[ddanyboy]

Hi
we are about to mix a sing/song writer. most song are guitar, vocals and piano. Some have slideguitar and some with drums (brushes).

I would like to know who would be the best suited to master this. budget is $1000.

I feel like its more about getteing the eq balance right and some soft, fat compresion than getting it as loud as possible. really want it to sound dynamic.

also, is it possible to have the master-guy listen and come with ideas, before the mix is 100% done.
what i mean is, for example;

I send the the to the master person. he says that if he wants to add highs to the mix the guitar would sound to hard. so its better to lower the highs on the guitar a bit.

or that i should deess the vocs so that he can add highs to make the cymbals sparkle a bit without vocs being "essy".

thanks for reading, please come with ideas and stuff to think of when sending to master, since ive never done it before..