We are quickly explaining the difference between mixing and mastering this week.
No more confusion.
Mixing
is when you have separate channels for each instrument such as bass, drums, vocals,
guitars, keyboards and so on, and you mix everything into a stereo path.
When you have several instruments in separate audio files, you have a mixer to work with.
When you have only two speakers and two ears, you need a stereo file to move on to the next step: mastering.
Mastering
means taking the stereo file and maximising it so it sounds as good as possible.
This includes final touches such as EQ, loudness, compression, possible widening,
and making sure it’s ready for distribution.
In principle, mixing is done with multiple audio files and mastering is done with
one stereo pair of mixed audio file.
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