What do you think the Top 10 DIY Mastering Mistakes are?

So I am at my wits end about where a mix ends and the mastering process begins. What I would really like to know is, are there certain rules of thumb (i.e. Bass frequencies should not be any lower that 20hz) when creating a mix? Or is it that when creating a mix, one is not concerned with how certain aspects of the mix would sound on a normal soundsystem?

Hi All,

I'm just learning the art of DIY mastering and wanted to get your opinion of a track I've done. The original mix was given to me so I have no ability to remix (I'm not the hugest fan of the mix but you deal with what you have). Here are the links to the unmastered and mastered tracks:

I am being sold on a Lynx Hilo for my mastering conversion and monitoring solution. Do any of you ME's have an opinion on this? I noticed the Aurora has 8 channels (instead of the 2- Hilo) and sells for ~$500 less than the Hilo. Is the conversion the same? I was also looking into the CRane Song HEDD.

Please help, because my head is spinning over this.

Thanks
-C

I tell my clients that a rendered wave is ideal but a recent client sent me MP3 files to work on.

I find that you are not a pro if you dont use a multicompressor, but where should it be used best?

Hello everyone!

Although there are many tools now available for various platforms the fact is that home studios lack these important aspects that make them completely unsuitable for mastering:

Hey Sound Engineers and Music Producers,

Im from Pakistan and have been in the industry for more than 10 years.

Ill come straight to the point.

I need some professional advice regarding mixing and mastering songs.

Food for thought...