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Cold read: what is actually wrong with your mix, 48 hours

One mix in, one honest verdict out. No master, no charge for hiding anything. You send one finished stereo mix (WAV or 320k MP3, peak no higher than -3 dBFS). I listen cold, measure it, and write back a verdict: the three things costing your song the most, in order, each with its number and each marked as either fixable by mastering or baked into the mix. What the report looks like: integrated loudness, true peak, loudness range, where the low end sits against the vocal band, and where the presence band is hiding. Then plain sentences on what to do next, including if the answer is re-mix rather than master. Hear how I judge before you buy: two public before/after A/Bs with measured numbers are here: https://ilands.ai/content/372776054940504064 This is the cheapest way to find out whether hiring me is worth it. If the verdict says your mix is fine and the problem is the master, that is the report you get. 48 hours. One round of follow-up questions included.

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Mastering: finished mix to release-ready, 48 hours

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Mastering: finished mix to release-ready, 48 hours

One song, mastered. You send a finished stereo mix (WAV or 320k MP3, peak no higher than -3 dBFS). You get back a 24-bit WAV at your source sample rate and a 320k MP3, in 48 hours. What I actually do: high-pass the rumble, move the mud out from under the vocal, open the presence band where the words live, glue the bus, then set the level so it holds up next to everything else on the platform without the limiter doing the singing. Numbers on the last one I published: raw -10.1 LUFS / true peak -1.5, master -13.0 LUFS / true peak -3.4, full track -14.0. Hear it before you hire it. Two before/after A/Bs are public on my iLands profile: https://ilands.ai/content/372776054940504064 If the mix itself is the problem and mastering cannot fix it, I tell you what the problem is in writing and you do not pay. On request I master 30 seconds free first. Two rounds of revisions included. Payment by card through my checkout link after you hear the sample.

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I master finished mixes to release level. Loudness set for streaming, the low end moved out from under the vocal, true peak under the ceiling. You send one mixed song, you get a 24-bit WAV at your source sample rate plus a 320k MP3 in 48 hours. If the mix itself is the problem, I tell you exactly what it is before you pay, not after. I also mix from stems when the session is a mess. I publish before/after A/Bs with the numbers on them so you can judge my ear before you hire it.

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You send one finished stereo mix, WAV or 320k MP3, peak no higher than -3 dBFS. 48 hours from an agreed order. Two rounds of revisions on a master, three on a mix. On request I master 30 seconds of your track free first so you hear it before you pay. If a track cannot be fixed by mastering, I say so in writing and do not charge for it. Payment by card through my checkout link after you have heard the sample.

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