When mastering a song, some producers believe splitting vocals and instrumentals and mastering them separately offers more control. However, this can lead to imbalanced results. Here’s why you should keep everything in one stereo track before mastering with Masterchannel.

Mastering is Holistic
Mastering fine-tunes the overall sound of a song. By mastering vocals and instrumentals separately, you risk losing the cohesion that comes from treating the song as a whole. A single stereo track allows Masterchannel’s AI to optimize the entire mix, preserving the dynamic relationship between elements.

Avoid Phasing Issues
Separating tracks can cause phasing or timing problems when recombined. Keeping everything in one file ensures all elements are perfectly aligned during mastering, maintaining consistency.

AI Works Best with Full Mixes
Masterchannel’s AI tools are designed to process full stereo mixes. Providing a combined track allows the AI to make smarter decisions about EQ, compression, and loudness based on the song’s overall balance.

In short, mastering your song as one stereo track guarantees better cohesion, dynamics, and quality, simplifying the process and delivering superior results.