Mixing and Mastering What's the difference?

I get this question in the studio lately. A lot of times people think that mixing is mastering and vice versa. Well it's not!

Think of a mix as something that's not final, it can be changed. Mastering is something that is final (it can also be changed) but it's not working from the same sources.

Mastering should sound like a finished product. A mix should sound like a leveled out song.

Wow, I almost confused myself!

I know it's hard to explain, but that's the best I can do at this time. I guess the best example is to listen to something someone did at a studio, that's a mix and listen to a cd from a store, that's a master!

CD's and Downloads

So I get a lot of questions about CD duplication and iTunes. Personally I think that iTunes is the way to go. I'm also toying with the idea of having my own download site. I like the idea of people paying me directly! Call me greedy, but I would rather have the money come straight to me.

CDBaby.com is a great place to start. They have some online distribution and physical dist. for about 30 dollars. Go there!

The CD's days are numbered!

Protools Sessions in version 7.4 format

We can take your version 7.4 PT files, as long as you convert them into protools 6 format.

We would love to mix your next project, but our protools system is not in the newest format. So this is our work around. We mix with Logic Pro, so the best thing to do is to contact us and we can tell you how to do a consolidated mix in Pro Tools and we can then import directly into Logic or any other program that you would like or need to run in.