Frequently Asked Questions
Can I always sound like my idol? DON'T GET SCAMMED
Mixing and Mastering aren’t magic processes. Don’t trust anybody who assures you that you are always going to sound fantastic no matter what. Mixing can improve considerably any recording but can’t convert a disastrous recording or a bad song into the new worldwide hit, as well as not even the best mastering engineer can make a bad mixing sound astonishing.
Why can't I mix and mastering my own music?
You can, but you can’t expect professional results just as you wouldn’t expect a Mercedes if you decided to make your own car. It’s simple, professional engineers have the knowledge, experience and equipment to do it. It’s perfectly fine to spend time learning and trying to do your own things if you are just having fun with music, but if you are aiming high and taking it seriously you need to hire professional mixing and mastering services.
Whats the difference between mixing and mastering?
Mixing is taking all the tracks and layers result from your recording session and putting all of them together to make one final track musically pleasant. Mixing is certainly an art and every engineer has his own techniques, equipment, tricks and approach. Even though the mixing process is quite complex and variable, we can find some steps which every mixing project normally follows; track cleanup, noise gating, volume balance, spacial placement of the instruments, equalization, compression, vocal tuning, delays, reverb etc.
Mastering is the final step in order to enhance your song for the music market out there. A good mastering engineer must know every music genre has its own sonic necessities, and there before a different mastering approach.
How do I know GoMixing is worth it?
You will hire the service of professional graduated audio engineers with years and hundreds of projects of experience, who are working with top-line audio equipment (Focal, Yamaha, Genelec, Steinberg, Universal Audio etc.) in a properly treated acoustic environment. For added peace of mind, we offer a ‘Provisional Mix and Feedback’ step in all our services with 2 sets of revision. We know that a satisfied client is the best advertising and we want to make sure that our clients are 100% satisfied. For more information about our background and portfolio, please visit the ‘About’ section.
Why don't you have 'Before and After' samples like other mixing services?
Because what’s the point of that? In GoMixing we think our clients are smart and realize how easy would be to manipulate those ‘samples’ or ‘test’ just taking any mix and making it worse on purpose. Don’t get fooled.
How do I make my order?
Just use the contact form providing us with the details about your project and you will receive a custom budget. You can also check the steps of the process in the ‘How it works’ section.
How many revision will I get?
2 sets of revisions are always included with all the services. This is in 99% of the projects more than enough to guarantee the complete satisfaction of our clients.
How does 'Revisions' work?
Before the mastering process, we want to be sure you are happy with the mixing since this is the most influential part of the process for the outcoming result. You will be able to tell us all the changes or edits you want to make to the provisional mix. We recommend listening to the provisional mix in different listening systems and taking your time to clear your mind about what changes you want to make to the mix.
What will I receive once the process is finished?
After the last step is finished, you will receive you mastered and mixed song/s in the highest quality WAV and Mp3 format, as long as any other format you require. There is also a .wav file included ready to upload to any streaming platform.
Turnaround and Delivery Time?
Turnaround times are around 3-5 days for mixing and mastering and 2-3 days for only mastering. However, every project is unique and it always depends on many factors as numbers of tracks or the amount of manual editing needed. You can use the contact form to explain us everything and you will receive a custom budget and personalized delivery time.
Do you master for iTunes and streaming platforms (Spotify, Google Play etc.)
Yes! In GoMixing we take care of everything and you will always receive .mp3 and .wav files ready to upload to all the streaming platforms.
My Provisional Mix doesn't sound very loud, why?
This is completely normal, as it should be. The provisional mix is not mastered and its purpose is that you can check everything is okay and give us some feedback. Don’t worry about loudness, during the mastering step we will make sure we achieve the desirable loudness levels accordance with the standards of your genre and your taste.
How do I prepare my material for mixing?
Please, to prepare all your files for mixing or mastering properly, read our guidelines in the following post
How do I export the tracks from my session?
Every Digital Audio Workstation has its own way to proceed. Here you will find easy to follow video tutorials for the most popular DAWs out there. Please remember to read our guidelines about how to prepare your files properly for the mixing service.
Protools https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVttS0kA7Uc
Cubase https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5sDE-kCzRs
Logic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKWM-zM1J8M&t=20s
FL Studio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAq1WSpc1hg
Ableton Live https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTrmcUE9-Qc
Reaper https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqDXXGPGpzA
Studio One https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAVEVjg2OK0
Can you tune or add the 'Autotune fx' to my vocals?
Yes! In Gomixing we have the most acclaimed tuning-vocals software within the industry. Melodyne for a more subtle approach and Autotune for those who pursue that sound so popular nowadays in many genres.
I am in a hurry! Do you offer a 'rush service' option?
Yes! If you need your project finished as soon as possible we provide a faster than usual service. Tell us about your necessities using the contact form and we will adjust to them.
What time of payments do you accept?
We accept all Major Credits and Debit Cards as well as Paypal, Transferwise or any other online payment well established and contrasted platform. We also accept traditional bank transfers. For further questions about the payment’s method, please use the contact form.
Money-Back Guarantee?
In GoMixing we want to guarantee the consumer trust of our clients, and we are completely sure that you will love our work!. That’s why we do offer a Money-Back Guarantee for all First-time customers and you can get the 100% of your money back during the ‘Provisional Mix and Feedback’ step.
Do you work with Digital or Analogue?
Both!. In Gomixing we believe in a hybrid approach which allows us to give each project what it needs. Each song has different requirements, so we have the best from each world to provide you with the type of sound which fits better.
What type of music do you normally work with?
We work with all kind of genres in all languages around the world. Our major expertise is in Mainstream music genres such as Pop/Rock, EDM and Hip Hop but we also have a wide experience working with Classical, Jazz, Indie and all types of genres and projects you can imagine.