Naming the files: It’s very important to name your files properly. example: 01_goodmusic.wav
This way you can even indicate the proper order of the tracks. Please only use “basic/default” characters (do not use /*;÷,etc.). Don’t forget, use only one dot, and just before the extension. Mac osx users must get used to the fact that their files should have extensions. To view this: Go to finder-preferences and turn on
“Show all File Extensions” under advanced option.
File formats: The best if the files are stereo interleaved. Can be dual mono, but the stereo is probably more safer. We can deal with many different file formats, though still we prefer bwf(broadcast wav), wav, and aif. If possible please do not src (sample rate convert), and use 24bit files. Do not use sdII files, as they became obsolete years ago.
Loudness, peaks: Do not normalize the mix, and do not use any limiter. The best result comes from a good, dynamic mix. If you use a peakmeter, it’s enough to have -10 – -5dBFS peaks maximally, but can be even quiter. If 0dBFS is the peak, that’s not a problem if you are absolutely sure about that there isn’t any clipping through the material, and there are no intersample clipping either. So probably the best way to avoid clipping if you’re not peaking at 0dBFS, but way below that.
Stems and multitracks: Sometimes, actually many times the best result can be achieved when we can work from stems instead of the single stereo file. It takes more effort and time, but the result can be better.
The easiest way to do this is to bounce the mix more times, always solo what you need, or mute what you don’t need. Please leave 1-2 seconds before and after the songs. If you don’t want to make stems, than please provide at least 3 mixes:
You can deliver the mixes:
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