> Engineers will often do this anyway because they are > scared that their mixes will be listened to very raw - > without any kind of "pseudo-mastering" applied to it. > I know exactly what this means, so I sometimes do two > bounces: One for the client to hear before the real > mastering session (so it's got some "pseudo mastering" > stuff applied to it) and one raw bounce that will be used > in the mastering stage. > Or... Engineers often do this to monitor the effects of heavy compression on their mix, at various speeds, to see how their mix is effected. Note however, that this compression is not applied to the final mix!! Best Regards, Matt _____________________________________________________ MATT MCKENZIE-SMITH MUSIC • AUDIO DESIGN • PRODUCTION PO Box 10395, Adelaide 5000, South Australia. Ph.+61 416 197 883 goodaudiosense.com.au mattrixx.net _____________________________________________________