Mastering​ ​check​ ​list

Never​ ​do​ ​the​ ​mastering​ ​on​ ​your​ ​mix​ ​session​ ​so​ ​you​ ​are​ ​not​ ​tempted​ ​to​ ​change​ ​your​ ​mix.
Do​ ​no​ ​harm​ ​to​ ​what​ ​you​ ​have​ ​accomplished​ ​up​ ​to​ ​the​ ​mastering​ ​stage.
Keep​ ​you​ ​audience​ ​in​ ​mind​ ​when​ ​you​ ​are​ ​mastering.
Think​ ​about​ ​where​ ​and​ ​how​ ​the​ ​song​ ​will​ ​be​ ​be​ ​played​ ​and​ ​adjust​ ​your​ ​mastering​ ​technique
to​ ​ensure​ ​the​ ​song​ ​is​ ​the​ ​right​ ​fir​ ​for​ ​that​ ​context.
Listen​ ​to​ ​references​ ​to​ ​inform​ ​how​ ​you​ ​master.
Make​ ​sure​ ​your​ ​mix​ ​is​ ​loud​ ​enough​ ​to​ ​compete​ ​with​ ​commercially​ ​released​ ​records,​ ​but​ ​be
sure​ ​not​ ​to​ ​overdo​ ​it,
When​ ​possible,​ ​have​ ​someone​ ​else​ ​master​ ​the​ ​track​ ​for​ ​you.​ ​You​ ​are​ ​too​ ​close​ ​to​ ​the​ ​project
and​ ​you​ ​need​ ​a​ ​fresh​ ​set​ ​of​ ​ears.​ ​(Consider​ ​swapping​ ​files​ ​with​ ​your​ ​classmates​ ​and​ ​master
one​ ​of​ ​their​ ​projects​ ​instead​ ​of​ ​your​ ​own).
Remember,​ ​mixing​ ​is​ ​about​ ​maximizing​ ​the​ ​emotional​ ​impact​ ​of​ ​the​ ​record.