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Originally Posted by Lagerfeldt  ·WAV (everybody can read WAV, not everybody can read AIFF)
·24 bit (always use the highest possible resolution for as long as possible)
·Interleaved (don't use split files, they're mostly used in ProTools, and not for mastering or CD Audio)
·No dithering (all three POW-r algorithms add noise shaping which you don't want at this point)
·Realtime (this saves you having to listen to the file again before sending it to mastering)
·Watch your master output 1-2 and make sure it doesn't peak above -3 dBFS, i.e. leave at least 3 dB of headroom for the mastering. Remove all plug-ins on the master output channel. |
I'm with you until the last sentence.
DO NOT REMOVE YOUR BUS PROCESSORS!
Your mix will fall apart and all the king's mastering engineers will NOT be able to put it back together again.
If you have a specific ME that wants to try to redo your bus processing, send them a version WITH as well as one without.
If you're truly clueless with bus processing then you should have a professional mix your song just as you have a professional master it.