I'm not planning on mastering these songs. I don't think I'd do a god job, so yes, I'm planning to have someone do the Mastering. My question was, about getting mixes ready for the Mastering process. I read everywhere that engineers like some "headroom" to do their work. So I'm trying to get all my mixes to stereo tracks, without effects and somewhere in the same volume range. Then I will move on to getting them mastered. My question was asking if volume ranges as I described would be ok or not.
I don't plan to do any processing on the stereo mixes. I'm adjusting my track mixes to somewhere around the numbers stated previously and then bouncing those tracks to a stereo track, without any processing.
So you add compression and other effects to your stereo tracks when your mixing, before the Mastering process?
Oh boy. Now -I hope, getting the real picture.
This is about 'finishing and exporting mixes. Not 'prepping tracks for mastering?
Reset -This is about mixing ..(?
Mixing = Getting them to sound as close as you can to what you like, within your abilities.
Don't mistakenly chase 'loudness for the wrong reason (i.e. faked out by compression or limiting.) 'Compare, learn-
at equal play-back loudness.
If you're not sure -or up to speed on 'compression on the mix, leave it to the mastering engineer is the general thought. (Assumes 'mastering guy (-oops, or Gal' :>) is indeed
better than you
Don't clip your mixes / mix output bus
Export.
Then.. 'Prepped for mastering, as it usually applies, and does here, is getting them clean copies of the files, with clear instructions for track order, and other notes or info that might apply.
In other words, clear accurate info from you, and communications -as needed between you.
I'm not sure where these Lufs' targets even apply. Implies 'density of mix, peal-to average ratios, all final mastered version decisions.