Have you ever wondered how your favorite pop hits have a perfect balance between all of the instruments? Or, how an orchestral piece has the perfect amount of volume swell at the climax of the score? Well, we have mixing and mastering engineers to thank for that.
While mixing focuses on creating an overall balance between instruments, mastering is generally considered to be a nuanced artform, focusing its attention toward room treatment, monitoring, and subtle mix corrections. Whether you are a music producer hoping to improve your sound, or a bedroom musician hoping to record themselves singing and playing guitar, mixing and mastering are skillsets that can benefit nearly all musicians.
