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So my band is sending off our stuff to a mastering place. We're not going to be there for the mastering so we need to send along all the necesary information. We're sending the master disc in wav. format with exactly how we want the fade outs and spacing between songs to be. Am I forgetting anything?
 
EizingerIsGod said:
So my band is sending off our stuff to a mastering place. We're not going to be there for the mastering so we need to send along all the necesary information. We're sending the master disc in wav. format with exactly how we want the fade outs and spacing between songs to be. Am I forgetting anything?
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you have to watch how you label those. "Master" is a term used for the absolute final copy before printing. The mastering engineer will be the one to give you the "master".

He'll probably ask you to send it in 24-bit format and a specified sample rate.

You could ask him for "before and after" sample clips (30 seconds) and specify bands that you'd like to compare yourselves to.


It's good practice to send about 3 different mixes of each song with different vocal levels.

One vocal untouched, one "vocal up" and one vocal down. It avoids frustration and time delays.
 
I'd definitely ask that particular facility what they require, but (as scrubs suggested) feel free to DL the checklist I use... It covers most goofy issues.
 
One thing that I would add that I didn't see in John's list is a reference CD of a commercial track that you think is an example of what you would like your master to sound like.

Relative terms like "bright", "warm", etc. tend to mean very different things to people.

If you're not going to be there, I would also ask for a proof before the final master, either as a downlowdable .wav file at 44.1/16 or high quality mp3 at at least 256Kbps.
 
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