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AUDIO REQUIREMENTS
How to deliver mixes for audio mastering:

>Physical Format :

Audio Material can be delivered and transferred from:

-1/4" Tape
-Cassette & Vinyl (for restoration)
-DAT, ADAT
-Audio CD
-Hard disk (SCSI, IDE, Firewire, 1394a/b, USB, MAC, PC)
-FTP Server via internet. (Yours or ours.)

Preferred format:

-Data Files in CD-ROM o DVD-ROM, which are more precise and less error prone.

>Digital Audio File Format :


-(Digital Audio PCM): Wave (.WAV), Audio Interchange File (.AIF), Sound designer II (.SD2) and QuickTime (.MOV)
(Other formats can also be converted)

-Stereo or mono pair left and right (Split Stereo). Split surround formats.

-Any Sampling Rate (44.1, 48. 88.2, 96, 176.4 and 196 kHz) & BitDepth (16, 24 and 32 bits)

Preferred Format 44.1kHz o 88.2kHz & 24bit.
(Even if your mix session is at 16 bit, a 24 bit final render or bounce can be done with great results)

32bit is not really recommended.

-Mix sessions' files and folders:
Open sessions from ProTools, Cubase, Logic, OMF & Digital Performer, in which case mix levels will be adjusted and rendered in a convenient format.

-DDP Fileset. Even if the Disc Description Protocol is already a master it is possible to add or alter as needed.

 

>About the audio mixes in digital format:
 -THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT-

-Levels
Absolutely no reds or “overs”on the output bus VU meters. Don't worry. We'll pump it up.

-Limiters and processors
No compressors, limiters, equalizers or Finalizers on the final mix bus. Use them for the demo but leave the mix clean for mastering.

-Fades
Indicate start and duration of fades leaving the audio without them.

-Copies and format conversions
Even if the mixes are not in the preferred format it is preferable to have the earliest version possible without any DSP applied.

>Labeling:

-Great labeling avoids confusion.

-In case every song comes on a different CD a simple post-it can indicate which track and it's future position on the compilation CD list.

-Final song order is indispensable. File names with number are great.

-All comments in writing with Fades, Crossfades of two songs, track numbering or anything else is welcome.