You don't have to be in Philadelphia to work with us. Plenty of mixing and mastering happens remotely — but a remote mix is only as good as the files you send. Get the export right and we start mixing on day one instead of chasing problems.
Export individual stems
Send each track as its own file — kick, snare, bass, each guitar, lead vocal, each harmony, and so on. Not a stereo bounce of the whole song. Individual stems are what let us balance, shape, and fix things independently.
Start every file at the same point
This is the one that trips people up. Every stem must start at the exact same timestamp — bar one, beat one — even if the instrument doesn't come in until the second chorus. Export from the very start of the session so everything drops in perfectly aligned.
Use the right format
- WAV or AIFF, not MP3.
- 24-bit, 44.1kHz or higher.
- Leave headroom — peaks around -6dB. Don't bus-compress or limit the master before sending; that's our job.
Label clearly
Name files so anyone can read them at a glance:
KICK_IN,SNARE_TOP,BASS_DIVOX_LEAD_01,VOX_HARM_HIGHGTR_RHYTHM_L,GTR_SOLO
Clear labels save real time and prevent the wrong take ending up in the mix.
Sending the files
WeTransfer and Dropbox both work fine. Once you book, we'll send upload instructions and confirm what we received before we start. You'll get a first mix to react to, then we refine from your notes.
Questions about your specific session? Get in touch and we'll sort it out before you export.