Preparing For Mixing
Send
Please use my Hightail Uplink or Dropbox.
Provide Me Info
Send me the rough mix. Provide the song title and artist name. The song duration, key, tempo, and the lyrics are helpful. What is your desired final sample and bit rate?
Tell me which Mix Passes or Stems that you will want. Describe what you want - the direction of the album. We can talk about any problem areas in your multi-track.
Prepare Audio
It is critical that all audio files have the exact same starting point and that they are continuous, consolidated tracks. I will be working from a completely new DAW session.
Complete any vocal comping unless you'd like to leave that to me.
Send the raw unprocessed audio files - no compression, EQ, reverbs, delays, mods... no effects of any kind. No AutoTune, unless that's the sound you are after. If your effect is essential in defining the sound then send both versions and include the raw track. The distortion or delays may sound right in the rough mix but I will need the raw to ensure it sounds balanced in the final mix. Send the un-tuned vocal even if it’s already tuned. I may want to form a custom vocal double or I may need it to fix any artifacts produced by tuning programs.
Additional Files
Lyric sheet. Chord sheet. Mixed meter map. MIDI tempo map. Midi parts, if you'd like me to add layers or replace your patch sounds.
Reference songs. Tell me what you like about the reference mixes - be it aesthetic, the vibe, production aspects...