Mastering workflow.pdf

Workflow

• import and positioning of the tracks (track list)
• quality check I
• sound adjustment (mastering chain) / removing artefacts
• pauses and fades, endings
• final 24bit render, coding (EAN / UPC / ISRCs)
• full check, quality check II
• DDP
• image / phase check
• quality check III
• quality check IV

Import and positioning of tracks (quality check I)

• check pre/post roll
• check data rate/ sampling rate / reduced data
• no limiter / no normalization
• check information / track-list

Sound adjustment

• remove artefacts
• level matching