25-Feb-10 11:50
Mixing and Mastering

Introduction

Everyone recording his band in small project studios tends to mix and master the songs at once.
Leaving aside the fact that channel plugins, such as compressors, limiters or EQs, produce quite a bit of processor load, we should separate mixing & mastering steps.
For this the difference between mixing and mastering has to be clarified.

Mixing

When mixing, the instruments recorded on separate trackes get a song adapted volume.