate: Same as your session sample rate.

Go to View Mixer
Disabling Master Fader plugins is recommended
Make sure your Master Track meter isn’t hitting red
Go to File Render
Use these settings:
1. Render Bounds: Entire Project
2. Sample Rathe: Same as your session sample rate
3. Channels: Stereo
4. Output Format: WAV
5. WAV Bit Depth: 24 Bit PCM
Click Render 1 File

Click Views Console View
Disabling Master Track plugins is recommended
Make sure your Master Fader isn’t hitting red
Select the audio region you wish to bounce
Go to File Export Audio
Use these settings:
1. Files Of Type: Wave
2. Source Category: Entire Mix
3. Channel Format: Stereo
4. Sample Rate: Same as your session sample rate
5. Bit Depth: 24
6. Dithering: None
Name your file, and click Export

Open your console by going to View Console
Disabling “Main Out” track plugins is recommended.
Make sure your Main Out meter isn’t hitting red.
Close the Console to go back to the project window.
Select the audio region you wish to bounce.
Go to Song Export Mixdown.
1. Name your file and choose your destination.
2. Under Format, select Wave File.
3. Resolution: 24 Bit
4. Sample Rate: your session sample rate.
5. Click OK

The Home Stretch

Optional information but it will help us get you the best possible mastering.

Which Are You?*

Are you independent, or do you work with a label?

Independent

Indie Label

Major Label

I Am:

Rate your mix from 1 to 10.

Who mixed this song?

The person who mixed this is…

How loud should this be mastered?

Upload Your Mix File!*

Max. file size: 100 MB.

After you have chosen/attached your mix file for upload click the Submit button below.

Depending on the size of your mix file the upload could take awhile.

Please be patient and give it time.

DO NOT hit the Submit button again as it might cause the file upload to fail.

You will know your file has been uploaded successfully when you get the success message.