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Originally Posted by Rednose  Do you generally brighten them up pre mastering or is that something that the mastering guru will take care of? |
Maybe the mastering 'Guru' will put a spell on you!
But seriously, there's no need to 'brighten up' the mix to a hypothetical standard because you should mix like YOU hear it. Put 10 of your fave CDs in a boombox (preferably with some older stuff included) and you'll get 10 different opinions of how bright or dark you should mix.
I think that a tad of sparkle is often added during mastering but I'd also say that adding a lot of brightness reeks of 'rescue mastering'. Again, if you want a bright record then mix accordingly in the same way that you should compress the mix if you hear it that way.